What percentage of running is mental? We often see memes that say it’s 90% mental, 10% physical. While I think that’s a bit high (ya gotta do the work!), it’s making an incredible point about mental toughness for runners being an important piece of training.
- What do you need to change to run that mile without walking?
- What needs to shift to believe you an Boston Qualify? Dealing with self doubt
- How to control your mind during a race?
- Mental toughness vs mental health, knowing the difference.
It’s about more than the miles.
Though running itself builds mental toughness, our focus is on how to improve your mental skills on the run to have a better training cycle and race day.
Improve Your Mental Toughness for Running
As a running coach, I would love to tell you that I have fully mastered this piece of the puzzle. But I actually think it’s a moving spectrum over the years. At times, I’m able to really lean in to the discomfort of going longer and farther, but shy away from that lung burning feeling of an all out mile.
The key is to find the place where you can learn how to embrace the difference in each based upon your current goals.
#1 Embrace the Suck
Something truly strange and powerful happens when you lean in to your discomfort. Instead of being something…
