Posted on 4 August 2007 by Dean Hebert
Strictly speaking, all motivation is self-motivation. Nobody “makes” you do something. Intrinsic motivation is that which comes from within us – such as good feelings, sense of satisfaction, and sense of mastery or control. Extrinsic motivation is triggered by things external to us – such as awards, compliments, applause and comments from others or inspiration from [...]
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Posted on 4 August 2007 by Dean Hebert
It’s track season (somewhere)! I’m going to share some things I’m sure you’ve all wondered about regarding running on tracks and timing track distances.
Distances
Myth: All tracks are the same.
Fact: Though nowadays any track built from the late 70s on are 400 meter tracks, anything built before then may still be a 440 yard track (a [...]
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