So, the past year and a half has left me staring at one undeniable fact: I do not train well by myself. It's plain and simple, and I can't argue with it anymore.
The time has come to give up and commit to some good old fashion coaching. The kind that keeps you motivated with lots of teammates (misery loves company at 6am) and a coach that has maybe one infinitesimal smidgen of sympathy for you on a REALLY bad day, and everything else is just "suck it up and keep moving!"
To my logic this completely defeats the purpose of running as a cheap sport that only requires some decent shoes and a sidewalk. On the other hand, the mental abuse one is capable of heaping on one's self when month after month brings little to no improvement because [insert excuse here] - that is well worth paying for a training group to mute the sinister little voices.
