-long distance running is 90% mental and 10% physical
and
-your mind quits before your body.
I tend to agree with this thinking.
When you are running a race that is taking several hours to complete you need to be in a good mental place, thinking positive thoughts. Thinking negative thoughts during your marathon can easily derail all the hard work you put into training.
Working on positive thinking is something that has taken me time and still gives me trouble now and again, but has REALLY improved.
Training for this marathon has been (for the most part) a positive experience for me as I've looked at it as my big return after last year's unfortunate end. Do I want to qualify for Boston in 16 days? Without a doubt, but I'm realistic. I have trained hard, I have put up some great numbers, but as of late, I've been dealing with an injury that could end up being another fractured pelvis (We'll find out when I get my MRI the day after the marathon).
Dr. Jan (the greatest chiropractor/sports recovery doctor) saw me last year when I got hurt and has been working with me this year and has remarked on my positive mindset while dealing with this injury. After being sidelined 5 weeks before the marathon last year I'm taking this injury in stride (no pun intended). I'm being realistic about the race. If I don't qualify, it's not the end of the world. I just want to run it! As a wise runner friend said to me, "running a marathon, no matter how many you've done, is an accomplishment. The months and miles you've given to a few hours of running is something to be proud of....regardless of the time it takes." I'm keeping that thought in the forefront as I approach the final 2 weeks of training. My training has tapered off a bit sooner than it should these past few weeks because of the injury I'm working through, but my mental game is where it needs to be and I kind of think that's what's going to help me more on race day. My fabulous support group of family, friends, an old professor who is big into running, and Dr. Jan are the ones I need and want in my head at the race.
I will run this race to best of my ability and be as smart as possible doing it!
"Treat negative emotions like negative people. Acknowledge their presence and make whatever changes are required to remove them from your life."
When you are running a race that is taking several hours to complete you need to be in a good mental place, thinking positive thoughts. Thinking negative thoughts during your marathon can easily derail all the hard work you put into training.
Working on positive thinking is something that has taken me time and still gives me trouble now and again, but has REALLY improved.
Training for this marathon has been (for the most part) a positive experience for me as I've looked at it as my big return after last year's unfortunate end. Do I want to qualify for Boston in 16 days? Without a doubt, but I'm realistic. I have trained hard, I have put up some great numbers, but as of late, I've been dealing with an injury that could end up being another fractured pelvis (We'll find out when I get my MRI the day after the marathon).
Dr. Jan (the greatest chiropractor/sports recovery doctor) saw me last year when I got hurt and has been working with me this year and has remarked on my positive mindset while dealing with this injury. After being sidelined 5 weeks before the marathon last year I'm taking this injury in stride (no pun intended). I'm being realistic about the race. If I don't qualify, it's not the end of the world. I just want to run it! As a wise runner friend said to me, "running a marathon, no matter how many you've done, is an accomplishment. The months and miles you've given to a few hours of running is something to be proud of....regardless of the time it takes." I'm keeping that thought in the forefront as I approach the final 2 weeks of training. My training has tapered off a bit sooner than it should these past few weeks because of the injury I'm working through, but my mental game is where it needs to be and I kind of think that's what's going to help me more on race day. My fabulous support group of family, friends, an old professor who is big into running, and Dr. Jan are the ones I need and want in my head at the race.
I will run this race to best of my ability and be as smart as possible doing it!
"Treat negative emotions like negative people. Acknowledge their presence and make whatever changes are required to remove them from your life."
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