This was how I felt during my entire run this evening.
You see, I’m now using the low heart rate training method for my run, where I always run at or below a specific heart rate. To have a more accurate measurement of my heartbeat, I always wear a heart rate strap when I run.
But today, after having started my run for about 5 minutes, I realised I’d forgotten to wear the heart rate strap! Although my GPS watch measures heart rate, it’s not as accurate as the heart rate strap, and I started to miss it more than ever!
The OCD in me took over and got me frustrated. I felt that the entire run would somehow be a waste as the result would be inaccurate. The more positive side of me fought with my OCD side, saying that since I was already out, I might as well enjoy my run.
This argument continued for the entire 2 hours run! To say I didn’t enjoy the run was an understatement.
Of course, as a result, I ignored the audiobook I was listening to.
Have you ever had such an experience before where you thought you’d have a wonderful time but because of some minor issue, the entire experience became washed out? How did you handle it?
