him to raise his game to the next level - and it completely changed his life."I had a personal running blog like many people," says Powell. "Then, when I was at a 100-mile race back in 2007, I met a journalist who was writing about ultra-marathons. She
with his son Phil, Mick has completed 278 races since 2002, including 27 full marathons and 162 half-marathons.Mick and Phil wouldn’t run without each other, but this is no ordinary partnership: Phil has severe physical and mental disabilities
months ahead of time guarantees your entry, avoids late fees and, most importantly, commits you to the training because you don’t want to waste the cash. ‘This early investment in a race supplies you with motivation because it’s a concrete step,’ says
constant (1:45 for a half-marathon and 45-50 minutes for 10K). Eighteen months ago I joined a club, trained properly (speedwork, hills and long runs) and trained outside my comfort zone. At 43 years old I ran a 1:40 half-marathon and WILL beat 40 minutes
, consider including some new details.Beyond reason "When you log your training, it's always worth having a motivational reminder on each page to tell you why you are putting in the effort," says Smythe. This might be anything from "marathon in September
, which suggested I would struggle to ever break 2:45 for the marathon. According to that, I was already beaten. In fact, it only motivated me to prove it wrong.Eight months into the project, I was continuously battling to increase the mileage
motivated by choosing a race as a goal, but use whatever target works for you, whether that’s building up to your first 10-mile run, running five times a week, or logging 100 miles in a month. “A good goal keeps you excited,” says Hadfield.Go Off
performance. In the 2009 Berlin World Championships for example, Tyson Gay finished second to Usain Bolt in the 100m. If his sole objective had been to beat Bolt (an outcome goal), he would have come away disappointed. However, Gay did run a new US record (9
sports need positive role models and enthusiastic, competitive club runners fill that position nicely. ’ (More from this story) Welsh Simon on how he started off worrying about heart disease, and ended up running a marathon …‘I’d been warned about ‘the
but it keeps me motivated," he says. "As long as I’m improving, I’m happy." Constant improvement is the aim, and Agyei has a pragmatic approach. "If I stop improving at shorter distances I might start running half-marathons," he laughs. His PE teacher would
