What I have to say in this section applies to all runners, whether you’ve made one trip around the block or have run so many miles that you could circle the globe. That said, I’m going to focus in this chapter on what I call “Phase Two” runners. By that I mean runners who have already successfully taken that hardest initial step, from inactivity to regular running. These runners have achieved that basic level of fitness. But having reached that, they might very well think, “What now?”
After all, when you’re new to running, you probably don’t always find the running itself easy, but keeping at it is in some ways easier because it’s so foreign to you. When you follow a moderate progression like the one I outlined previously, you can see gains almost from run to run. It’s hard not to be motivated when from week to week you see that you can run farther, that running is becoming easier, that you’re losing weight, feeling better, and so on. This period can be one of the most exciting times in your running life.
You know that you feel better than when you started running. But how do you keep at it? How do you make the leap to where you look at running as something that grounds, not interrupts, your day? How do you stay motivated?
After all, when you’re new to running, you probably don’t always find the running itself easy, but keeping at it is in some ways easier because it’s so foreign to you. When you follow a moderate progression like the one I outlined previously, you can see gains almost from run to run. It’s hard not to be motivated when from week to week you see that you can run farther, that running is becoming easier, that you’re losing weight, feeling better, and so on. This period can be one of the most exciting times in your running life.
You know that you feel better than when you started running. But how do you keep at it? How do you make the leap to where you look at running as something that grounds, not interrupts, your day? How do you stay motivated?
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