You’re living in the past.

The fix:

It’s common for runners, as they get older, to want to maintain the pace they used to be able to hit – whether they PBed last summer or last decade. People age so differently, but the reality can smack you in the face.

Instead of chasing past dreams, reassess goals and find new – equally important – reasons to run that have nothing to do with the time on the clock or kays tallied at the end of each week. If the desire to hit a certain pace is still strong, focus on a shorter distance and judging your workouts more on quality rather than quantity.

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