i'm a college distance runner. my senior track season was taken away due to covid. Then I got injured in fall so I was unable to race cross country for my college. And now i'm transferring colleges so my coach isn't letting me race outdoor track.
Not having raced in over a year I have little to no motivation anymore. Ive considered at my new college pursuing triathlon even though i'm currently signed to my new college. Im not sure if I have passion anymore for running.
Thoughts?
Get the vaccine bro
No covid no problem bro
Don’t let it happen again bro
5th yr eligibility wrote:
Get the vaccine bro
No covid no problem bro
Don’t let it happen again bro
Got the vaccine 2 weeks ago, getting back into training full mileage right now. Just hoping i'm fast enough to still be a contender in college.
Running "careers" are usually very short lived. Use what you've learned to stay healthy, but find something with a better ROI to live your life with. That way you have your cake and eat it too.
Keep running, but make sure it comes secondary to your classwork. Your #1 goal should be to get a job in a year or two so you can start a career.
If your classwork allows, yes, keep running as much as possible. You'll never have the resources/time/teammates available to train with after you graduate like you do now.
There is never much of a career in running.
Learn something so you can enjoy running for fun for a lifetime.
Like the commercial where the guy is a hand model until it gets hit by a passing vehicle the lady then says: "It's over".
You could re-invent yourself as a triathlete. Can you swim? I always sucked at swimming. Who knows, maybe Tri training will re-ignite your passion to race track. It's your last season. After that there's nothing but road races mainly.
If you're not motivated you're not motivated. When running isn't fun anymore, that can be pretty hard.
I think it's an overreaction to say your career is done. You're young. You can find a new event. Run a trail race. Try a tri. Train for a marathon.
There are so many road races mile-marathon with elite fields/standards. Plenty of ways to structure seasons and chase new goals. The college system chews a lot of runners up. Don't feel pressure to hammer away now if you're not into it.
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