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The obsession is not the medal at the end. It’s becoming the type of person willing to chase it every day

Middle of the year is honestly one of the best times to be a runner.

The winter marathon blocks are done. Spring races are wrapping up. Now we move into summer.

Loads of you are building towards something now and it’s exciting to watch.

honestly, this is the sweet spot of the running year.
Lighter mornings. Longer evenings. Hopefully less rain. Parks full of runners. People chasing fitness again.
It’s a great time to be an athlete.

One thing I always say though is recover properly after races, enjoy the down time a little, freshen the body and mind up, but don’t drift too long without another target in the distance.

You don’t need to jump straight into another brutal training block, but having something there matters.
A race gives purpose to discipline.

It gets you out of bed early. It gives purpose to eating better. It keeps you consistent when motivation drops. It stops you slipping back into autopilot.
Without something pulling you forwards, it’s very easy to slowly lose the habits that made you feel good in the first place.
And the truth is, the people who last long term in this sport are rarely the ones obsessed only with outcomes.
They learn to love the process.
The routine. The structure. The early mornings. The steady progress. The simple act of showing up.
Some people in this group genuinely love running to their core and you can feel it around them. That’s why they keep improving year after year.
The race matters, of course it does.
But what really changes people is who they become whilst preparing for it.

This is rob recently completed Manchester marathon, he is recovering well and training for Manchester 10k