Motivation

4 Things I Discovered After Forcing Myself to Run Every Morning

Article added September 16, 2019 Categories Chris Fonda, Motivation Essentials, Training

Written By: BRIAN DALEK

It turns out that getting up early can have some surprising benefits. Though it goes counter to the preferred doctrine, I tend to thrive on less than eight hours of sleep. I’ve been a night owl most of my existence, and usually only get five to six hours of shuteye. But I’ve never really worried about […]

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The Trick to Setting Running Goals You Can Actually Achieve

Article added September 13, 2019 Categories Featured Beginners, Motivation, Motivation Essentials

Written By: DANIELLE ZICKL

Hint: Who you choose to share them with can play a big role. According to a new study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, telling your goals to someone whose opinion you respect will help you accomplish them. Sharing your goal with someone lower in status does not increase your commitment to that goal. For runners, sharing […]

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12 Tips to Get You Through Your Long Run When You’re Seriously Struggling

Article added August 29, 2019 Categories Featured Training, Motivation, Motivation Essentials

Written By: JORDAN SMITH

On the days you just want to pack it in after the second Km, these tips from readers can help you power through. If you are training for a marathon or a half, long run’s are inevitable. They come around once a week whether you are ready or not, and some days it’s easier than others […]

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Mo Farah’s 6 Best Tips for Bouncing Back From a Bad Race—or a Good One

Article added August 28, 2019 Categories Columns, Featured Columns, Motivation, Motivation Essentials, Your stories

Written By: CINDY KUZMA

The four-time Olympic gold medalist shares his secrets on recovering and going after your goals all over again. If anyone knows how to overcome a tough break and get back to the top, it’s Britain’s Mo Farah. Three years ago at the Olympics in Rio, about midway through the 10,000 meters, then-training partner Galen Rupp accidentally tripped him. Farah hit […]

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How to Run with Your Significant Other—Without Killing Each Other

Article added June 6, 2019 Categories Featured Columns, Featured News, Motivation

Written By: RILEY MISSEL

Ultrarunning’s cutest (and most dangerous) couple fills us in. At the Gaoligong UTMB race in China, Meredith Edwards and Jason Schlarb join the rest of the elite racers on the first row of the start line for the 55K trail race. The announcer counts them down in English: “Five…Four…” They shake out their legs. “Three…Two…” […]

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