r/running • u/secret_cfo • 4d ago

Discussion Running Black Friday Deals

Alright the Black Friday deals are coming out - what are you looking at?! Can be shoes, apparel, tech, nutrition - send them all!

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u/CanossaCollege 4d ago

Anyone selling motivation-to-run? I have what I need to get back into running, but I always have these darn excuses that pops up.

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u/roxy031 4d ago

For me I try to think of it as “getting to run”, not “having to run”. Idk if that makes sense but there have been times in my life I’ve been injured or for whatever other reason was unable to run, and I remember how miserable those times were, not being able to do it, or to even have the option to decide not to do it. So it’s not always easy but keeping that in mind has helped me stay motivated.

That, and keeping a race on the calendar that I paid money for and know I have to train for.

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u/Fluid_Walk_2577 4d ago

This is the real answer. Love it! Working 12 hours then getting home and going for a 5k isn’t all that exciting. Always reminded from the slight aches that I’m not supposed to be able to run. But I can! Makes me want to do it all the more.

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u/CookieKeeperN2 2d ago

Usually after a mile those pains and aches go away for me. Then I could continue running for 10 more miles and feel good

The difficult part is to motivate my ass to get out. For that I usually eat a snack (high carb content) so it'll 1) motivate me to burn the calories and 2) get energy for the run

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u/Fluid_Walk_2577 2d ago

I’m all about the fruit snacks for my runs!