I stopped smoking and took up running at the end of January, with no particular aims other than to get a bit fitter.
I managed to injure my knee when out running a couple of weeks ago and now that it's better I seem to have lost my motivation to go out running
I looked through a running magazine in the newsagents today and thought about signing up for the Bananaman Chase 10k in July and possibly doing the Wimbledon Common 5k time trial in a few weeks time so that I've got something to work towards. Does anyone think this is the wrong way to try and motivate myself? I'm not really sure if it's the right thing to do or not.
Before I stopped I'd managed to go from being at deaths door after 3/4 mile in 20 minutes to only being out of breath after 2.9 miles in 26 minutes (all measured by my ipod Nike thingy!) So I was making a visible improvement. Would trying to do the 10k in a few months be a bit much, or should it be manageable?
I'm also thinking about going out and picking up some proper running shoes tomorrow, as if I've spent the money on them I'm more likely to use them!
What methods do others use to help keep themselves motivated?
I managed to injure my knee when out running a couple of weeks ago and now that it's better I seem to have lost my motivation to go out running
I looked through a running magazine in the newsagents today and thought about signing up for the Bananaman Chase 10k in July and possibly doing the Wimbledon Common 5k time trial in a few weeks time so that I've got something to work towards. Does anyone think this is the wrong way to try and motivate myself? I'm not really sure if it's the right thing to do or not.
Before I stopped I'd managed to go from being at deaths door after 3/4 mile in 20 minutes to only being out of breath after 2.9 miles in 26 minutes (all measured by my ipod Nike thingy!) So I was making a visible improvement. Would trying to do the 10k in a few months be a bit much, or should it be manageable?
I'm also thinking about going out and picking up some proper running shoes tomorrow, as if I've spent the money on them I'm more likely to use them!
What methods do others use to help keep themselves motivated?