{"id":23080,"date":"2017-01-30T11:52:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T10:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=23080"},"modified":"2024-03-26T22:08:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T21:08:41","slug":"half-marathon-training-week-3-the-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/01\/30\/half-marathon-training-week-3-the-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Half Marathon Training Week 3 – The Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to my week 3 log of how my Half Marathon Training is going. Thank you for your support it means a lot – as you will see as I talk about how I have been concentrating on The Mind in my training this week. I truly believe that the only thing stopping anyone fit and healthy enough from running a half marathon is their mind. If they tell themselves they can\u2019t do it for x, y or z reason. Yes it may take time, patience, determination and hard work but I think that we can all get there if we try. With this belief in mind I have spent some time this week in strengthening my mind to help me finish the half marathon.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I think the main thing is to break things down into SMART goals – that is Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic and Timely. Thinking about how I will measure my successes and over what period of time. Keeping a journal and a log of the goals and measurements helps to keep focus on those small steps and the end goal, as well as showing how the progression is made. For me it is weekly in these updates, plus apparently telling people helps me eliminate the option not to do it (especially if I make the step so small that I would feel silly to not at least try). But I also need to remember that no-one is perfect and to forgive myself for any mistakes, picking myself up with the commitment to do better in the future. Regularly attending running club also helps keep me accountable plus I am getting to know the stories behind the other remarkable runners<\/a>. \u00a0The other thing I need to do is to remove any distractions that prevent me from reaching my goals. The fact that I have a race in mind, which I have already paid for – apparently stands me in good stead – so am winning there already!<\/p>\n\n\n

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