I am a long distance runner, how can I keep myself motivated while I'm running?

Answer 1

you can keep yourself motivated while you run by thinking of someone special while you run or you can think of a certain goal you have and you want to accompish that.

Answer 2

Is it just that you get bored while running? Or do you need motivation to just finish?
Well if it's boredom, get an mp3 player, and pump music while you run. Listen to whatever music inspires you. The artist Jem works for me. It's electronic pop. Also, you can download talk radio and listen to it while you run. You'll get intellectual stimulation. You can also download audio books and listen to them while you run.
If you need something to motivate you to run till you're finished and not give up, set your mp3player to play for like an hour or however long you run, and don't stop till the music stops.

Answer 3

Focus your eyes on the furthest spot that is in a straight line ahead. Imagine with each step that your toes are being magnetically drawn to that spot. Then find the next spot, and the next..... When the boredom starts to make you angry, run faster. I-Pods are for joggers.

Answer 4

hay margo im a long disance runner too! :) and currently im also in track. okay so wat i do is this i count in my head from 1 to 100 and once at 100 i start over again and if you stop or walk or jog slower than usuall i stay on that number untill it get so annoying i hav to run to keep counting. say i was on 27 and i have to jog or walk then i keep saying in my head 27 27 27 27 over and over untill i start to run agian try it it works! i promise!

Answer 5

get an ipod and listen to it while running...apple even has a runinng system wit nike that counts ur steps

Answer 6

think of your goals , and that not even 100 running miles are going to stop you from getting them , think of funny stuff , it makes you relaxed and more energized

Answer 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike%2BiPod

Answer 8

think of how much it helps you