You blinked, and suddenly you realise you haven’t run in weeks, maybe months. It’s not that you’ve been lounging around on the couch. Maybe you’ve been lifting, yoga-ing, walking. And while you’re active, yes, that feeling of being out of ‘running shape’ makes you dread lacing up to toe the start line of that fun-run 5K or even just the edge of your driveway.
If you’ve encountered the mental roadblock associated with returning to running after a break, you’re far from alone. The reality is that “it’s hard to fake running fitness, both from both a physical standpoint as well as a psychological one,” says Annick Lamar, a certified running coach with New York Road Runners. How long it takes your body to get
