I’m on record as saying that punishments and rewards (or negative and positive consequences, as a social worker like me might say) only work to a certain extent.

That said, if I hit some of my target times, I’m planning on rewarding myself this year.

For instance, for breaking a 10:30 pace in my 5K–shattering it, actually–I got myself a new iPod shuffle.

My target for the 8K this weekend is the same as it was in the 5K: 10:30 pace. This’ll be harder to reach, since the race is longer than the 5K. I haven’t decided on a reward for the 8K yet, but I’ll choose something.

I hope I do well enough to reward myself.
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