there are running groups around where you live, it might be helpful to go run with them once in a while, or regularly. _{I know, it gets incredibly difficult to go run all by yourself… sometimes! :)}

Here we have (at least) two running stores that organize a couple of weekly runs each (all sorts of people with all sorts of preferred running paces show up). Oh, and I have run with a local running meetup^TM group too… a bunch of nice people, in my experience. Just a few options, in case you’re looking for running companions outside your current circle of lazy friends _{there… I judged them!} :)

I had seen a goal of Matty’s that was to run every day for 43 days. I decided that if Matty could do it, I could do it. So I adopted that goal and did it. Then I adopted other running goals like running at least 20 minutes a day every day for a month. Working on those goals even without a running partner kept me motivated to keep running. Next up was the 100 days in a row goal. Once I did that one, it was a habit, and I kept doing it.

That being said, I don’t really enjoy running. I don’t live to run, or run to live. But I’ve now run 201 days in a row, and have it in my mind that I’m going to do 365 days in a row. Will I stop on day 366? I don’t know yet. But working on the smaller goals helped get me to where I am today at over 1000 miles run for the year.