Being motivated when planning to go out running long is quite different to being motivated just before the run. And very different to staying motivated while running. Professionals don’t need such motivation. Running is their life, they are paid to run. They are motivated to win. We, amateur...
Category:Running motivation
This category lists articles that offer experienced runner’s tips and advice on how to maintain running motivation, stay on track and keep going to improve your long term physical and mental health.
Giving up for petty reasons is not an option! Things like boring runs and recurring boredom while running can be overcome, so can laziness and common everyday excuses. Even advanced age is not a barrier to running if you listen to your body. Every runner can achieve whatever goals they set, at whatever stage of their life. Adapt and keep going!
9 Great Benefits Of Running In Groups
People run solo, people run in groups. Some train in groups but race solo. Or train in groups and race in relays. Or…...nevermind, you get the point. I run solo but I have run with friends. When I’m out there I will see lone runners but I'll also cross paths with a couple of people running...
7 Great Benefits of Solo Running – Why I Prefer To Run Alone
In the beginning I thought I should try and join a running club to learn more about running. Instead I started to run alone, and carried on my own. I simply got to like it that way from the start. It felt good and natural, I felt at ease. Running in a group with others, especially more experienced...
How To Set And Accomplish Running Goals
Each running journey starts with a desired goal, something we haven’t done before, something we are keen to accomplish. Something to strive toward. A beginner runner who is very young and talented may dream of the Olympic glory. A 52 year bloke who I was when I started running may be a bit...
How I Plan My Runs
I read that professional marathon runners train twice daily, six days per week in general. They are the people who will run the marathon in 2.15hr and below. Their speed is simply insane and incomprehensible for amateur runners. They plan their lives, their lives revolve around running, they are...
5 Beginner Runner’s Frustrations And How To Overcome Them
Once we have decided that running will be our way of getting fitter and healthier we start feeling positive and content. Next we shop around for shoes, clothes and some accessories, it’s part of the fun. The choice between running in the gym or outdoors has been made. There is now nothing between...