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018 - The Coach Up: (How to) Fly Into the Danger Zone

Mar 4, 2024

Learn how Olympic medalist Molly Seidel trained her brain to embrace discomfort and push into the danger zone in running and life. Explore the mental challenges of endurance training and the importance of perseverance and mental strength in overcoming physical limitations.

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Embrace discomfort in training to excel in sports; endurance requires mental strength.

Train your brain to navigate discomfort, not just in sports but also in life for growth.

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Molly Sidel's View on Marathon Discomfort

Molly Sidel, a bronze medalist in the Olympic marathon, shared a profound insight on the discomfort of marathon running. She likened the feeling to being a pot of water on the brink of boiling over, emphasizing the mental challenge of maintaining that intense discomfort. Sidel highlighted the importance of making peace with discomfort and embracing the mental strength required to endure prolonged periods of discomfort during a race. This perspective challenges the common misconception that professional runners find running effortless, showcasing the mental toughness needed to sustain discomfort.

Training Mental Strength

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Embracing Discomfort and Building Mental Strength in Long-Distance Running

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Embracing Discomfort and Perseverance in Training

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"You need to feel like a pot of water on the stove that's just about to start boiling over," says Molly Seidel, in describing what it feels like to run the marathon pace that won her the bronze at the last Olympics. "You just hold it there, right on that line." This is as draining mentally as it is physically, she says. In fact, Seidel says so much of what holds athletes back is their brain telling them to pull back because their going into the danger zone. The antidote? Learning how to be with discomfort. So, on today's Coach Up, Clay revisits a conversation with Molly Seidel, where she gives insight into how she trained her brain to willingly go into the danger zone where it's uncomfortable and "learning to stay mentally strong when it just sucks." It's a skill we all need not just for our workouts, but for our lives.

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FAREWELL

018 - The Coach Up: (How to) Fly Into the Danger Zone

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Deep dives

Molly Sidel's View on Marathon Discomfort

Training Mental Strength Through Discomfort

Training Mental Strength

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