The problem with running a lot is that when you get to the point in your week where it’s the “off day,” you just don’t feel quite right. At least I don’t. Friday is my day off from running but my day on for squats, lunges, and other strength workouts that I hate. My head is not clear, I am not focused, and I am not relaxed. There could be any number of contributing factors to these things but right now I’d like to blame it on the fact that today was not a running day. I can’t even make today a running day because my body would hate me on Sunday’s pre-Super Bowl 18 miler. I guess that’s training for you.
Perhaps the off day is an opportunity to find other ways to center. I will work on my breathing, my posture, my handwriting, anything that can get me to focus. Work should also be a good distraction, but it is Friday after all which is its own distractor factor (yes, I just made that up). It might also be helpful to know how others spend their off days. What do you do?
