Breaking Bad Training Habits: A Runner’s Journey
If you are a runner, you keep coming back to it despite the highs and lows. The exhilaration of a great race gives you euphoria, while injuries, setbacks, and periods of poor training bring frustration. For experienced runners who have tasted success, the mind longs to replicate past training achievements, but the body may not be ready for it. Many seasoned runners overestimate their ability to handle training stress—perhaps due to the mental resilience built over years—while underestimating the risk of injury. But the running gods are fair. They see through carefully crafted Strava profiles, rewarding consistent effort while ultimately ensuring that bad training habits catch up with you, often in the form of a setback. Learning from Past Mistakes: The last time I trained consistently for months was between April 2018 and March 2019. Since moving to India in June 2019, other aspects of life took priority. I continued running, but without a structured training plan. Ea...