Mind Matters

Stacey Richardson’s Weekly Workout Tip:

This past weekend here in NC we had some crazy wind and rain.   And as I looked through athlete workouts logged for Saturday, I saw all kinds of comments:

“too windy, rode inside”

“windy and rainy, I really suffered”

“pace was slow, it was windy, blegh”

“too windy, ran inside”

And then I read this athlete’s skype entry.

“I love to run in the wind and rain!  Who will come with me!?”

I find it almost hard to believe that an athlete could be so positive about training in such conditions.   And perhaps, the athlete, too has some doubts even after making a statement like that.   But suppose, just suppose that the old adage is true ” You are what you believe yourself to be.”    Suppose that you start with a positive affirmation and will yourself the rest of the way until you really believe it.   Seems implauseable but wouldn’t you rather start there than working forward from “I am a failure ?”

Training the mind of a champion is way harder than training the body of one.  Being a champion in your mind takes way more work than 5% body fat, a wicked- fast bike split, or looking cute at the finish line.

What is the next step for you to make your champion mind into a fortress, a bastion of self-support and confidence in 2012?

I’ll give my answers at the Duke North Carolina Multisport Expo on March 10th.  Bring yours.

 

 

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