Long run on a treadmill 🏃‍♀️ am I in a running funk??

[@dr.mommybudgets3127]

Girl! Your face made me laugh when you took the unflavored gel! LOL. You actually woke me up. Thanks for the laugh! But you are doing great! As long as you keep trying, you are doing well! Consistency is the key! I have done 20 miles on a treadmill in the past and it was LONG LONG LONG! You will figure out the running funk. Keep going and always listen to your body and mind.

[@mollyohernandez]

Thank you so much!! And those unflavored gels AREN'T IT 🤣

[@1226hns]

I’m getting ready for my 9 mile long run right now and I DON’T want to do it, so this video really helped me!! ❤️

[@mollyohernandez]

Aww yay, I am so glad! You got this, one mile at a time!! 💪

[@emmarobinson4130]

also "running is a hobby, it doesn't need to stress you out" has been my mantra recently!!

[@thepurpose-drivenprofessor5935]

SUCH a good attitude - not, "I HAVE to run 14 miles," but instead shifting to "I GET to run 14 miles." You are an inspiration, I am so lucky to have found your account on Instagram to follow, and now I get to see more running on KZbin! You rock!

[@mollyohernandez]

@@thepurpose-drivenprofessor5935 oh my gosh you’re gonna make me cry!!! Thank you so much, so happy you’re here!!🫶🏻

[@katiehope2521]

Yes! When I was training for my first ultra I had plenntttyyyy of bad days. Totally normal and it’s nice to see that from running creators ❤️🤟🏻

[@mollyohernandez]

Thank you for this, that's always comforting to hear because I have been SO in my head about it!!

[@vanessamartinez4917]

You’ve got a great attitude about your runs. It’s hard when a run doesn’t go as planned. I had the same issue with my treadmill runs. I had to set my Garmin to “treadmill” and buy a Garmin running dynamics pod. They also make a foot pod. Using the pod I was able to teach my Garmin what my real pace should be. I’ve had that eye thing happen and a warm wet compress worked for me. Hope you get your run groove back. Happy running y’all! 😀🏃🏻‍♀️👟

[@mollyohernandez]

Oh that is so smart, I need to look into one of those pods!!! Thanks so much for watching!!

[@kadeeeartiaga]

Wowww that’s so inspiringggg~

[@mollyohernandez]

You're so sweet, thanks for watching!!

[@margotvdb333]

I always go with what the treadmill says. My watch is never right on the treadmill (also because I do both speed and slow runs on the treadmill so its confused). Also treadmill OBVIOUSLY counts! It's running! I mostly check my heart rate as well to see that my effort is similar to what it is on the road.

[@mollyohernandez]

Oh checking HR is so smart!! My watch gets to the mileage faster so I prefer to look at that hahah but probably best to go by what the treadmill says!

[@emmarobinson4130]

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[@mollyohernandez]

Soooo true -- the pacing on the treadmill really is SO helpful! And totally agree that it can be overwhelming seeing how far you have to go when outside!! I get that way too sometimes! Thanks so much for watching! :)

[@vielka503]

You're putting so much pressure on yourself!! It's robbing that cheerfulness you've had in your approach to running. You do not have to do bigger and longer races, maybe find a distance you love and stick with it. Or change your approach to running and try something different to revitalize your running life. Have you ever heard of the MAF method? Or carb free fueling? Check out this video for inspiration (it's an interview with Courtney Dauwalter) land follow this KZbin channel. He has tons of info on Zone 2 training. Much love ...and stay joyful!❤

[@mollyohernandez]

I so appreciate this comment!! I'm definitely putting a lot of pressure on myself haha. I haven't heard of those, but will definitely check them out. Thank you so much!!!

[@Mmel1988]

Not every run is a good one! I did my first ultra (85km) this summer and although the plan I used/developed used distance as the primary metric I saw many that used time as the metric. So rather than listing a 30km long run it might list 3.5 hours easy pace. I think some people probably respond better to the distance vs time metrics - have you thought about training more based on time on feet rather than distance? Thanks for keeping the running blogs coming!!

[@mollyohernandez]

@@Mmel1988 I have definitely thought about that and did that for a bit for my 50 miler!!! I’m using a coach and just leaning on what she recommends, but could definitely see time based training being helpful!!!

[@casskmiec9472]

The BPN gels are delicious until you have them in your pocket for a few miles and they get warm 🤢 Whoever thinks the treadmill is cheating has never ran on a treadmill. The treadmill is a bajillion and one times harder than outside!! When going through a mental block, my mantra is "just do what you can today". Way to do 10.5 miles on the treadmill!

[@mollyohernandez]

Loooove that mantra -- might have to start using that! and NOTED on the bpn gels hahaha!