You've realised that to begin, you simply begin.
You've taken stock, and done your homework.
It's now time to make the time, revise those reasons to run, and get ready to get out the the door...
My 10 Tips to help you start - successfully, speedily and safely:
- Take Stock
- Do Some Homework
- Be Inspired
- Make a Decision
- Enlist Support
- Build-in Success
- Some is Better Than None
- Find a Coach or Mentor
- Hang In There
- Sometimes Less is More
3. Be Inspired
- go to popular running tracks or trails, visit an athletics track; watch a race, visit the start and/or finish line; volunteer to help at a race; be crew or support for a runner your know - absorb the energy & excitement
- watch a run-related movie, read a biography; find uplifting music
- discover or draw and display a motivational picture or quote
- consider a 'before' picture - one you can add a weekly or monthly 'after' picture to
- start your own digital library, scrap-book, or journal
- find something that works for you, that pushes your button/s, that floats your boat
4. Make a Decision (when)
- give yourself a date/day, time and location to start - highlight it on oyur calendar
- avoid Mondays; yet every day and any day is the best day to start
- stick to it ... if you can't - go the very next day
- don't confuse can't with won't
- for newbies and old pros alike, getting changed and out the door id often the hardest step
- take a 'no excuses' approach to your first 2 weeks
Now, you're almost there.
And just in case...
- give yourself a date/day, time and location to start - highlight it on oyur calendar
- avoid Mondays; yet every day and any day is the best day to start
- stick to it ... if you can't - go the very next day
- don't confuse can't with won't
- for newbies and old pros alike, getting changed and out the door id often the hardest step
- take a 'no excuses' approach to your first 2 weeks
Now, you're almost there.
And just in case...
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