Motivation..............any advice (Read 1493 times)

Get a running buddy. That helps a ton. Set some goals too. Get a goal sheet every week and check to see if you meet your goals. I have a website for beginner runners. It is mostly for my high school cross country runners, but check out the part about setting smart goals. Good luck - Get out that door. Take care - CoachT http://www.tips4running.com/Smart-Goals.html

There's lots of good motivational ideas already - but here's another suggestion anyway. Find a race not too far away and with enough time between the race day and now that you can (if you stick with it) get fit enough to finish. Perhaps a half marathon? THEN pay your money, enter the race and tell all your friends, family, and people you bump into on the street that you will be running the ...... race. The people that support you will keep you thinking positive and feeling good about yourself, and the "naysayers" that tell you you'll never make it will fire up the anger and keep you going too. You've paid your money and told everyone you are going to do it - so you have to follow through or you'll look like an idiot. Worked for me.

Just for info guys, I am doing well at weight watchers, back under 195 lbs, going to keep going. My ultimate goal for the London marathon is 175lbs. Getting plenty of miles in too. Im happy again. Expecially seeing a though I did a tempo before, 5 k, and did it in just over 20 with only a push in the last mile really.