Sometimes There is No Desire to Train. I Don't Like Running-Specific Exercises

Question:

Unknown author

Good day.

What to do if sometimes I have no desire to train, I mean, for instance, according to the training plan there is an important training that you can't miss but you don't want to run at all. I thought it would be easier with the passage of time, but I still have no desire. Should I force myself or should I miss such trainings?

And the second question. If I don't like running-specific exercises could I not do these exercises and do running exercises only? Will it be enough, if I'm going to continue running half-marathons without setting concrete time goals? I've already run more than 5 half marathons and it is no longer difficult distance for me. The result, however, is not so good: about 2.05 - 2.10.

Thank you.

Answer:

Kulkov Oleg

Master of Sports of International class in track and field athletics, winner of the Zurich marathon, participant of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, multiple European Cup and Russian championships medalist, coach of the school “I Love Running”

Good afternoon!

I see you are experienced enough. The question is very topical.

It is my firm belief that a plan is a plan but your well-being and other factors that can be used to access your current state are the most important things to consider in training. You feel unwillingness to run and fatigue for a reason. This is a subjective but nevertheless a sign of whether you have recovered after your previous training session or not. If you don't pay attention to it and strictly follow the training plan, you will impose a little more on existing fatigue. And then a little bit more and in the result someday you will just have to get out of the race.

Therefore, when you feel such fatigue, under no circumstances don't force yourself and always adjust the plan in the direction of reducing the intensity or just cancel the training session at all.

The purpose of running-specific exercises is to fix a specific movement pattern (running technique) and warm up body before the main part of training. If you don't like this training tool, you can easily don't do these exercises. Your running speed is not very high so the risk of injury is minimal.

Good luck at the next half marathon!

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