“We’re so wrapped up in our running that we’re afraid to take a day off, run less, run slower, or, heaven forbid, take a walk on days our bodies tell us we’re not recovered enough for our “usual” workout. We’re afraid someone will think less of us as a runner; we’re afraid we’ll think less of ourselves. And, backing off at all scares us that we’ll become less of a runner than we believe we are, than we have already set ourselves up to be.”
via Favorite Run
I agree. I go through this, where I am afraid to take the day off of work because I don’t want anyone to say anything about me being out. Funny, I sit back and watch everyone else take the day off, call in sick, but I am always afraid to do so. I need to REST indeed.