Prioritising running

[RainRunner33]

I remember it being an a-ha moment when I realised that the people I knew who successfully kept up a habit of exercising regularly, did so because they prioritised their workouts over other things. Hearing "We're gonna have to meet at 7 instead of 6, I have to work out first" or "I actually can't then, I have to work out" always used to fill me with a kind of jealous awe. I used to talk to fellow un-sporty friends about how we could never have the willpower to do that.

Well, 5 weeks into my C25K journey, I'm getting up at 6:30am 3 days a week (and going to bed at 10 the night before, when my bedtime used to be 11-12) to get in a run before work. Several times, I've told friends I have to go home early or avoid drinking too much because I'm running the next day, and today I'm actively not making Friday night plans because I had to take an extra rest day this week, meaning that R3 will fall tomorrow (Saturday).*

And the kicker is, I'm doing all this not out of a sense of obligation, but because I really look forward to my runs, want to make sure I get to do them, and that I'll feel good doing it. Who is this person!?

(*Corona-clarification: I live in a country where the situation is pretty much under control, and we're allowed to have social gatherings)

[Tasha99 Graduate]

In other words your life revolves around running 🤣

Welcome to the club. Everything else is just trying to put a spanner in the works: kids, work, they’re a pain 👍🏽🤣

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Excellent! Welcome to the best addiction on earth. When I’m scheduling a week it goes runs, work, other stuff 🤣