{"id":1425,"date":"2015-06-28T15:12:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T15:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbrsport.wordpress.com\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2016-11-11T08:04:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T08:04:32","slug":"9-points-to-inspire-you-to-get-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbrsport.co.za\/?p=1425","title":{"rendered":"9 points to inspire you to get going."},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are looking at running your first 5 k or marathon; read on. This is not
\naimed at elite athletes, this is aimed at people wanting to start something new
\nin their lives.<\/p>\n

1. Starting and stopping are always hard.<\/strong>
\nStarting a running\/cross fit\/swimming\/cycling program is always going to be
\ndifficult. Walking into a sport shop, or better still, making an appointment
\nwith us, is always going to be daunting. Looking at a bike or a pair of shoes
\nfor the first time ensures a squirt of adrenaline. Don’t stop, keep going, do
\nthings properly. I live for those moments when someone calls and explains that
\nthey want to take up a sport.<\/p>\n

Stopping is also hard. Giving up cigarettes or excessive drinking is
\ndifficult. However, you can do it.<\/p>\n

You won’t know yourself in three months.<\/p>\n

2. There will be highs and lows.<\/strong>
\nGetting up early is difficult, however the rewards are immense. The door will
\nbecome your biggest enemy. It will either trap you inside or will let you out
\ninto a new life. Open it, take the step.\u00a0\"door\"<\/a>
\nSome races go well, others, well, not so much. I have had some brilliant\u00a0races, where for moments I have resembled Haile Gebrselassie (for 30 seconds\u00a0or so) and others where people twice my age and size have passed me and\u00a0encouraged me not to give up. Life is like that. The key is to keep moving.<\/p>\n

3. You need a little bit of backup.<\/strong>
\nHook up with some friends and tell your social media network what your plans\u00a0are.
\nThe more accountability you have the better. Knowing that you are meeting\u00a0someone for a run at 5.30 in the morning is all that is needed to drag your\u00a0sorry ass out of bed.\u00a0\"alarm<\/a><\/p>\n

Tell your buds on social media that you have entered a race. I promise you,\u00a0their encouragement will help you. Just don’t be ‘that guy’, who insists on\u00a0posting all his workouts on Facebook.<\/p>\n

4. Embrace loneliness.<\/strong>
\nI make sure that I do some rides and some runs on my own. I need space in a\u00a0world that no longer switches off. If I wake up at 2 in the morning, I roll\u00a0over and check Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. I am addicted to info,\u00a0movement, people, action. It is one of the reasons that I need to get out on\u00a0my own to find myself. I have a 21k route that I call my ‘psychologist run.<\/p>\n

\"Original<\/a><\/p>\n

Running it on my own gives me perspective and clarity. It never fails.<\/p>\n

5. Consistency is king.<\/strong>
\nI know a number of people who burst onto the scene, go from zero to hero,\u00a0train for a few weeks like animals and then fade. Don’t be like that. Keep\u00a0going throughout the year. This needs to be a lifestyle. Zero to hero athletes
\nget injured. \u00a0All hail, King Consistency.<\/p>\n

6. Set goals.<\/strong>
\nI have a plan for the next two years. This plan consists of two to three long
\ndistance events during that time. Once the goal is set, the rest will fall
\ninto place.<\/p>\n

7. Keep records.<\/strong>
\nWe are all different. Some list everything about their workout. This is often
\nassisted by a gps watch. Others just write a short summary in a journal as to
\nwhat they did. Going over your record will bring back many happy memories as
\nwell as moments of learning, as you realize what works for you.<\/p>\n

8. Make peace with your limits.<\/strong>
\nSome reading this have it in them to get podium finishes. Others just keep
\ngoing until they get over the finish line. First or last means nothing.
\nParticipation is everything.<\/p>\n

9. Time to join the elite.<\/strong>
\nIt is believed that less than 0.5 of a percent of people have ever completed a
\nmarathon. A tiny percentage of people have ever swum a Midmar mile. You have it in you.<\/p>\n

I hope to see you at SBR Sport, and even more importantly, on the road
\nsometime soon.<\/p>\n

Regards,<\/p>\n

Mike Roscoe.
\n\"Mike<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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