10 Replies to “Gawking at Fast Runners: We all have doubts, but you can choose whether to let them stand in your way or not”
So true!! Even the elites are human. Doubt is a part of being human – anyone trying to do more with their life (in any aspect) than they currently are will probably experience doubt!! I know when my coach told me I had an OT marathon in me 4-8 years down the line, I pretty much thought the same thing as Shalane – “Umm this woman is on crack”. hahaha. I actually think that’s the main reason having a coach is so important for anyone with big goals – sometimes we really do need another person to believe in us and to show us what we’re capable of. My college coach would have me run workouts with the senior girls, and before it started I would be like “did you make a mistake? cuz I should be running with the other freshmen…” But hey lo and behold, I finished the workout. And if it’d been up to me, I would never have joined with the senior girls and never would’ve lived up to the potential I did. And even if you are working solo and coachless – Okay, so you have doubt. It’s nothing but a feeling that you create in your mind. And what’ve you got to lose by telling it to STFU for a workout or two?
i completely agree that having a coach is IMMENSELY beneficial for so many reasons and one in particular is like u said, to push u when u don’t think u are able to achieve something. 🙂
I love the fact that it doesn’t matter how quickly you end up at the finish line, everyone has the same little voices in their head at the starting line 🙂
I usually just take a deep breath and talk to my sister about whatever is on my mind when I need to deal with some nerves. Oh, and a hug from Mum never goes astray!
I think it’s also great to reflect on all the things that you have achieved already. Once you can see that you have been successful in a similar task, or something requiring the same effort, then you will have a little more faith in your ability in the current task.
No races until May for this chickpea. Then my sister and I are doing the Mother’s Day Classic (May here in Aus.) 8km, and Mum and Dad are doing the 4km walk! I think it’s a nice way to start Mother’s Day, and it raises money for breast cancer research.
I hope your foot is better soon Cait 🙁 If I had a spare I would Fed-Ex it to you, but sadly, that is not the case.
I’ll make sure I run doubly hard tomorrow morning for both of us 🙂
No racing just training.
haha that happens all the time! Not just in sports and then I feel super awkward, but then I pretend I belong there… And then I do!
I “shake out” my pre race anxiety. I literally just shake my body to get all the nerves out or jump up and down or some other such nonsense.
At 16 I had just started getting into xc after like 10 years of soccer. And in high school I think my lowest 5k time was around 27 minutes.
I love that sha-sha (that’s my cute little pet name for shalene) is wearing that top, and I want one of my own! Gotta love this girls brutal honesty, we all experience this no matter who we are or how fast or slow we are running.
So true!! Even the elites are human. Doubt is a part of being human – anyone trying to do more with their life (in any aspect) than they currently are will probably experience doubt!! I know when my coach told me I had an OT marathon in me 4-8 years down the line, I pretty much thought the same thing as Shalane – “Umm this woman is on crack”. hahaha. I actually think that’s the main reason having a coach is so important for anyone with big goals – sometimes we really do need another person to believe in us and to show us what we’re capable of. My college coach would have me run workouts with the senior girls, and before it started I would be like “did you make a mistake? cuz I should be running with the other freshmen…” But hey lo and behold, I finished the workout. And if it’d been up to me, I would never have joined with the senior girls and never would’ve lived up to the potential I did. And even if you are working solo and coachless – Okay, so you have doubt. It’s nothing but a feeling that you create in your mind. And what’ve you got to lose by telling it to STFU for a workout or two?
i completely agree that having a coach is IMMENSELY beneficial for so many reasons and one in particular is like u said, to push u when u don’t think u are able to achieve something. 🙂
I love the fact that it doesn’t matter how quickly you end up at the finish line, everyone has the same little voices in their head at the starting line 🙂
I usually just take a deep breath and talk to my sister about whatever is on my mind when I need to deal with some nerves. Oh, and a hug from Mum never goes astray!
I think it’s also great to reflect on all the things that you have achieved already. Once you can see that you have been successful in a similar task, or something requiring the same effort, then you will have a little more faith in your ability in the current task.
No races until May for this chickpea. Then my sister and I are doing the Mother’s Day Classic (May here in Aus.) 8km, and Mum and Dad are doing the 4km walk! I think it’s a nice way to start Mother’s Day, and it raises money for breast cancer research.
I hope your foot is better soon Cait 🙁 If I had a spare I would Fed-Ex it to you, but sadly, that is not the case.
I’ll make sure I run doubly hard tomorrow morning for both of us 🙂
u are the sweetest and i hope those miles on my behalf were extra good to ya! hehe. and a hug from mum always does me wonders too!
No racing just training.
haha that happens all the time! Not just in sports and then I feel super awkward, but then I pretend I belong there… And then I do!
I “shake out” my pre race anxiety. I literally just shake my body to get all the nerves out or jump up and down or some other such nonsense.
At 16 I had just started getting into xc after like 10 years of soccer. And in high school I think my lowest 5k time was around 27 minutes.
haha…we’ll call it the shake-out dance, we need to get together and go crazy on that one. 😉
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I love that sha-sha (that’s my cute little pet name for shalene) is wearing that top, and I want one of my own! Gotta love this girls brutal honesty, we all experience this no matter who we are or how fast or slow we are running.
me too! the first thought when i saw the pic was i want a kara shirt…screw those team edward-eque other ones. 😉
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