When it's cold or dark outside, or you're too tired to go to the gym, it's easy to talk yourself out of running. Reader Alice has found herself in that situation, but she's been trying a new strategy with a lot of success.
当天寒地冻，或是天黑时分，或是身心疲惫不想去健身房，那么就很容易让自己不去跑步。一位名叫爱丽丝的读者发现自己的处境就是这样，但是，她已经尝试一种能够获得极大成功的新方法。

"There are times when I'm just too lazy, tired or just simply can't be bothered, but I'm learning to say 'Right! Get up and get changed, you're going running!' because I know that I love it so much when I actually get out there," she writes. "For the past month or two, I've been really getting into it. I'm fitting in, on average, 4 runs per week, or 5 on a good week."
“有时候，我只是太懒惰，疲惫，或仅仅是不想被打扰，但是我正在学习着去告诉自己，‘快！起床！换衣服！你得去跑步！’因为我知道，当自己真正走出去，我是热爱它的”，她这么写道。“在过去的一两个月里，我真的投入到其中。我正在适应，平均每周跑步四次，状态好的话五次。”

Way to go, Alice! Her experience is a great example of how a little positive self-talk can improve your running motivation. Here are a few more ideas to help beat your excuses:
爱丽丝，做得真棒！她的经历是一个很好的例子，用一些积极的自我暗示，来增强跑步的动力。这儿有一些更多的点子，来帮助你打败那些不去跑步的借口。

1.Set up "running dates" with friends. It's a lot harder to blow off a run if you know someone else is counting on you.
1.和朋友一起计划跑步时间。如果你知道有人在等着你，那便很难推辞掉不去跑步。

2.Sign up for a race. There's nothing like a deadline to inspire running motivation.
2.参加跑步比赛。没有什么比终点线更加能够激励人去跑步了。

3.Lay out your clothes. If you're trying to run in the morning, get your running clothes out the night before, so you don't even have time to procrastinate when you wake up.
3.准备好合适的衣服。如果你想早晨跑步，在前一天晚上就把跑步要穿的衣服准备好，所以当你早晨醒来之后就不会再去拖延。