Why Does Starting a Run Make Me So Anxious?

I am currently training for a half marathon, by way of a 10k. Meaning, I’m training for a 10k now, but a half marathon in November (which is 6 months away, ahh!!).

My training consists of running 3x a week and doing work outs 3x a week. Two of the runs are shorter distances, about 3 miles and the longer runs are on Saturdays, with Sundays usually as my off days.

I’ve been a “runner” for about 5 years now. As I outline in my Vlog… which will most likely never see the light of day. Since I’ve been running for a decent amount of time, I kind of know what I’m doing and what I’m getting myself in to. Yet almost every time I get ready to run I get anxious. I have yet to figure out what the cause is.

Well, actually, that’s a lie. I think I know what it is. I don’t have the anxiety to run when I run anywhere else. Back in DC when I was running after work, I would drive from the office to the mall and run. Never had a lick of running anxiety then. Definitely had other manifestations of anxiety, but not caused by running. Even when I am out traveling and I drive somewhere to run I don’t have the same level of anxiety. Part of me thinks I am such a homebody that I have anxiety leaving my house and that shows itself before I run, but the other part of me has zero clue because it makes no sense.

One day I’ll figure it out… or the anxiety will just go away because it’s not like I’m going to stop running… or I’ll just deal with it. LOL, such fun.

Writers Note: I am going to be tracking my running journey throughout the summer and in to the half marathon. I am not sure what the output will look like, it could be all blogs, it could be photo based… Who knows, I may even end up vlogging. But I will be documenting my running journey one way or another. I hope you join me on my anxious running journey!