Motivation..I need it...badly

You love running? Go run.

Or were you mistaken about loving running and you just liked being good without working hard? If that's the case take up a different sport.

Just run because you enjoy it! Don't worry about being as good as you were in freshman year, because maybe your knee injury set you back. Set a goal for yourself that's realistic to where you are now, and set a time limit for when you need to reach it, like, "I will run a XX-minute 5K by September 1st." That can be your motivation to run. Or try running with a friend, maybe someone from the xc team. Remember that your full potential may be different than it was when you were a freshman, and that your definition of being "remotely successful" might need to change - but you can still succeed! Good luck :)

Well to truly to succeed you have to be internally motivated... but I am sure it is in there. You just have to realize that success is completely up to you. You need to be 100% better before you get after it. When you don't run, no one else cares and no one suffers worse performance other than yourself.

So you have to get consistent and make it part of your lifestyle.. starting is the hardest. With the injury recovery it will be hard and slow but you have to be patience.

Just remember, there are no unrealistic goals, just unrealistic timelines.

go to youtube, and look up fancyboyproductions. if you don't get motivated after watching his videos then you should get some help, don't waste it!!

Truth, just the truth, time for some real introspection:

(1) How much of your self image and self worth has been tied to your view of your self as a very fast runner.

What is better to your psyche, being a fast runner who can't run because of an injury or being a slow runner who used to be fast. On some level you might prefer the first and fear the second.

(2) When you were fast what did you think of the guys who couldn't run fast?

You're young, you've been reasonably fast before. Why wouldn't you be able to be fast again? You just need to put in the work - but if you love running that shouldn't be a chore. It can take time, but if you work at it and manage to stay injury free (listen to your body) then you'll get there.

one of the things that works to increase my motivation and morale is to get through a workout feeling great - so pick a workout or two, do it at a pace that is quick but not hard FOR THE SHAPE YOU ARE IN NOW, NOT THE SHAPE YOU WERE IN LAST YEAR, and do it. Focus on staying loose and smooth and hit your times.

You'll remember how good it feels to get through a successful workout - the motivation will come back to you.

Stay off the 'crete. Lift less. Quit jacking your knees up.

Also, sincerely, you can become way better. You're too used to thinking of athletics in terms of 4 year periods of success. It might take you a few months to get back into shape, but if you just do it day in and day out you'll find years from now that you are crushing your old times. This is a lifetime sport and you probably have a good 10 more years where you can solidly improve. Every runner has a set back or two. Some quit when it happens. Some stick it out and are world beaters at age 30. You have plenty of room for improvement and the sooner you get back on the horse the higher the peak you'll reach one day.

If you ever get fat and lazy you'll seriously regret losing the motivation. You never know how good of shape you're in until you lose it.

wow that sucks, statistics show that just after 3 days of non running you begin to lose your fitness. ONE FULL YEAR off, well, you might as well just have to take up a new sport. Perhaps some beach volleyball will do the trick.

Dear yo:

Are you black? No?

Than stopping trying to talk ghetto.

No one on your team can motivate you?

Your coach can't motivate you?

http://greatday.com/motivate/120619.html

Stop your whining you pansy!