These Mini Tips Will Help You Stay Active for the Long Run

Enhanced performance is directly related to mindful and consistent efforts in all areas of our running. The next time you have a tough run or feel sluggish, forget how it felt; forget your time or pace. Ask yourself if you’ve been consistent that day (or week, or month), and focus on maintaining those regular habits.

There’s a method of long-distance running that’s becoming popular called the Run-Walk method; every few minutes of running is followed by a minute of walking. What’s interesting is that people aren’t just using this method to train, they’re using it to race. And what’s even more interesting is that they’re beating their old run-the-entire-distance

attention to the sensations of the run, we may notice a sound that our brains usually filter out as unimportant or a smell that reminds us of a meaningful memory. When it comes to our overstimulated sense, vision, picking out a small detail can bring something novel and beautiful to the run. Jay Shetty spoke of this concept in his book Think Like a