No Motivation

A question I frequently get is, How do I stay motivated? When it’s cold out or when it’s dark. Don’t I ever just want to stay inside and skip my run? And the answer is, of course I do. I’m only human.
And yet, I still find a way to get out there and go for a run. So how do I do it? The answer is that, long ago, I realized that motivation is unnecessary.
Motivation is fickle. Motivation is fleeting.
What you really want is momentum. That feeling you have when you’ve got a run streak going and you don’t want to break that streak. That’s momentum. It’s the inertia of you, set in motion. And a body in motion, wants to stay in motion.
So get out there. Run. And keep showing up. The run might be terrible, but that’s the thing about running. Even a terrible run is worth something. Because even a terrible run keeps your momentum going.
If you’re going to wait for a day when you’re feeling motivated, the only thing you’ll ever accomplish is waiting. So run when it’s dark. Run when it’s cold. Go. No more excuses. No more waiting.
And next time, when you don’t feel motivated to run. You can tell yourself. I don’t need motivation. I’ve been here before. The dark isn’t so dark. The cold isn’t so cold.

I have built a habit. This is who I am. This is what I do. I have momentum.
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