Motivation Monday: The registration edition

There are lots of reasons I sign up for races rather than simply going on nice, relaxed 5-milers, as I’ve been happily doing for the past several months. One of the chief reasons is motivation: To push harder, to go faster, to challenge myself more. To that end, over the weekend, I signed up for the Philadelphia Half-Marathon on Nov. 16.

I’m still planning to run the Virginia Beach Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon over Labor Day weekend. The jury’s still out on the Frederick Half-Marathon in early May. But even though my next official race obligation is several months down the road, I feel a greater sense of purpose and focus on my 5-milers, and a sense of nervous excitement about adding some longer, harder runs in the future.

Do you rely on race registrations to motivate you to run—or to run harder or longer than you would without a race looming in your future?

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3 responses to “Motivation Monday: The registration edition

  1. lizard151

    I was just trying to figure out if I could ever be a leisure runner, someone who took enough pleasure in the run that I could forgo the ($$) races. I don’t think I can though.

  2. I definitely need race registrations to keep me motivated. I think you’ll love Philly, I had a great time last year!

  3. Signing up for races definitely keeps me more focused on putting in quality training miles. Sounds like you have some good ones on the schedule!

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