keeping the miles rolling

So, a question for you all. What keeps you motivated, now the nights are rolling in, and its getting cold outside, and you just want to snuggle on the sofa rather than get out and feel the fresh (ok lets be honest. cold) air in your lungs and getting soggy in the rain. What are your motivators?
I had a bit of an "unmotivated period" for the last week whereby the magnitude of what was facing me pulled my rug out as it were!! So i decided, and to quote the wise words of one of my best friends... Baby steps. I have dropped my distance right back, with one long run per week. I have increased my speed to push myself out of the comfort zone, I have decided that I can only do what I can do, within the abilities of my body and at the times I am able to do it. And as a result I am finding that the time to exercise is revealing itself more readily.
This last few days I have noticed the small acheivements and the motivation is coming in looking for many more. Like my personal best 5k time yesterday. I wanted to collapse but my god it made me feel like I had really acheived. The lb weight loss this week. tiddly to some but again, a motivating acheivement. Feeling the people that I am doing this for standing besides me when I am ready to hit the emergency stop button! (something that happens far to frequently!) motivating me not to be a quitter and to carry on, and the last? the warmth of a good gym!!

So remember, when its easier to sit on the sofa, or make an excuse to lay in if you are a morning runner, cut it back. notice the small acheivements, aim for the small goal and I am sure you will find that motivation sticking around for much much longer!!