I wake up, and simply put on my winter gear without thinking about what I am doing. This is at 5AM. I just tell myself over and over before my run and during my run I want to get lean, skinny, and stay thin; I want to get fast and be the best. Same exact thing after work, but this time I don't mind running again. Those early mornings are the only tough thing to get past. It's the hardest part of my day. You can laugh but getting out of bed at 4:30 when it is -2 celcius, before a day at work, is hard as nails.
Once you get that first run in before breakfast, it sets your day off like no other. When I don't run before breakfast or only once a day, I feel like a failure, which pushes me to run harder workouts the next day and double or triple that day.
This is not a troll. This is just the attitude you need to have to become the best you can be. I want to find my genetic ceiling, and then push past it. I want to be pro