Running A Marathon - How Can You Win?
Running a marathon, simply put, is a Herculean feat of human endurance that takes a lot of sacrifice, motivation and tenacity to complete. If you enter this battle with nary a weapon, i.e. run a race unprepared, you can surely expect this to be the most taxing experience of your life!
However you do not need to put yourself through such a Calvary - dedicated training is required to avoid the above situation. Again, this would require a great deal of sacrifice, you would need to be all fired-up and motivated, all along having faith in your training, knowing that you could reach your goal at the allotted time, or reach it well ahead of the pack.
Motivation and commitment - you hear it all the time, but what is it, really? When we think of the word "motivation", we usually think of pushing ourselves to the limit, doing things that we normally would not, or cannot do if the desire is not there. And it is worth noting, albeit not in a good way, that only a tiny fraction of individuals can truly say to themselves that they have pushed themselves to the limit and are truly, honest to goodness ready to run a marathon.
There is always room for improvement, but hey, even the best in the biz share this sentiment. Every athlete has their challenges -- whether it's getting the children ready for school, or an Achilles injury. It's how we overcome these challenges that make us stronger, and mean we can stand on the start line with a quiet confidence.
Determination is also a huge factor, especially if you are a person who works a regular job and would need to be up as early as five in the morning - when the roosters are crowing, it's time to start training. If you retrogress to your former habits or lifestyle and get up at, say, 7:30 with your eyelids puffy and hair all messed up, that's not going to help any.
The Dynamic Duo of motivation and commitment - the Batman and Robin of every marathon runner, if you may - need to be with you for the long term, may it be changing the time that you wake up, eliminating vices, eating right, etc. You wouldn't want to prepare for a marathon like this - run ten miles, take a two-week rest doing nothing but watching television or playing computer games, then run another ten miles. Why, you are simply asking your body to forget everything you prepared it for when you initially ran ten miles! It is better to run three or more times a week with one longer run on the weekend, and you will be in better shape.
These small, regular runs will add up to success over time, but they are far easier to do when you have a target to aim at. You may want to set your goals based on time, or based on a certain distance. Regardless of how you plan to set your goals, being specific will give you clarity on what you should do next. Having specific goals adds to your ability to concentrate and your spirit's capacity to stay motivated.
However you do not need to put yourself through such a Calvary - dedicated training is required to avoid the above situation. Again, this would require a great deal of sacrifice, you would need to be all fired-up and motivated, all along having faith in your training, knowing that you could reach your goal at the allotted time, or reach it well ahead of the pack.
Motivation and commitment - you hear it all the time, but what is it, really? When we think of the word "motivation", we usually think of pushing ourselves to the limit, doing things that we normally would not, or cannot do if the desire is not there. And it is worth noting, albeit not in a good way, that only a tiny fraction of individuals can truly say to themselves that they have pushed themselves to the limit and are truly, honest to goodness ready to run a marathon.
There is always room for improvement, but hey, even the best in the biz share this sentiment. Every athlete has their challenges -- whether it's getting the children ready for school, or an Achilles injury. It's how we overcome these challenges that make us stronger, and mean we can stand on the start line with a quiet confidence.
Determination is also a huge factor, especially if you are a person who works a regular job and would need to be up as early as five in the morning - when the roosters are crowing, it's time to start training. If you retrogress to your former habits or lifestyle and get up at, say, 7:30 with your eyelids puffy and hair all messed up, that's not going to help any.
The Dynamic Duo of motivation and commitment - the Batman and Robin of every marathon runner, if you may - need to be with you for the long term, may it be changing the time that you wake up, eliminating vices, eating right, etc. You wouldn't want to prepare for a marathon like this - run ten miles, take a two-week rest doing nothing but watching television or playing computer games, then run another ten miles. Why, you are simply asking your body to forget everything you prepared it for when you initially ran ten miles! It is better to run three or more times a week with one longer run on the weekend, and you will be in better shape.
These small, regular runs will add up to success over time, but they are far easier to do when you have a target to aim at. You may want to set your goals based on time, or based on a certain distance. Regardless of how you plan to set your goals, being specific will give you clarity on what you should do next. Having specific goals adds to your ability to concentrate and your spirit's capacity to stay motivated.