When I turn on my computer and the initial screen comes on, a map of the marathon course is facing me. When I have some free moments, I look through my book on Toronto. When I think about what I have to do I read and re-read my training plan. These are some little things I do to stay motivated. I want to be sure I have this race in my sights. I want to be focused for it.
It would easy to feel a bit down that I did not do the 15 miles I was supposed to do this week, but the bottom line is I have a lot of miles between now and race day, and I will be fine. The marathon is not a success of failure based on my not running 3 miles this week. I was a bit hard on myself last night. Today though is a new day and I am fine.
One other thing I have to stay motivated are the comments people leave me here, on Facebook, or notes sent to me cheering me on. It means a lot that people would take that kind of time for me.
So these are some things to keep me going.
Charlie
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