I don't tend to run much over the winter. I've had too many clients break ankle and legs for me to want to risk it. But when spring comes again I can't run for the life of me and it gets me annoyed.

In fact the last time I ran I did a route I like a lot and did it a full 5 minutes and change slower than I did it last year. And I felt like I was working hard.

But then I had to take a step back. It had been a long time since I'd done that run (five months) and in that time I worked on putting on weight. So this time I was carrying an extra 15 pounds. But the big thing was the time.

When you workout a lot you tend to look at what you did at your best and say that's what you should do every time. But the fact is that you worked up to it.

The best athletes in the world don't go out and do their best on their first training workout. They have to build into it.

So when you're out hitting it hard this spring remember that it takes time to get back to where you were before if you haven't been working out or have been doing different things. Your body is amazing though, and you'll get back there before you know it.


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