Anytime I start to train for an event I always try and keep this in mind:
-You will have good days and bad days.
I have a friend who always says that running is like life, sometimes you’re up and sometimes you’re down. There will be days where you feel weightless and you are moving really well, where everything seems to come together during a run and it's really fun. There will also be days where your legs will feel as though they are made of lead, days where you don't want to get up and go for that morning jog.
Remember, EVERY ATHLETE has those days, they are perfectly normal. If running were easy, then everyone would be doing it. The other thing to remember is that in order to have good days you have to have less-than-good days.
The other thing I would like to say to you is welcome to your new life. It's a new life as an athlete, even if you don't feel like it right now each and every one of you is an athlete. In the coming months you will find that things will change for you, you'll get more sleep at night, eat better. Even your vocabulary will change. You will start saying things like "I only have to run a mile today".
Welcome to the Group.
--Steve
As a reminder if you have any questions for Steve about training, post it as a comment here and he will respond.
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