I did it! 31 days (although a couple might have been only a little late) of writing about how to motivate yourself to run! I joined the 31 Days challenge hosted by Myquillyn Smith at the Nesting Place and found a lot of great blogs too. So as the last day I leave you with one …
If you are keeping a log but it isn’t doing too much for you in the motivation department, then consider a chart. I am a visual person and like to see things laid out for me. So if I want to see progress in my running or increases in mileage it is tough to look …
This could be a big long post, but I’m not going to make it one today. Maybe another day. I only wanted to point out you have to make goals. Little ones and big ones and in between ones. You can make a big goal first, but what really helps is making small goals that …
This is it! One more week to making a habit of running regularly. By the end of the week you should miss it if you don’t go for a run for a couple of days. Your legs and body should start feeling better and your lungs more used to the work you are putting them …
Want the proof that all the running you’ve been doing is worth it? Would it be more motivating to see progress directly? There are a number of measures you can use to test yourself – distance and time are the most obvious. At the beginning of any season I always gave time trials so my runners …
If you are keeping a log, awesome!! You probably already some benefits of doing so. If you aren’t keeping a running log, now is the time to start! It may seem menial and useless but it is exactly the opposite! It only takes 5 minutes a day, you can do it online, your phone, tablet, computer, …
Maybe I’ll let you stew on this one yourself: . . . Every person makes his own personal commitment toward excellence and toward victory. Although you know ultimate victory can never be won, it must be pursued with all of one’s might and each week there is a new encounter, each year a new challenge. …
When it comes to running and motivating yourself to get out there and do it, there are a lot of things you can control like actually putting on running shoes or stretching to prevent injury. Yet, there are a lot of things you can’t control like the weather or your running buddy bowing out of …
When your body starts hurting, it makes it hard to get out running. One way to keep yourself motivated to run is to take care of yourself before any pains start. Keep yourself healthy and your body feeling good and it will be so much easier to lace up the shoes and run! 1. Ankles/feet: …
