Those of us with ADHD or Executive Function Challenges, or whatever you would like to call it, often find ourselves sitting at a desk with absolutely no idea what we should be working on, what we should start, or even where a pen or pencil is to begin writing down a to do list. When I find my head spinning in this general manner, I know what needs to happen; it's time for a run. Now for some people, this may sound counter-productive. "What, you're already behind in everything, and now your going to spend an hour out running?". The inner critic we all have is probably saying the same thing. But there is no better way to break the cycle of scattered thoughts than a nice run in the fresh air.
Today, I must admit, I was dithering around doing very little productive work. When I began pushing myself to run, I thought of many excuses that could keep me in. But I managed to wrestle myself out the door into the cold air, and then pushed myself to run hard. The result? I'm focused, I'm relaxed, and I feel good about myself. I'm knocking things off the to do list. I'm making plans for the next few days. Better yet, I'm feeling good about a week where I ran every day and got some things accomplished. The mental shift is profound. And that's why taking an hour to run is always worth it.
Sunday I run the first race of the year, the Scarborough Frozen 5k. I'm refining my list of races for the year and will hopefully have them all posted sometime next week both here and on my Daily Mile page.
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