tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318674573303332537.post1137620726333118647..comments2023-10-31T07:00:00.372-07:00Comments on An Ultra Runners Blog: MotivationWill Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12711766757619416742noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318674573303332537.post-43850664064221707562012-07-18T23:52:36.243-07:002012-07-18T23:52:36.243-07:00Thanks so much for your post, really effective dat...Thanks so much for your post, really effective data.sitehttp://elec.tricity.wsu.edu/~andrew.cowell/wiki/index.php/User:Laurencezarate66noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318674573303332537.post-55147493559585995412011-01-20T09:23:21.356-08:002011-01-20T09:23:21.356-08:00Great blog. New to your blog and already very muc...Great blog. New to your blog and already very much loving it.<br /><br />Music = My Motivation.<br /><br />Looking for suggestions on music to listen to when I work out. My resolution for 2011 is to find more high energy music than the normal Top 40 stuff. While searching for music I found this video, its pretty funny and the song gets me moving. Wait until the end for a url to get the song for free:http://www.youtube.com/user/endthebonk?feature=mhum#p/a/u/1/cW8rnMmYID8<br /><br />Music suggestions welcome. Any songs you can’t go to the gym without?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08095258871871026253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318674573303332537.post-69634875984694732182011-01-20T09:21:41.423-08:002011-01-20T09:21:41.423-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18361234217252628216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318674573303332537.post-83317755230740788842009-09-17T10:19:11.661-07:002009-09-17T10:19:11.661-07:00I agree that motivaion is crucial. The difficult p...I agree that motivaion is crucial. The difficult part can be finding that motivation. One thing I do personally is track and upload every run, then broadcast it to friends and fellow runners via social media. This gives me an almost tangible reward and motivation during my training runs.Jake A Harrishttp://jaharr11.personal.asu.edu/wordpress/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318674573303332537.post-9955726484313892542009-08-16T10:16:15.836-07:002009-08-16T10:16:15.836-07:00This is a great blog that you have here. I have a ...This is a great blog that you have here. I have a sports blog myself where we cover a wide range of sports. I was wondering if we could do a link exchange. We have to stick together.Jasonhttp://www.sportssoundoff.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318674573303332537.post-28674435064294282442009-08-01T14:34:57.847-07:002009-08-01T14:34:57.847-07:00took me a while to get motivated to read your post...took me a while to get motivated to read your post. Am glad I did! : )Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08331491750931314186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318674573303332537.post-2652538702066091762009-07-31T08:47:02.355-07:002009-07-31T08:47:02.355-07:00Thanks for the motivating words as usual. I am fi...Thanks for the motivating words as usual. I am finally motivated in my running it feels good & you are partly responsible for my motivation so thank you for that.<br />Laura WeaverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318674573303332537.post-74491647825215953432009-07-30T17:41:19.547-07:002009-07-30T17:41:19.547-07:00Great article, thanks for writing it. Motivation i...Great article, thanks for writing it. Motivation is one of my biggest problems at the mo.<br /><br />CheersNew Zealand Runninghttp://www.nzrunning.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318674573303332537.post-75934457150373003812009-07-30T13:09:54.030-07:002009-07-30T13:09:54.030-07:00Will:
I am behind you 100% in not giving up in yo...Will:<br /><br />I am behind you 100% in not giving up in your pursuit to break your marathon PR.<br /><br />Do I sense a little burnout still after Western States? You really trained, in my opinion, for that one for what 3 years? And you were trying to drop weight as well. <br /><br />I am trying to do the same before the AC100. It adds an additional stress to that which already comes from all the training runs and "strategery" as one ex-president laughably used to say. :)<br /><br />Anyway, good luck. Keep resting for awhile. I do believe you can attain your PR. In high school I ran a 5:08 mile which stood until I broke it at 40 years old (4 years ago) when I ran a 4:51 after 3 months of focussed training and losing 20 pounds. <br /><br />It also lead to me lowering my marathon PR from 3:46 to 3:14.<br /><br />Running fast mile pace for 6-10 miles on the treadmill really helped me develop my footspeed back then. If you do not already use the treadmill a little bit each week I strongly recommend you add it as part of your training.<br /><br />Though slower today and 10 lbs heavier I still have dreams of achieving that elusive sub 3 marathon. <br /><br />We can do it. Forget about age. Just go for it as your motivation returns.<br /><br />Finally, I still find your performance at Western States hard to believe. A sub 24 hour finish with that freakin' ankle injury so early in the race? <br /><br />That takes friggin' courage, talent and drive, man! Do not forget that incredible performance of yours. And see ya on the trail again someday. <br /><br />Maybe I'll be up to your speed then(if I keep training hard).<br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />Robert BlairUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00931777618785722256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318674573303332537.post-29804931363378791942009-07-29T11:45:17.605-07:002009-07-29T11:45:17.605-07:00Wow, what an incredible post, very thought provoki...Wow, what an incredible post, very thought provoking! I hope you get those goosebumps so I can read about new PR :)Mel-2nd Chanceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15040126521403230005noreply@blogger.com