i found it much more useful, at the day to day level, to focus on short term goals. the whole was too big to deal with at any given moment. so, i would focus on how good i would feel when i completed this run. if i was struggling i would just focus on getting to end of this road. then i’d worry about the next bit. and, though i was far from the level of fitness and training required for the race itself until near the race, i’d take satisfaction in every further half mile or every second off my best time.
in the middle of the work it was 