Explore strategies to clarify your why, train with intention, and make every run feel meaningful.

Have you ever finished a run, hit all your targets, and still felt…nothing? That spark, the reason you started running in the first place, can fade. When it fades, running can start to feel like a chore rather than a source of energy and clarity. That’s why you need to learn how to start running with purpose.

In this episode of Your Running Coach with GMacSpurr podcast, Coach G is diving into why your “why” evolves over time. She explores how performance-based thinking can quietly steal your joy over time. She shows why reconnecting with your purpose is the key to sustainable motivation. Coach G shares mindset shifts, real-life examples, and practical reflection prompts to help you rediscover the energy, meaning, and alignment behind every run.

Whether you’re chasing a big goal or simply want to love running again, this episode is for you. Tune in to reconnect with your “why” and make every run feel purposeful.

Listen to the episode right here, and then read on for some great journal prompts. These will help you move beyond your watch data and reconnect with the part of running that truly matters: the part that fuels you from the inside out. And why not check out the Runner Mindset Workshop recording at the end of this blog. This will help you understand – and update – what you are telling yourself about you as a runner.

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Running with Purpose: Journal Prompts

Here are some powerful journal prompts to help you shift from outcome-focused running to identity-aligned running:

• Why did I start running – and what aspects of that still energise me today?
• How has my “why” evolved with this stage of life, career, or personal growth?
• When do I feel most alive or focused during or after a run?
• If I could define running for myself right now – beyond times and distances – what would it mean?
• What small adjustments could bring joy and alignment back into my next session?

After you’ve used these prompts to delve deeper, come over to the Your Running Coach with GMacSpurr community to continue the conversation.

Here is a fantastic and free Runner Mindset Workshop to help you reclaim your runner story and spot the mindset stories that are holding you back.