Nov 16, 2020
Getting Down to the Core
As someone who was accustomed to training for race after race and
sticking to rigid schedules, Des says 2020 has helped her slow down
and enjoy the time she spends running. She says it’s allowed her to
think about what it would be like to go from thinking of the sport
where performance is top-of-mind, to getting the point where she’s
a life-long runner for the love of the process of
running.
That’s not to say there are days where motivation gets tough. While
there aren’t races to look forward to, Des says what helps keep her
spirits lifted is thinking about
why
she started running.
“For
those struggling with motivation to get out the door, think about
the
why.
What was the thing that got you started, that made you buy your
running shoes and get out there.”
Destober
With races canceled, Des decided to make the most out of a training
plan-free season and worked up her own challenge others could
participate in— Destober. Inspired by Travis McKenzie, Destober was
Des’ plan to run the miles in the dates of October. October 1 is
one mile, October 2 is 2 miles, and so on. This put her at a grand
total of 496 miles for the month, and the last run being a 31
miler.
You’ve got to stick with the grind, she says. Just keep in mind the
reason you started running in the first place. This way when racing
comes back, you’ll be many steps ahead of others.
Seasons are all temporary
As cold months and dark days get closer, Des and Tina discuss
winter training especially in places where snow and ice become
barriers to outdoor running. But Des says the important thing is to
remember seasons are temporary. We’ll get through them and
just need to make adjustments. Just like in the summer you hydrate
more and wake up earlier, we must also allow ourselves to change
our expectations.
“If
it’s C-game conditions, you can’t expect an A-game,” Des says. Be
flexible with your goals.
Women in Running
Des has no doubt moved the needle for women in running. Looking
forward, she said we must strive to involve more women as coaches
and in the administrative part of the sport, whether it’s World
Marathon Majors or the World Athletics.“We
need women in those positions to show other women that that’s
something they
can
do,” she said.
There’s an Upside to Everything
For Des, the Destober challenge pushed her limits in a way she
wouldn’t have been able to had she been training for the NYC
Marathon in a normal year. She shares how she’s been spending more
time with her family than ever before and is making sure to embrace
the silver linings of this time.
“There’s
an upside in everything, it’s really how we view it and decide to
make of it.”
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