Set goals

SET YOURSELF CLEAR GOALS.

And keep them to yourself.

Talking about your goals will never help you achieve them.

Likewise, I’ve heard plenty of people talk a big game and never deliver.

You should have clear goals, such as setting yourself a 1:58 finish time and then spending your time working toward achieving that.

COMMITMENT.

If you’re a casual runner, commit to running a certain number of days a week and stick to it.

If you are a competitive runner, try training twice a day.

TRAIN ALONE

I’m not saying you should be a running hermit. Try doing 50% of your training alone.

I believe this helps in several ways:

• It allows you to stick to your game plan of running easy or hard, short or long, without ever adjusting to whoever you happen to be running with.
• You’re simply less likely to be distracted. It also helps you to be stricter when it comes to sticking to your running training schedule. It will make you tougher on race day. Even if you’re a casual competitor, this tactic could help you on race day.