What's Your Motivation?

It's that time again when we look at the past year in the rear view mirror and ahead to the New Year. Hopefully your New Year thoughts include some run goals that push the impossible. We have all heard how important it is to write down our goals, but I believe it is more powerful to learn to dream big without fearing the outcome. So, I would like to have some fun and challenge you this year to dream big!

What's your ultimate dream run goal for 2011? Lets not worry how crazy or impossible it may sound. The crazier the better. Let's just "announce it" and let this be the first step towards your impossible!

Let's use this blog to list your goal. Think BIG and impossible! Notice how hard it is to actually post it on here. BUT, once you do, notice how it feels. This is the first step on the path to what you want!

Be unreasonable; expect the impossible - E

Here is my year in the rear view mirror!

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Comment by Larissa Uredi on August 23, 2011 at 6:01pm: this is a great post and one that needs to be read at any time of the year. I'm just getting started down this road but I like the way Impossible sounds! (c: I"m excited to get the ball rolling and see where it leads. Thanks for all you do!

Comment by david tofel on June 18, 2011 at 7:28am: I did the 8 week beginner and now I'm about 2/3 of the way through the half marathon training. I have NEVER felt better. Even though I am not focusing on time/speed, my 1 hour and 30 min. run today the main set of 1 hour I did so much faster than I have run in the past, without even trying. I wouldn't say it was effortless, but when I hit flat roads, I felt like I could run forever and at times I was under 8 minute/mile pace which is lighting for me especially since it was at mile 7.

I can't say enough how much these programs have helped me. I highly suggest them to anyone.

Comment by Eric Orton on June 16, 2011 at 8:42pm: OK everyone. We are almost at the 6 month mark of this blog post and wanted to see how your goals were coming along. Are you on target to reaching your goal? Lets hear how you are doing, good and/or bad. For me, my motivation is "One runner per household - world wide". Here is what I have put in place thus far:
- just finished the Born To Run Naked Tour
- just signed on with an agent to write a book
- will be launching a 3 DVD set on my strength training
- will be doing a Fall run clinic tour
- and will have a big announcement soon - so, stay tuned.

Lets hear how you are doing - E

Comment by Ville Kuusisto on March 3, 2011 at 2:19am: This year I will do an Half Ironman in time 4h 30 min. My goal is to run the half maraton in it to 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Comment by Steph Frederick on January 31, 2011 at 4:31pm: this year i'm going to run my first marathon. madrid! three months! and when i get back to the states i want to start ultras. i got to cause i miss the trails, i miss the trails, i miss the trails!

Comment by Ashley Smith on January 26, 2011 at 7:45am: Train with Eric Orton in person and run a marathon and ultra marathon by January 2012.

Comment by Kirk Mundell on January 26, 2011 at 12:58am: I'm currently only running trails and it's quite difficult to fix objectives in terms of time due to all the different factors involved (type of terrain, metres of climb...), so I have fixed one in terms of finishing in a certain percentile. Currently my best is in the top 34%, I would like this year to acheive a top 20% place.

Objective 2 - to participate in a 24 hour race and run at least 100k.

Objective 3 - All this on my toes with no injuries.

Comment by Leonardo Perez on January 25, 2011 at 7:15am: Hello from Colombia,

I have never run more than a half Marathon, my plan ( and dream ) for this year is to run the ultramathon de los andes, a trail run in the Chilean Andes in October... :)

Comment by Paul J. Russell on January 21, 2011 at 12:55pm: My motivation is to complete a 50 mi. ultra. Ran a marathon last yr and plan to do so again this yr. Stonger runner than last yr and no major injuryies this yr. Thanks Eric for core strength exercises for runners.