10 Ways to Cope When Your Legs Just Won’t Shut Up
When the mind and body are in synergy, running is a beautiful thing — you feel an effortless flow and the world just scrolls on by.
But when your legs are leaden and your mind is fried, you need to will your way out of trouble and into glory.
Here are some of my favourite strategies to do so, from my own personal arsenal:
1. The Optimist
Looks at watch, 5k to go. “Only 5k more, you can do it!”
2. The Sceptic
Looks at watch, 5k to go. “Trust nothing! Better keep this pace up for another 10k, minimum.”
3. The Stoic
“Ow. This is fine. Ow. Totally fine. Ow. Yep, this is my life now.”
4. The Materialist
Distracts self briefly by admiring the myriad Nike Next%’s flying about (even the pink ones.)
5. The Morpheus
6. The Idealist
“The act of running, this struggle, is the key to a better self and thus a better society. The positive power of sport is unstoppable! **laughs maniacally** Keep pushing, for the good of the world!”
7. The Nihilist
“This sport is stupid and means literally nothing. Best get this over with quickly and never run again.”
8. The Neo
9. The Rationalist
“More pain is more calories burned, which in turn is more food to replace said calories. Thus: Pain = Nutella”
10. The Homer
What strategies have I left out? Which are most effective for you? ..and which are totally counterproductive but keep sneaking in anyway? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.
