![]() It means you get enjoyment from the activity itself. ![]() Intrinsic is more personal, like a challenge you really want to achieve, or enjoying the feeling of belonging to a running community. Extrinsic could include running to get rewards such as medals, or training from a sense of obligation to someone else. You may have heard of extrinsic (external) and intrinsic (internal) motivation. Motivation is the little tricks you need to keep working on so that you don’t talk yourself out of running, or out of trying hard in a more difficult workout. Motivation is what gets your trainers on and out running every day. ![]() Mostly the feeling stays with you deep inside and still influences and inspires you over the long term to run. Sometimes we’re inspired to run straight away – you put your trainers on right after watching the London marathon and go for a run. Sometimes we’re inspired by places – you might find a beautiful valley or river, or a new town, that you would love to explore by running.īecoming inspired can be quite a sudden feeling – hearing an Olympic athlete’s interview, or seeing a beautiful landscape – these influences spark us deep inside to want to get out and run, bike, swim, or maybe all three. We’re often inspired by people – I expect we can all think of runners like Paula and Mo who inspire us to run faster times. It’s wanting to run for big ideas like to discover the world, or to fulfill your unlocked potential. Inspiration is the big picture or dream element. They’re similar in that they both get us out there training (there’s a bit of a Venn diagram going on here – remember those from school?!) And which comes first – inspiration or motivation? Knowing the difference between what motivates you and what inspires you, can help you get out that door when it’s early/ late/ cold/ hot/ raining. But are they different, and do we need them both to get out and run?ĭo you feel any different when you say you’re motivated, to when you say you’re inspired? Or do you use them as two words for the same thing? Most of us want to be motivated, and most of us love to be inspired.
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