The Ultimate Runner's Planner - Soft Cover
“It’s a great motivation tool. I’ve always logged a diary for my running but this is far superior than just a notebook.”
More than just a journal, The Ultimate Runner's Planner is filled with proven techniques to elevate long-term running motivation.
From linking your running with your deepest values to designing lasting habits and tracking your progress, the planner is a game-changing tool for runners.
Beautifully designed with a high-quality matte finish soft cover and 192 pages of 115gsm full-colour FSC-certified internal paper – luxury details that make this planner feel as good as it performs.
Designed for flexibility, this undated planner allows you to start at any time of the year, take breaks when needed, and pick up right where you left off without wasted pages.
What's Inside?
The planner is undated for complete flexibility and has eight sections, each including information pages that explain the science behind the techniques and action pages for you to complete by hand.
Guided sections include:-
Setting the Foundations: Identify the motives that will work for you - rooted in extensive psychological research. Start designing your running journey to align with your values.
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Forming Running Habits: Discover the best, scientifically proven, ways to create habits that stick. Create personalised habit workflows to use before your runs.
- Shaping Your Environment: Learn how to remove friction and make running the easy choice. Optimise your surroundings, routines, and triggers to support your running and keep you consistent.
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Setting Weekly Commitments: Turn big goals into specific, short-term steps that keep you consistent and moving forward. Build a weekly rhythm that drives real progress while remaining flexible in the face of life's changes.
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Sparking Running Motivation: Read the science behind sustainable motivation and discover your Pre-Run Journal, which you’ll use to ignite motivation and take that first step.
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Journalling for Success: Explore the many benefits of journalling and discover your Post-Run Journal, which you will complete after every run. The journal will help you reflect on your journey and refine your running commitments.
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Excelling in Events: Plan each event with intention so it’s enjoyable, rewarding, and stress-free. Then review to capture wins and optimise your strategy for the next start line.
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Tracking Your Progress: Use the Running Log and Monthly Trackers to record your running journey in useful, visual ways. The charts and diagrams make it easy for you to recognise and evaluate your progress.
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Who Is It For?
To ensure that everybody can fully experience the joy, fulfilment and health benefits that a sustainable running journey can bring, we carefully structured The Ultimate Runner's Planner to be useful for runners of all levels.
The planner will guide you through finding the best motives for you. Once you have linked your running motives with your values, you will integrate them into running commitments and habits that suit your lifestyle and routines.
We have left the axes on the charts to track your progress blank so you can add distance and time ranges that suit your running level.
The techniques inside will work for you, whether you have just bought your first pair of running shoes or can't remember a time before running was part of your life!Who Created It?
The Ultimate Runner’s Planner was co-founded by Dr Rob Chard (BSc, MSc, MRes, PhD) and Jen Parker (BSc, PgDip, MSc).
Dr Rob Chard is a passionate runner with a background in neuroscience. Rob is the scientific lead at The Ultimate Runner's Planner. He has experienced first-hand the importance of using the right motives for running and now runs primarily for the benefits to his mental health.
Jen Parker is a business owner and communications professional. Passionate about the transformative potential of behavioural science in everyday life, Jen is excited to empower runners to stay on track with their running journey as The Ultimate Runner's Planner's editorial lead.
Reviews
I absolutely love my new The Ultimate Runners Planner. There is everything I need in there. The only disappointing thing is, there is only 4 pages for a race day plan. Which suggests you’re only going to do 4 races in one year. I personally think there should be at least 10. I would certainly buy again if this was the case