tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627072929679473344.post6260281183396432711..comments2010-06-07T20:53:15.261-04:00Comments on A Running Conversation: MotivationJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03193400817927134398noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627072929679473344.post-34062374045554065732009-03-05T15:36:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:36:00.000-05:00Excellent points, all of them. I'm sure many will ...Excellent points, all of them. I'm sure many will relate.<BR/>Thanks for weighing in!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193400817927134398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627072929679473344.post-22379139091023249742009-03-05T14:15:00.000-05:002009-03-05T14:15:00.000-05:00Winter marathon training has certainly taught me s...Winter marathon training has certainly taught me something about motivation. This is my first attempt at such training, and there have been times when it was diffucult to get out there and do a 14 mile LSD or tempo run. (especially this week, where we had a recurrence of low morning temperatures.)<BR/><BR/>The challenge to improve is a major motivating factor. People ask me why run so much, and I say, "the more you run, the faster you get, and the faster you get, the more you want to run." This is a simplistic way of looking at it, and there are those who say less is more, but the noticiable improvement in race times does motivate me to keep going.<BR/><BR/>The resulting fitness is motivating, as well as the calm<BR/>feling of confidence that comes from a good work out - these things keep me going. <BR/><BR/>And on an even more basic level, being able to eat more is an enjoyable fringe benefit of endurance running. Seconds anyone?joewmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060036365111141211noreply@blogger.com