This post is a little bit of personal experience, a little bit for friends that I know who are going to the same and I'm going to keep it short, just for you Owen.
We all get into training ruts, we all get down about training and start to lose hope/sight of what we're doing or where we're going. So for those that want to do something this year here's some ideas on how to get yourself in gear
1) Sign up .... NOW
Everybody is always afraid of not being able to do a race, so they say I'll get to a certain fitness level and then sign up. I worried about this when I was younger, never wanting to do a 10k, having my mom sign me up for one was probably the best thing that has happened for my love of running
2) Do the distance
If you're worried that you won't be able to do the distance, bet it 3, 6, 13 or 26 miles..... well maybe not 26; run a little bit over your target distance so that you know that you've done this before. For people who are doing the 26, you can stop at 22.
3) You can do it
If you believe that you can do it, and you tell yourself you can do it, you probably can and vice versa
4) Get into a groove
If you have stuff that you only wear on race day, or do the same pattern before training, whatever helps you get into a routine and gets your ready to do whatever you're doing.
That's it, that's all. Happy training guys
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