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Keeping our eyes on what is possible by the end of the month is a lot easier than attempting to visualise how we might be feeling by the time summer rolls around.

Breaking our year into manageable monthly chunks can really help us from becoming overwhelmed. We have three weeks exactly in our diaries before we close off this long month of January. We all have the same time, but we all have different priorities, responsibilities and commitments outside of running.

How much time and freedom do you have in the coming weeks? Write down what is practical for you this month and what can help you stay on track.

Do you have a running buddy to keep you accountable, a local running group or coach for support or indeed a training plan to guide you on what to do? Be honest about what is doable and you are more likely to arrive into February content with your progress and enthusiastic about the next steps. Often our ego or the fear of failure is what is holding us back rather than our fitness.

Knowing we are signed up to an event where we might not be as fast or comfortable as we would like to be can be daunting but it will keep our focus throughout these early months of the year. One of the most exciting things about our running future is that really we have no idea where the year may bring us.

Join me in reframing our year as 12 stepping stones rather than one big mountain to climb. None of us know yet exactly where our running year will take us or how our priorities may change. But there will always be another stepping stone to jump to if you are looking out for it. The fact you have read almost a whole article on running at this time of the year leads me to believe that you do see running in your future.

One year on from today you can have an extra 12 months of knowledge, fitness, experience and running memories behind you and have a whole new outlook on your running future. Even by the time the summer arrives you will have six months of a base that will allow you to seize opportunities that come your way. Decide now to take it one month at a time and be open minded to where that approach will bring you. Keep the big goals in mind if that motivates you but if not, consider each month an adventure, a chance to adapt, get stronger and feel better in yourself as we continue through these uncertain days.

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Please update your payment details to keep enjoying your Irish Times subscription. January is the hardest month to motivate yourself to run Where will your running take you this year? It might help to take it one month at a time Mon, Jan 10, , Updated: Mon, Jan 10, , Mary Jennings. In print and online, we will be offering encouragement and inspiration to help us all improve our physical and mental health in See irishtimes. Start where you are We are all starting our running year with different fitness and motivation levels.

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