What can motivate a runner? For me, I find motivation in having something marked on the calendar to work towards. More often than not, it is a race (or several). For the first 6 months of 2013, it has been racing constantly and the results have been very rewarding.
Here are a couple upcoming races (and some discount codes):
Rock ‘n’Roll San Jose Half Marathon, Oct. 6
Registration: $95 (until July 31)
Discount: $10 off with code: PAVEMENTRUNNER10
Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Mini-Marathon (approx. 5 mi)., Oct. 6
Registration: $40 (until July 31)
Discount: $5 off with code: PAVEMENTRUNNER5
Hella-Ween 5 Miler (Oakland), Oct. 26
Registration: $40 (until Sept.1)
No discount, but it comes with two FREE beers and costumes are encouraged
Rock ‘n’Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon, Oct. 27
Registration: $95 (until July 31)
Discount: $10 off with code: PAVEMENTRUNNER10
Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Mini-Marathon (approx. 3.5 mi)., Oct. 27
Registration: $40 (until July 31)
Discount: $5 off with code: PAVEMENTRUNNER5
US Half Marathon, (San Francisco) Nov. 3
Registration: $90 (through Sept. 3)
Discount: $10 off with code: PAVEMENTRUNNER
Here are a couple other ways to follow me:
Facebook: RunPavementRunner
Twitter: @PavementRunner
Instagram: @PavementRunner
Pinterest: PavementRunner
YouTube: PavementRunner
What do you do to stay motivated?
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Someday I’ll make it up to Nor Cal! Or maybe SD next weekend. You have here a whole bunch of motivating discounts, giveaways and other fun things. Awesome!
You’ve had an amazing year so far! Keep it up. As for me, I’ve got all the motivation in the world, just not the means. I need to get back out on the trail but I’m finding it hard to break away from Allie for too long.
Soon I know!
Great reminder. I registered for the Marine Corps MArathon to help me with motivation this year…a goal is always a good incentive for me.
Like I said before, if you can find me a discount code to get to Cali, I’ll totally do these races ;-) I loved the two R&R’s I did!
Awesome giveaways thanks!
Thanks for listing the future running events here plus the discount codes. I hope I can have enough motivation to go to one of these events. Keep being motivated!
That Hellaween 5 miler looks like FUN!!! I’m the same way, I find that having a few races marked on the calendar keeps me motivated to keep training
I think about why I started in the first place! The mind achieves what the mind believes :)
YES thanks! Im planning on doing RnR Los Angeles
staying motivated is hard, especially when your injured and the days tick by with no running allowed. argh. i have a race lined up in july and have “tentative” races in the remaining months while I am hopefully training for the marathon. that’s my motivation to rest and heal properly. to be well enough to train and complete the CIM :)
Oh man. I wish that I could come out to run a race in California!
Hella-ween?! YES PLEASE!!
Watching and cheering my friends on when I can’t race is such a motivator!!
I stay motivated by reading blogs. Their experiences and achievements are very inspiring. :)
I think, for me, realizing there are crests and valleys (psychologically)–and that neither lasts forever–to running helps a lot. Plus, I love the sport itself and cheering other walkers and runners. Like you, too, I relish seeing the race dates (or running club events) on the calendar, because I’m an avid day-dreamer and planner.
Having a race on the calendar is just about the only thing that keeps me motivated. I also have to keep in mind that taking a week or two off between is ok!
Since I’m running MCM this year I am missing all the Halloween themed runs! Kind of a bummer but MCM will be way more than worth it :)
Sometimes taking a few days off helps me recharge the motivation-cell.