tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399723572204657285.post7058308157312247009..comments2024-01-24T01:38:46.346-08:00Comments on The Road Back to Running: The Mental Side of MarathoningRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00929990667909031544noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399723572204657285.post-55333654377942743422016-06-13T02:24:48.723-07:002016-06-13T02:24:48.723-07:00That was a good one. I had a chuckle at "feel...That was a good one. I had a chuckle at "feeling like a pathetic pointless slug and be irritated with myself for the rest of the day" - I do the same thing and think about how bad I'll feel if I don't do a planned run.<br />Good point about learning from experience and having realistic time expectations and a good feel for race-pace and getting that pace right from very early on in the race.<br />As well as 'mental', I think you're positioned well to run a marathon PB because the big picture of your training has hit a sweet spot of 'not to little, not too much, just right' over the past 12 months. I'm reading a book by Michael Hutchinson about elite cycling and he said that he knows some pro-tour level riders who have been in a state of 'over-training' for their entire careers, which I found very interesting.Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093209634556111656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399723572204657285.post-61068385506333130872016-06-12T15:02:30.255-07:002016-06-12T15:02:30.255-07:00Great post, especially since this is a topic I hav...Great post, especially since this is a topic I have been engrossed in for the past three years working with a sports psychologist. Amazing how some people (me) never realize any of this even though they run so much. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399723572204657285.post-44555924311012931592016-06-12T05:09:24.438-07:002016-06-12T05:09:24.438-07:00Great reading Rachel - I very much enjoy the '...Great reading Rachel - I very much enjoy the 'non race reports' that you come up with. Not having the experience that you do it is very helpful to hear what your experience says. As always,, good stuff!Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022262922881570169noreply@blogger.com