It’s 6:00 AM. Your alarm is blaring and you’re supposed to go to the gym before work. You’re tired, your bed is warm, and working out sounds awful. You’ll go to the gym tomorrow. You turn over and fall back asleep.

It’s 6:00 PM. You promised yourself you’d work out after work. You’re starving, your feet hurt, and work was ridiculously stressful. You’ll work out tomorrow. You go home and relax on the couch.

We’ve all been there.

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Let’s go over a list of 30 day running challenges!

Anyone else in a running slump?

Or even just trying to run regularly, but struggling to stay motivated?

This spring, something happened to me that hasn’t happened too often: I got injured.

If you haven’t experienced it, plantar fasciitis is a real pain in the butt. The lingering foot pain meant I had to take time off.

Not only did this destroy my exercise habits, it also completely zapped my running motivation. I’ve been seriously struggling to get it back, even now that my foot is fine.

When faced with slumps like this in the past, I’d often sign up for a race; there’s nothing like good ole’ racing fear to motivate you into shape.

But with quarantine, that’s not exactly an option. It’s looking like most races are getting cancelled through the rest of 2020.

So I began looking for a new motivator and have found a pretty compelling one: running challenges!

When most of us think of spring cleaning, we envision going through old clothes and knick knacks. Personally, I imagine emptying my pantry of old baking ingredients and pulling boxes of junk from my closet depths.

Spring cleaning can apply to many different parts of our homes – and many different parts of our lives.

To me, spring cleaning is like coming out of winter hibernation. Over the cold season, we’ve stocked up on stale crackers and plain cans of soup. We’ve nestled into our cozy homes – but let them become so cluttered with things we don’t need in the process. They’re no longer benefiting us as much as they should.

It’s time to step out into the fresh air and sunshine. Spring cleaning is the perfect opportunity to figure out what’s working for us…and what’s not.