12 Replies to “Running Better Without Your Head: Without that mind getting in your way you could be running faster”
Sometimes its good for me to be processing and thinking throughout a run. SOmetimes i am in a really good strong state of mind. i would say that was almost always the case last year. this year i think i struggle, doubt and overthink more so i definitely would like to just leave my mind behind at times;) i think the most important for me right now is to find a balance. i need to get better at NOT compromising when things get “too” hard in my mind but I also need to relearn being strong mentally.
LOVE that you got the idea from watching Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland! haha! have a great day!
u’re finding that fierce competitor in u, girl, she was never gone i’ve seen/read about some of ur recent runs! 😉 oh and johnny depp steals my heart in anything and everything!
My “RC” (running coach) comes up with my training schedule and I don’t question it. Sometimes I like to know the “why” behind what is chosen, but I don’t 2nd guess her. I trust her.
In competition, I do a lot better when I’m almost thoughtless. Thoughts float in and out of my brain, yet I’m focused on what I’m doing. A sports psych (for tennis) once described to me that my competition mindset should be my “accepting” mindset where I took what was happening and was ok with it and moved onto the next thing (makes a better correlation with tennis, points, sets, etc). My practice mindset was allowed to be critical, get mad, etc.
One of the hardest things for me in running right now is being impatient with progress. I wanted to be running “xx:xx” pace yesterday. I sometimes forget that although sometimes you get a huge jump of improvement, usually it is just chipping away little by little.
keep chipping away, u’ve got it pegged: patience. in the end consistency is wat will get u faster in the long term and by NOT rushing things u’ll be healthy enough to keep up the training. so keep looking long term, but i know how hard that can be!! so take ANY bit of progress and smile. 🙂 hopefully i don’t sound TOO corny…lol. oh and as for the ‘why’ thing, it’s awesome to inquisitively ask for the reasoning behind things so u can learn about things, that’s cool and should be done. 🙂
I love this! It’s so appropriate for today, as I was talking to a girl last night about not letting her mind mentally defeat her. I think I might see about emailing her this post, actually.
I find when I channel my energy, it’s a lot easier to run and I pump out faster times. However, I don’t compete, I’m not a high school/college athlete, and I just run for myself, so I guess it’s not quite as important for me. Still though, even as a stressed out adult with adult problems, it’s nice to turn your brain completely off to get a workout in!
This is really interesting, and I can see how it would make a difference if you had a coach vs. not – I never have so I might be a bit stuck without my head, but ‘just functioning’ is a good strategy!
ya, i do think it’s a BIG benefit for people to have if not a coach someone they can bounce their training off of and get some support/guidance. if for no other reason than that outside perspective, sometimes it’s too hard for us to make all the ‘right/smart’ decisions ourselves. 🙂
I think there’s so much out there about being mindful about everything we’re doing while running that we forget to just run and enjoy it! That’s what I try to do on long runs – not forget that I’m running, but just enjoying the feeling! Pace and form is my focus on my intervals, but running is what I focus on for the long ones!
Sometimes its good for me to be processing and thinking throughout a run. SOmetimes i am in a really good strong state of mind. i would say that was almost always the case last year. this year i think i struggle, doubt and overthink more so i definitely would like to just leave my mind behind at times;) i think the most important for me right now is to find a balance. i need to get better at NOT compromising when things get “too” hard in my mind but I also need to relearn being strong mentally.
LOVE that you got the idea from watching Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland! haha! have a great day!
u’re finding that fierce competitor in u, girl, she was never gone i’ve seen/read about some of ur recent runs! 😉 oh and johnny depp steals my heart in anything and everything!
My “RC” (running coach) comes up with my training schedule and I don’t question it. Sometimes I like to know the “why” behind what is chosen, but I don’t 2nd guess her. I trust her.
In competition, I do a lot better when I’m almost thoughtless. Thoughts float in and out of my brain, yet I’m focused on what I’m doing. A sports psych (for tennis) once described to me that my competition mindset should be my “accepting” mindset where I took what was happening and was ok with it and moved onto the next thing (makes a better correlation with tennis, points, sets, etc). My practice mindset was allowed to be critical, get mad, etc.
One of the hardest things for me in running right now is being impatient with progress. I wanted to be running “xx:xx” pace yesterday. I sometimes forget that although sometimes you get a huge jump of improvement, usually it is just chipping away little by little.
keep chipping away, u’ve got it pegged: patience. in the end consistency is wat will get u faster in the long term and by NOT rushing things u’ll be healthy enough to keep up the training. so keep looking long term, but i know how hard that can be!! so take ANY bit of progress and smile. 🙂 hopefully i don’t sound TOO corny…lol. oh and as for the ‘why’ thing, it’s awesome to inquisitively ask for the reasoning behind things so u can learn about things, that’s cool and should be done. 🙂
I love this! It’s so appropriate for today, as I was talking to a girl last night about not letting her mind mentally defeat her. I think I might see about emailing her this post, actually.
I find when I channel my energy, it’s a lot easier to run and I pump out faster times. However, I don’t compete, I’m not a high school/college athlete, and I just run for myself, so I guess it’s not quite as important for me. Still though, even as a stressed out adult with adult problems, it’s nice to turn your brain completely off to get a workout in!
aww, i’m so glad the post particularly resonated with u and the situation!! i hope the post can help ur friend too. 🙂
This is really interesting, and I can see how it would make a difference if you had a coach vs. not – I never have so I might be a bit stuck without my head, but ‘just functioning’ is a good strategy!
ya, i do think it’s a BIG benefit for people to have if not a coach someone they can bounce their training off of and get some support/guidance. if for no other reason than that outside perspective, sometimes it’s too hard for us to make all the ‘right/smart’ decisions ourselves. 🙂
I think there’s so much out there about being mindful about everything we’re doing while running that we forget to just run and enjoy it! That’s what I try to do on long runs – not forget that I’m running, but just enjoying the feeling! Pace and form is my focus on my intervals, but running is what I focus on for the long ones!
great part here: “just run and enjoy it!!” that’s why we do it, right?? 🙂
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