interchange between them throughout the remainder of your run. See if you can retain your mindfulness throughout an entire run. When your run comes to a natural conclusion, or you have got to the end of it, then connect with your surroundings and the environment, breathe deeply a couple of times and go about your day. At some stage following your run, engage in some post-run reflection -- Once you have stopped running, reflect upon the run. How was it? How was the experience of being mindful? How was it different to other runs? How was it similar? Accept it absolutely as it was and be aware of the entire running experience as a whole. Enjoy that, it'll bring some utter joy to your running when it is done with some regularity and your body and mind will thank you enormously for it, as well as your running performance. References: Cook, C. E. and Van Vogt, A. E. (1956) The Hypnotism Handbook . Morgan, W. P. and Pollock, M. L. (1977) Psychological characterization of the elite distance runner. Annals of the New York Academy of Science , 301: 382-403.