Diary
THE most important bit of kit you have.
Pick up a page-a-day diary from a Pound shop. In this you can record what you did, times, distances and the weather as it all has an impact on your training. You can also record your food and calorie intake if you so desire but all of this data is what ultimately will be your motivation.
By looking back you can see how far you have developed. When I first started I ran about 5 minutes before nearly keeling over at the side of the road. That was a 5K distance which ultimately took around an hour to complete. Now I can do that in around 25 minutes (sub 23 on a track and a very good day which only happened once) so I can see how I've improved from then to now.
You can also record regular weight measurements (or even BMI and Body Fat % if you've access to one of these fancy machines) along with waist and chest measurements (not that I can ever be bothered to do this bit).
You can also go high-tech and record everything into spreadsheets (triathletes love spreadsheets) and it does make comparing your times, and even your weight fluctuations, easier.
You can take a photograph of yourself each week in the same pose so you can have visual representation of how your body changes throughout your training ... I couldn't be bothered with this method but apparently it's quite a powerful motivational tool.
Pick up a page-a-day diary from a Pound shop. In this you can record what you did, times, distances and the weather as it all has an impact on your training. You can also record your food and calorie intake if you so desire but all of this data is what ultimately will be your motivation.
By looking back you can see how far you have developed. When I first started I ran about 5 minutes before nearly keeling over at the side of the road. That was a 5K distance which ultimately took around an hour to complete. Now I can do that in around 25 minutes (sub 23 on a track and a very good day which only happened once) so I can see how I've improved from then to now.
You can also record regular weight measurements (or even BMI and Body Fat % if you've access to one of these fancy machines) along with waist and chest measurements (not that I can ever be bothered to do this bit).
You can also go high-tech and record everything into spreadsheets (triathletes love spreadsheets) and it does make comparing your times, and even your weight fluctuations, easier.
You can take a photograph of yourself each week in the same pose so you can have visual representation of how your body changes throughout your training ... I couldn't be bothered with this method but apparently it's quite a powerful motivational tool.