The Power of Mental Shifts

"It's become clear to me over time that winning during our most trying moments comes down to mental shifts so small they seem almost laughable in normal conditions," he says. How are you internalizing the world around you? Whether it be physical activity or a personal situation entirely unrelated to athletics, I suggest you give it a go when you're doing whatever your equivalent of total exertion is. "I started imagining what it was going to be like turning around at that 6.6 mile mark."