Guest Posting from GutsyGeise

I have decided to start doing guest posts to offer motivation and the chance to interact with each other. I highly encourage commenting on these guest posts - if you never comment on mine that's cool, but I'd like to start a dialogue.

And now...a message from GutsyGeise:

"So I have been on organized sports teams since I was 11, filling almost every season. So now that I am 23, have graduated from college and have joined the working world; how can I continue to stay motivated to work out with a coach, teammates etc? This is my current conundrum. I have to find a way to motivate myself. The first option that I am trying to make happen is to find a workout buddy. This is difficult because the only person that I see on a daily consistent basis is my roommate and we have very different schedules. She works out in the mornings and after 4 years of 5:30am wake ups, I don’t think I can make myself do it anymore. I live away from other potential buddies which puts a little bit of a hold on my buddy idea. My second option is to find a running group or something of the sort. This is a secondary option because given the choice of working out with a friend or a group of strangers, I’ll take the friend. Another option would be to sign up for races and workout events to keep myself focused and on target. This is lower on the list because currently I am signed up for the Marine Corps Marathon and it is doing nothing for my motivation. (Maybe I just need a little push to get me going)

That’s pretty much it for me as far as ideas for motivation. I’d love to get some feedback and other ideas that have worked. I’m still developing my routine and am far from perfecting it. Still trying to figure out how to make that transition from team to alone."