Tag Archives: motivation

Mary, Mary quite contrary

Apparently, the best way to get me to do a hard session that I’m dreading* is to give me permission to skip it.  Or at least it was this evening. Just before leaving work, I fired off an email to … Continue reading

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Still searching for my Go Hard

I’m not having much luck with this Go Hard thing.  My coach has so far avoided telling me to “go hard or go home”* and has instead taken to sharing motivational gems such as “be honest with yourself and when … Continue reading

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It was all going so well…

…that I caught myself thinking I had it sussed. More fool me. I’ve spent the last few weeks juggling.  Fitting in college, OU study, training and my hectic social life* has been a bit like a sliding block puzzle, but … Continue reading

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Of pride and falls

After three weeks of going to running club, doing my long runs and basically sticking to my training plan, I thought I had the whole motivation thing licked. Silly me. I should have known better. For tonight, running club was … Continue reading

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