Decisions, decisions....

There are (I once read) three different types of runner. These are:

1. Single Decision Maker
2. Daily Decision Maker
3. Multiple Decision Maker

The single decision maker is a rare breed. After making one decision to start a training programme or after making a personal commitment to train every day at 6am, there are no more decisions. Its a simple as that. The decision is made. No debate, reasoning or any possibility of failure, mind changing or generally weasling out.

The daily decision maker, by comparison is a more common beast. Every day the battle ensues. Shall I, Shan't I. It's cold....but I'm fat.....I'll start tomorrow.....No you wont....Yes I will......Anyway the long and short of it is that once the decision is made, on that day, the running happens with no further self inflicted arm-twisting.

The third camp, and one which I have long standing membership of is a troubled and bi-polar agglomeration of would be runners. The basic premise of the demographic is that we make the same single decision follow a training programme as the first group. We then make another decision to go for a run, just as the second. We're then still making the decision to go for a run when we're lacing up our shoes. We need to make another decision to open the front door. Another decision to actually start running. Even once we're off and moving there's a decision to be made at every corner. 'Can I turn back?', 'Shall I take this short cut?', 'If I miss the lst 2 miles, I can make it up tomorrow' etc etc. Its a constant battle just to keep running.

Now I'm sure there must be some kind of promotion prospects, but as yet I'm still trying to talk myself into going for a run, and to keep going.