Mind Over Matter
“Once you’re beat mentally, you might was well not even go to the starting line.”
-Todd Williams
Isn’t Todd Williams Willis from Differn’t Strokes?? Anyways, he’s one smart dude. And so right. Lately I have been really mentally abusing myself during my runs and putting a lot of undue pressure to run at least 2 miles, with outcomes that are mildly disappointing, even if I get to two. Before I ran today, I actually found myself anxious about it. That’s when I realized how stupid I was being! I have finally found an exercise I enjoy (oddly enough, see below post), and here I was psyching myself out of doing well in it. So, I told myself, “self, shut the F— up, just do what you can, and move on with your life- a casual, enjoyable run.” Sure enough, I ran the most I have ever run, 3.5 mi, more than enough to finish the 5K I’m prepping for in September!!! I was so thrilled with myself, and it only further proved that what you think you cannot do, you can’t.