I did my last long run this morning before the half marathon in three weeks.
When I do my long runs I usually take my Garmin with me so I know how far I've run. The problem is that I can't resist looking at how long I've run for too, and therefore what pace I'm running, so I end up pushing myself.
The result is that I haven't enjoyed most of my longer runs recently.
This morning I still took my Garmin but I told myself that I would only look at the time I'd run and not the distance or pace.
Somehow I managed to resist the temptation to look at anything other than the elapsed time, so I had no idea how far I'd gone or my pace, but I enjoyed the run so much more.
In the end I was a bit slower than the pace I would have liked to run but it doesn't really matter. After all I've only just got over a cold so I reckon I'll be fine when the half marathon arrives.
Measuring effort is generally more motivating than measuring achievements.
When you consistently put in the effort, the achievements will come.
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