Reasons to run again
It's been a long time since I did any running for the purposes of racing or getting in any serious shape. Over the last two years in particular I lost motivation due to an extremely stressful period in my life and this severely impacted my physical health. I had no motivation to venture out or run, I gained a lot of weight, and when I did run it just didn't feel fun anymore. I was too heavy, it hurt and my pace was more of a crawl compared to when I was fit. I have started running again with the aim of maybe one day doing a race again. I have been through a very horrific time (someone else described it as 'horrific' but that's one way of putting it) and can't go into details at present. How long it will take me to get fit is a question of whether I can keep some enthusiasm to try and run 'properly' again. There are a few reasons why I have started running again, even though it sometimes seems like the most stupid thing to do at 46 with more weight to car...