Setting objectives keep my focus on the race. Of course you first have to reach some level of fitness (otherwise it just feels like failures — You need to be ab

Setting objectives keep my focus on the race. Of course you first have to reach some level of fitness (otherwise it just feels like failures — You need to be able to reach 1hr every time, for example), but when you find a lap of 10-15 minutes and you attempt to beat your speed on 1hr by a few seconds, the race to run as fast as your last record becomes as interesting as hearing the radio anchor commenting your own race. Laps help you measure whether you're later or early – in both cases it's a mistake. It's surprising how the body is precise when you're at your maximum, precise to a few sconds every 3km.