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TUESDAYS ON THE RUN: BREAKING THROUGH THE MENTAL WALL

9/15/2014

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Another Tuesday, another Tuesday on the Run hosted by our favorites: 
April from Run the Great Wide Somewhere, Erika from MCM Mama Runs, and Patty from No-Guilt Life.

This week's topic is breaking through the mental wall. Our worst enemy is usually ourselves. Sometimes we can psych ourselves out and it can be really hard to continue: to break through that wall. 

How do I usually go about this? Well it is hard!  I used to never have this problem, I was confident in what I could do and I honestly believe that if you can plan it out and get organized, you can do almost anything. However, as I have gotten busier with work, especially with starting school, things have gotten pretty tough this summer. I am busier than ever and even though I love it, it is still very tough trying to balance everything. We have also a very warm summer and it has made for some crazy training runs and lead to many negative thoughts. While training for

I remember the first day I failed at completing a distance I set out to finish. I was so sad and it really shook my confidence. I had to learn to get over this little things (because in the scheme of life, it really is a #firstworldproblem and doesn't matter) and realize that 1 failure, or 1 set back as I prefer to look at it, is a part of life and you need to learn to roll with it. 

As I said, I had some mental worries with Dumbo training as well as anxiety over Dopey and 5k+Glass Slipper Challenge. I try to face those challenges head on and make sure I am keeping up with my training to improve my endurance and strength. With Dumbo, I only missed a few training runs the whole time, and none of my long training runs. When it came time for Dumbo and the weather was a bit better but not much, I was worried. It was the most trying week of my life before the race and I was very worried. The 10k I was exhausted and worried about the next day. However, I tried to sleep as much as I could and stretched and rolled and on the Disneyland half the next day, I rocked it. I felt GREAT and even though I did not make my time goal, I was very happy with my performance. I KNOW I can do Dopey and 5k+Glass Slipper Challenge. Now, my mental issues will be with doing Dopey followed by Rebel Challenge which will hopefully be calmed by my fears of doing wine and dine and Avengers back to back. 

What do I do when the going gets tough on my runs? I go back to my mantras! My favorite lately (and the one I used yesterday) was "Fall PRs are made in the hot and humid summer". As I am gearing up for taking on my  Fall plans and my ambitious half PR in October, that mantra is becoming everything. I just need to remember my training will take me far and I can make it through! 

How do you break through the wall? 
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Meranda@fairytalesandfitness link
9/16/2014 02:22:38 am

I didn't realize you were doing Dopey! We are planning a meet up and would love to see you there ( more details coming later). The thing that keeps me from never giving up is knowing that I can walk if I have to. I will still get from point A to point B whether I run the entire time or I stop to walk!

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April at RunTheGreatWideSomewhere
9/16/2014 09:28:50 am

Great mantra! I don't think my performance this hot and humid summer is going to lead to any PR's this fall but maybe if I keep that in mind next summer it will! Best of luck on your training and races! Thanks for linking up with us today!

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Juliana Calhoun
9/17/2014 03:48:45 am

I really hope it'll lead to something! That's the reason I have such a love/hate relationship with dumbo-it's so hot and training is tough but it brings good results!

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Juliana Calhoun
9/17/2014 03:49:26 am

Yes I would love to be a part of the meetup! I agree-I can walk if it becomes too much but I really hope if I stick to training, I'll be fine!

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MCM Mama link
9/19/2014 01:21:07 pm

I hear you on the hot summer being awful, but I'm definitely faster in the fall because of it. I just try to keep putting one foot in front of the other during the summer.

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