Comments on: Don’t Get (Too) Comfortable http://healthandrunning.com/running/comfort-zone-challenge A Spotlight on Healthy Living Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mixing It Up: Spinning & Strength Training | Health and Running http://healthandrunning.com/running/comfort-zone-challenge/comment-page-1#comment-977 Mixing It Up: Spinning & Strength Training | Health and Running Mon, 11 May 2009 17:44:27 +0000 http://healthandrunning.com/?p=183#comment-977 [...] and perform better all around. I like mixing it up and it’s a good reminder to not get too comfortable in a routine. Share and [...] [...] and perform better all around. I like mixing it up and it’s a good reminder to not get too comfortable in a routine. Share and [...]

]]> By: Stephen http://healthandrunning.com/running/comfort-zone-challenge/comment-page-1#comment-47 Stephen Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:46:33 +0000 http://healthandrunning.com/?p=183#comment-47 I pretty regularly pushed my comfort zone when I started running a few years ago. Just running with my 260lb couch potato body pushed my comfort zone for awhile. Gradually the excess weight came off and I finished my first 5k, 10k and HM. Then I pushed the envelope a bit more and signed up for my first marathon. Then I started doing triathlons. I finished my first Ironman 14 months after my first triathlon and under 4 years after I started running. I had neglected to take any serious time off and suffered IronBurnout. How do you keep pushing the envelope after a streak like that? Shoot for another IM at a faster pace ($500 registration fee is pretty steep) which would require more time spent training? For me, I changed envelopes and started taking my photography more seriously. I've taken pictures at several races where I had friends participating and found that a refreshing change, but also tiring in a different way. Now I am back to running again and planning on setting a new marathon PR this year. We will see how that goes. Congrats on your firs marathon! Welcome to the club! I pretty regularly pushed my comfort zone when I started running a few years ago. Just running with my 260lb couch potato body pushed my comfort zone for awhile. Gradually the excess weight came off and I finished my first 5k, 10k and HM. Then I pushed the envelope a bit more and signed up for my first marathon. Then I started doing triathlons. I finished my first Ironman 14 months after my first triathlon and under 4 years after I started running.

I had neglected to take any serious time off and suffered IronBurnout. How do you keep pushing the envelope after a streak like that? Shoot for another IM at a faster pace ($500 registration fee is pretty steep) which would require more time spent training? For me, I changed envelopes and started taking my photography more seriously. I’ve taken pictures at several races where I had friends participating and found that a refreshing change, but also tiring in a different way.

Now I am back to running again and planning on setting a new marathon PR this year. We will see how that goes. Congrats on your firs marathon! Welcome to the club!

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