I'm not sure why I just don't sign up for stuff every month. It keeps me moving. I'd say the that investing $300 to $400 in race fees is money well spent if it keeps me running hard.
Take today for example. I came home from work, then met up with the wife and kids and another family for dinner at an Indian-Chinese restaurant. The food was great. And heavy. And then we took the kids out for ice cream. I passed on the treats, but the damage was already done.
We returned home around 9pm. Was I going to run now? Normally I'd say "hell no!" but I joined a charity effort for February 2013 called "Run Ranger Run" sponsored by GallantFew. A team of 10 runs, walks or bikes 565 miles total in February to raise money for veterans needs/issues. I went to the Facebook event page and one guy logged 10 miles today. Doh! Another did 6 miles. And so on it went.
That was enough motivation to get me to the basement for 2.4 miles in a cold, dark space on a nice 2% incline. And I feel wimpy about it.
I'm going to try to go out and log my first outdoor miles tomorrow. It's amazing what you can do with goals and a little mental toughness.
