can't stop thinking about running

Be careful or you will get burnt out.

Those who say that you're going to get burnt out if you keep it up are correct.

If you haven't already try getting a coach to do some of the thinking for you or at the very least write out a detailed training plan which you can review and if you like change every time you update your training log.

Outside of that if you really have nothing else to do take up some other kind of hobby that's not related to running.

You should be running now.

kcb wrote:

You should be running now.

Nice one.

obsessed wrote:

I'm training about 80-90 a week, which is not a ton and is manageable within my schedule--doesn't take too much time away from the family; but my problem is I can't go for a run, get it in the books, and let it go. I am always thinking about my next run, analyzing my log, pondering workouts, etc.

My wife will be saying something about our kids, or house, and I'm gazing out the window thinking about running. How do I shut it off? I want to train and be mildly competitive, but it seems to have taken over my mind and I'd like to get the run in and shut the running valve off.

Anyone else experience this? Any advice?

When you're married with kids, you'd better find the right balance in your life, or your wife will LET you only think about running...oh and paying child support and not seeing your kids very often. You are CORRECT to say you are obsessed. Find a way to stop being, or your wife will be able to tell you if you the neighbor's Wang Chung is bigger or smaller than yours.

Family first -- ALWAYS -- and then stuff for you. Family first doesn't mean the absence of things for you, and in fact doing things for you benefits the family because it keeps you satisfied and allows you to keep your sense of identity which leads to being a better father and husband, BUT zoning out on the wife more than just VERY occasionally is a bad sign brother.

I love you Flagpole. It reminds me about myself a few years ago. I'd go running and think about running while running, after running I'd think about how I'm going to run during my next workout. I'd read message boards in my free time, research great legends, dream about upcoming races.

The thing which finally cured me was I got injured.

Divorce your wife, sell your children to some Asian country as a means of child labor and use the money to buy some shoes to run in.

Run off with running and get a cheap motel and just rail it all night long. Wake up and pound it even harder. You know that morning run is great.

Go get married to running. Love it day in and day out. Make love to run before work, during work and after work. Completely indulge in all running has to give you. All the romantic pasta dinners with one meatball...

Start to get bored of running and wonder is there something else out there. You're getting older and not sure if you made the right decision (twice). Finally running will get nagging and give you a bad stress fracture and you'll ask for a divorce. Then and only then you'll find your one true love...

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