I know we all cringe & *hate* to hear our kids say "I'm bored!" Usually it's accompanied with a long whiny huff of exasperation (from them) & it brings out the urge (for us) to want to lecture on the topic.
Why...when I was a kid......
Do you know there are children in this world who could only dream.....
Oh, you're bored....let me fix that......
If you need to lecture me on any of the following, please feel free to speak up. However when I state that I'm bored, I am not using it in reference of being that there is "nothing" to do. Ha, quite the opposite. I have plenty & so much to do. Especially in terms of running. I have many many miles to crank out in the next 74 days. I have been extremely fortunate that I'm getting a lot of them run too! No complaints there! But that's a lot of time to be out there running-again, not complaining-except that I'm a social person & I love to talk (no comments from the peanut gallery on that one!).
It can be challenging as it is to find the right person(s) to even hold a general running talk with. To take that a step further & find an actual person to run with AND talk at the same time. I'd likely have an easier time finding a needle in a haystack. Now, I do actually have a running partner (RP). 2, kind of. I haven't seen my RP in months! Not even in a non running sense. (Ok, I've seen her twice, maybe three times, since early May). It's not unusual for our relationship to have it's ups and downs. Give & takes, but this has been crazy long. And I really, REALLY miss her. It's for no bad reason, just how it's been. My other RP is a young mom (as in she has young kids) & that has a whole other level of challenges in trying to get a run in. Plus, we all have this thing called LIFE that just takes us on different paths at any given time for any given reason. So I'm feeling a little RP deprived. I love these ladies to pieces & just want some good runs with them!!
So I'm finding that all my running, while it's going great, has left me very bored. Sure I listen to music to help pass the time. Although lately I sometimes don't because as much as I love music it's become kind of stale feeling. Which to me says a lot. I have over 7,000 songs on my computer! It's not from lack of variety!! I do try to use my time in other ways. Mostly in the form of praying, using that time to directly connect with God. Not complaining about that either, it's very uplifting & I love it. But after so long my mind just kind of wanders anyway.
None of this seems to be effecting my running or Run This Year goal, but I'm very aware of it. Honestly, I'm a little unsure how to properly feel about it. So, I think I need some perspective. Maybe something I'm not seeing myself right now. What do you think?
Perspective. Running for an hour is less than 5% of your day. Or takes the place of watching two half hour shows on tv. I am an early morning runner which gets me out before most people are out of bed. Back normally before 7 with the rest of the day ahead. Understand it is different with having children at home but also nice to have some flexibility to run later in the day.
ReplyDeleteOnly time I suffer from boredom is on those long solo runs. Don't know if it helps to run with a group since you have to concern yourself more with pace. Prayer is good for watching the time fly by.
Keep on running towards your yearly goal. Wonderful to have goals to keep you going!
Well - I wish we lived closer - I would be happy to log some miles with you!!! I'm pretty sure we could chat for lots of miles before we ran out of stuff to say!
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