The BioMethod Health and Fitness » Discussion http://thebiomethod.com Adventures in Personal Health, Running and Fitness Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:23:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 The Perils of Running Outdoors http://thebiomethod.com/fitness/running/the-perils-of-running-outdoors/ http://thebiomethod.com/fitness/running/the-perils-of-running-outdoors/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:42:00 +0000 rstanley http://thebiomethod.com/fitness/running/the-perils-of-running-outdoors/ baseball cards, running, outdoorsI don’t know why but I prefer to run inside, on the treadmill, rather than outside. Perhaps it is the traffic, the stop lights or the uneven surfaces? Or it could be that I like being able to multi-task and the gym allows me to watch three different news channels while listening to music.

This can be distracting and it allows me to get mentally lost while running (lose track of time). However, this does not really prepare anyone for the perils of running outdoors. So what can be done to create outdoor inspiration? Thinking out loud, here are a few ideas:

  1. Find a place with enjoyable scenery
  2. Run in your birthday suit
  3. Run with a partner (peer pressure)
  4. Drink five beers and go for it
  5. Try trail running (speaking about uneven surfaces)
  6. Steal baseball cards from a convenience store and then run for it
    1. Combine with #4 by taking alcohol also

Wow, thinking out loud is dangerous. Good thing I have a moral filter otherwise my outdoor running career might include a warrant. What do you do to maintain your outdoor inspiration?

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