Mindset for runners Unlock Your Resilience: Beyond Toughness in Running
Jul 22, 2025
Explore the secrets to mastering resilience in running. Discover how to manage pain and fatigue using psychological techniques like third-person self-talk and creating an alter ego. Learn to embrace discomfort as part of the journey, transforming your mindset to enhance performance. Insights from sports psychology encourage you to adapt and overcome mental barriers, pushing beyond traditional toughness. Harness these strategies to redefine your approach to effort and keep moving forward in your running endeavors.
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Detach From Your 'Chimp Brain'
- Your 'chimp brain' triggers emotional tantrums to protect survival during pain and fatigue.
- Talking to yourself in third person detaches you from that emotional limbic response and restores thinking ability.
Name It To Tame It
- Name your feelings or pain explicitly to reduce their intensity and regain control.
- Acknowledge "I feel tired" or "I am sore" to shift from emotional response to cognitive problem-solving.
Reframe Pain to Manage Effort
- Pain is a signal, not a reason to stop; the brain often gives up before the body does.
- You can reframe pain's meaning to manage effort and adapt rather than just push through.
