Continue out running, train, day after day, regardless of the conditions and hazards of life is far from easy. must be determined and persistent ... but let's be honest ... even the most passionate of us have moments of doubt, uninterested, ... écoeurantite
Here some tips to help keep his motivation in good shape!
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“This is not about instant gratification. You have to work hard for it, sweat for it, give up sleeping in on Sunday mornings. ”
- Lauren Fessenden
1) Se fixer un but, un objectif « de coureur»
Que ce soit de complete a specific distance (finish his first 5 km, 10 km, half marathon or marathon) or to a distance in a specific time (a marathon in under 4 hours, for example).
This should be a challenge for you, something you have never done or not done for a long time ... the idea is obviously the goal, the goal is not achievable without this training ... Communicate objective or not? Elements of reflection in the ticket December 22.
2) Set a goal, an objective of woman / man "
Why will you run over the next 3-4 months ... The reasons may vary with time, it's worth it to rest the question ...
To accomplish a specific challenge to lose weight, to move forward, to discover his work perseverance, stay or get healthy, enjoy of life, having time for oneself, flee (not the best of reasons, but finally ... who am I to judge!) ...
3) Join an event
Because the x in the calendar, the upcoming event, force discipline. You can also subscribe to events easier before the big day Personally, I usually focus on one event ... it allows me to achieve (or not) my objective.
Moreover, it is also possible challenges less formal question to give the little up the ass need some days (rainy, windy, snowy or another "keynote speakers" ...) For example, on my side in this 2010, I decided to join the Challenge It runs to 2011! "and" Run 2000 km in 2011! "on Daily Mile.
4) Join a running club
There are solo riders (I am!) And runners who find it along on your own ... There are several running clubs that can break the routine, try new routes, meet people who have common interests with us ... Most shops offer specialized groups for absolutely free.
If you like solo, it can still be interesting, occasionally, to go running with friends riders ... no matter the level of one or the other ... just get along before leaving whether expected or not ...
5) Change of course
From my side I'm pretty routine ... my iPod ... my spirit ... my neighborhood and the mountains ... after 10 minutes I no longer see the road ... except ... except for long runs on Sundays or novelty is sometimes necessary not to crack up ...
6) Complete specification Driving
paper or electronic ... the book not only helps to understand some our cycles (fatigue, sleep, diet, mood, performance ... etc..) but also to find the path (literally!) ... come to realize, for example, that last season, long runs were made at a slower pace than we have accumulated a few hundred kilometers the last month ...
7) Watching movies inspirational
For example ... Spirit of the Marathon
or Without Limits - The life of Steve Prefontaine
What other films do you recommend?
8) Discover new music pieces to put in your iPod
One of my "all time favorite" is Franka Potente & Thomas D. "Wish" - the film Run Lola Run
Preview:
I Wish I Was A Person with unlimited breath I Wish I Was a heartbeat That Never Comes to Rest
By intervals with the heart and lungs that want us out of the chest is particularly inspiring!
you, your "all time favorite?
9) See the output of race as a gift that is
The race is possibly the only activity that it is only for us ... It's Time for You to self ... this is rare and precious these days ...
10) Remember how you feel after
No matter how you feel before you go ... you will feel better generally and especially ... especially after ... we will feel better after the race than sitting on the couch to feel guilty ...
... And finally afford not to go ...
I know, I know ... it's contradictory but once time to time ... it must afford not to go out ... no reason ... without flu ... without a warrant to deliver ... just because ....
I know this is not an exhaustive list but a good start ... And you, what things would you add to this list, what are the musical selections that inspire you Specifically, the films that have motivated you to leave the comfort of your cozy nest on a Sunday morning ...
