Running requires commitment and motivation,
and a belief that the accumulation of all those training miles
will help you to reach your goal-- whether this is
time-oriented, or the equally valid desire to get round.
So what is meant exactly by motivation and commitment?
Motivation is the desire to achieve something unusual that gives
you the incentive to do things that other people are not
prepared to do. Not many people are prepared to train week in,
week out so that they can stand at the start of a running and
say to themselves, "yes, I am ready and I couldn't have done
anything more."
You can always do something more, but even the elite athletes
feel that way. Every athlete has their challenges -- whether
it's getting the children ready for school, or an Achilles
injury. It's how we overcome these challenges that make us
stronger, and mean we can stand on the start line with a quiet
confidence.
If you're working full time you might have to get up every day
at six a.m. to fit your training in, and this will take
commitment, motivation and determination. It won't help if after
a few weeks you revert to your former habits, and get up half an
hour before you have to leave for work.
Whether it is getting up early, or beginning a fitness program
your motivation and commitment needs to last over the long term
to have an affect. In training for a running it will not help
running for eleven miles every two weeks, and doing no exercise
in between. Your body will have forgotten what it has to do by
the time you run again! It is better to run three or more times
a week with one longer run on the weekend, and you will be in
better shape.
These small, regular runs will add up to success over time, but
they are far easier to do when you have a target to aim at. This
can be a time you want to run, or the desire to complete the 25
mile race. Either way if you know what you want to achieve you
will be more likely to do the things you need to do. Having a
target concentrates the mind, and increases your motivation.
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