SubscribeI recently chatted with a couple of runners who go out just to get some exercise and fresh air, with no set goal of entering any events. They mentioned how the cold and rainy weather in the SF Bay Area last week temporarily dropped running morale a bit. They simply lack the motivation to go out and jog on the trails if they’re all muddy.
(I did urge them to sign up for a local event — just to get the experience and a free T-shirt — and I don’t think they’re going to line up any time soon.)
I’m not likely to be the best person to talk about motivation, so I will offer a quote and link to a wonderful blog from a fellow Alameda runner (and exercise coach) Erin Shirey.
“Our brain plays many tricks and while some people want to lose weight for an event, drop the baby weight, or one day do a marathon the goals seem far off unless written down. They also seem far off if you don’t share your goal with somebody- be it your partner, best friend, or even your child’s teacher. When writing a goal down, you make it a reality that you want it to happen. When you say it out loud to someone you see regularly, seeing that person is a reminder of what you shared.”
Erin then urges readers to complete three tasks to help follow through on exercise goals. To learn these three tasks, however, you have to take a look at the blog.
