OK, phobia is putting it too strongly, but really: why does running multiple laps feel so much more like hard work than running the same distance on a single route? Or is it just me?
If I'm doing 4 laps (of whatever distance), the thought process goes something like:
End of lap 1 - Oh my God, still another 3 to go
End of lap 2- Argh, only half way there, this is horrible
End of lap 3 - Can't believe this isn't finished yet
End of lap 4 - That was appalling, how do I ever enjoy running?!
Negative thoughts are a bad habit... any ideas how to sort this one out?
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Lap-running phobia
Lap-running phobia
Have embarked on a TA recruits' course... Four weekends down, two to go, but it ain't getting any easier!
You could listen to music, you could change your thoughts and think on the second lap, that wasn't so bad. Think about what you have done and not what you have to do. Lot of people have neg thoughts, as soon as I am out of breath I think I am going to have a heart attack. But I know physicly my body can do a certain distance and I accept a lot of bad thoughts are going to go through my head but I wont let them affect me untill I have done that distance. There are lot of motivational phases on this forum such as if you put off your running now, your just going to have to do it again tomorrow.
Mmmmm-kay. Thanks for that.
One of these years I really will have to learn what an iPod is, won't I...?
Meantime I'll see if the yomp songs thread holds any inspiration and try some of that other stuff you mentioned.
As I said, it's really just a bad habit, more than anything I think.
One of these years I really will have to learn what an iPod is, won't I...?
Meantime I'll see if the yomp songs thread holds any inspiration and try some of that other stuff you mentioned.
As I said, it's really just a bad habit, more than anything I think.
Have embarked on a TA recruits' course... Four weekends down, two to go, but it ain't getting any easier!
Hi,
i know what you mean about the bore. Sometimes best thing you can do is change the scenery. Run your 'lap' backwards, do half laps, modify it slightly, or altogether change the route.
It's best to differ routes I find running the same one you know about the point you get tired, start to struggle, go past this traffic light etc. A new route is a fresh challenge and a fresh incentive.
i know what you mean about the bore. Sometimes best thing you can do is change the scenery. Run your 'lap' backwards, do half laps, modify it slightly, or altogether change the route.
It's best to differ routes I find running the same one you know about the point you get tired, start to struggle, go past this traffic light etc. A new route is a fresh challenge and a fresh incentive.
Ah, sorry, should have made myself clearer - I'm really talking about when you have no choice (eg it's a race, or a fund-raising event you've committed to, or, gawdhelpus, part of a fitness assessment etc):
ie: You will run 4 times around this route. On your marks, go!
So apart from not wanting such things to be a miserable experience, I'm not convinced that hating them actually improves performance
The worst I do left to my own devices is the same lap twice, but it's cross-country anyway and quite nice. And always done in the same direction so that the big hill goes up and is at the end (glutton for punishment, moi?)
ie: You will run 4 times around this route. On your marks, go!
So apart from not wanting such things to be a miserable experience, I'm not convinced that hating them actually improves performance
The worst I do left to my own devices is the same lap twice, but it's cross-country anyway and quite nice. And always done in the same direction so that the big hill goes up and is at the end (glutton for punishment, moi?)
Have embarked on a TA recruits' course... Four weekends down, two to go, but it ain't getting any easier!
