Comments on: Getting Motivated to Go The Distance http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/06/11/getting-motivated-to-go-the-distance/ Less diet, more brain Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:40:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Kelley Anne Williams http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/06/11/getting-motivated-to-go-the-distance/#comment-866 Kelley Anne Williams Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:43:33 +0000 http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/06/11/getting-motivated-to-go-the-distance/#comment-866 Great post. You hit it on the head. It is all mental or at least most of it is. I repeat to myself "just keep going do not stop". Just go at an easy pace but never stop. We surprise ourselves with what we can really do...if we just do it! Thanks for the post. Its good to know others have and are going through the same thing. Kelley Great post. You hit it on the head. It is all mental or at least most of it is. I repeat to myself “just keep going do not stop”. Just go at an easy pace but never stop. We surprise ourselves with what we can really do…if we just do it! Thanks for the post. Its good to know others have and are going through the same thing.

Kelley

]]> By: Bob Allen http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/06/11/getting-motivated-to-go-the-distance/#comment-863 Bob Allen Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:03:06 +0000 http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/06/11/getting-motivated-to-go-the-distance/#comment-863 Good post. The early heat wave with the humidity in Virginia **has** been physically tough but the hardest part has been the self-imposed mental barriers. I start thinking, "I can't do this", and, sure enough, once I start thinking that, I can't do it. Good post. The early heat wave with the humidity in Virginia **has** been physically tough but the hardest part has been the self-imposed mental barriers. I start thinking, “I can’t do this”, and, sure enough, once I start thinking that, I can’t do it.

]]> By: Stu http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/06/11/getting-motivated-to-go-the-distance/#comment-862 Stu Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:33:54 +0000 http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/06/11/getting-motivated-to-go-the-distance/#comment-862 Thanks for the props Mon! Certainly don't mind you sharing my posts round to anyone who is interested. It is so hard to find the motivation to get going (even now as a more experienced runner) but once you start its a damn sight easier! I reckon if you were to look at the whole process of going for a run and the percentage breakdown of mental exertion involved, it would break down something like this. 30% spent on actually agreeing with yourself you will go and getting started. 50% spent completing the first half of a run. Whether battling through how little I'm enjoying it, how hard it seems to be, that its too hot/too rainy/general negativity! 20% finishing the latter half. The stupid thing is I derive so much satisfaction from running/finishing a run that it is crazy how much mental energy goes in to getting just half way! Does anyone agree? Thanks for the props Mon! Certainly don’t mind you sharing my posts round to anyone who is interested. It is so hard to find the motivation to get going (even now as a more experienced runner) but once you start its a damn sight easier! I reckon if you were to look at the whole process of going for a run and the percentage breakdown of mental exertion involved, it would break down something like this.

30% spent on actually agreeing with yourself you will go and getting started.
50% spent completing the first half of a run. Whether battling through how little I’m enjoying it, how hard it seems to be, that its too hot/too rainy/general negativity!
20% finishing the latter half.

The stupid thing is I derive so much satisfaction from running/finishing a run that it is crazy how much mental energy goes in to getting just half way!

Does anyone agree?

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