QT: Are Your Running Priorities/Goals Changing? That’s OK! (Best Of-ish)

This post/episode originally published in September of 2017. The post/show notes are simply copy/pasted from the original post, but the podcast audio is a new take on the same subject.

What kind of person are you when it comes to accepting change?

We Fear Change

Fair enough.

If you’re the kind of person that isn’t a fan of making major changes to your priorities, I have a bit of bad news for you: sometimes you have no choice but to change course.

Sorry.

Play the Cards You are Dealt

Our priorities, or at least our running priorities, are typically set around the sport that we love.

• Maybe you have a goal race in mind in which you want to perform exceptionally well.
• Maybe you are looking forward to running your first race at a new distance.
• Perhaps you simply want to make it through a training block uninjured and prepared for your race.

Whatever your goals and priorities in the sport are, there are times when you have no choice but to shift gears and move in a different direction.

Changing Your Priorities Doesn’t Have to Be Forever

If there is a silver lining to all of this, it is the fact that changing your priorities in the present doesn’t mean you have to change your priorities forever.

Life gets in the way of our plans sometimes, and when it does you have to adjust your priorities.

And that is ok.

Change your focus now, and if you want to come back to your original priorities down the road, you can. But you don’t have to.

But you don’t have to.

How Do You Respond When Life Forces You to Change Your Routine? 

Want to Support the Continued Growth & Production of the Show?

Check out the support page for ideas and suggestions of ways you can help me grow the show. And remember, not all support involves money. Some of the best ways you can show your support are 100% free.

Subscribe to the Show

Never miss another episode of the Diz Runs With podcast by subscribing to the show, and for my fellow Apple fans out there, it’s never been easier now that the podcast app is native on the new operating system. iPhone/iPod/iPad users click here. Android users click here. SoundCloud users click here.

Please Give Me Some Feedback!

Take the 6 question listener survey to help me shape the future of this podcast.

Register for a Free Race Training Plan

Every month, I’m giving away a FREE training plan for the race of your choice. For details/information, and to sign up, just click here.

Join The Tribe!

There’s always room for more members of the tribe! Both the Facebook group and the email group provide opportunities that can’t be found anywhere else. The Facebook group is still small, but it is a great way to connect with fellow runners and foster community amongst like-minded individuals. The email group is THE way to stay up to date about future guests on the show, as well as getting some other freebies and offers that aren’t available to anyone else. If you’ve got questions about either/both, just let me know!

Legalese:

Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links. This simply means that if you decide to make a purchase using one of the links, I get paid a small commission at no extra expense to you.