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Your Monster Within |
The toughest challenge
of running, is taming the Monster Within. You have heard it,
that little voice that tells you; you’re too tired to get off the couch, it’s
too cold – too hot, your back hurts or not tonight you have other things to do.
That voice is pretty demanding and for many of us it rules what we think we can
do and at times; can actually control what you allow yourself to do.
This is the 1st
post of 4 to help you kick that monster out of your head and give you control
over how active you want to be at whatever you want to do. If you’re interested
in; taming the “Monster Within” then click for more.
Step 1; join
forces with the Monster Within. In fact, if you learn to do this well we don’t
even need to have the next 3 steps. So, how do you join forces with the Monster
Within? Sounds radical and maybe even crazy but go to it for help when
things get a little dicey.
The first time I
used my monster in a really good way was at about mile 20 of my first full
marathon. I was hurting in the worst way, I found that mysterious wall they
talk about, and the 4 hour pacer blew by me like I was standing still. Maybe,
that was because I actually was standing still.
So I went to my monster, I took him out of head and put out in front of
me with a rope to pull me through the last six grueling miles. I didn't give
him and alternative, he went willingly. We didn't focus on what wasn't working
at that point, but only on what had to be done.
After 4 hours and
about 26 minutes number 1 full marathon run was in the books and I or maybe we
were on our way to being running friends. Point to learn, don’t let the monster
tell you what you are going to do. It’s up to you to tell him what the plan is.
Oh, he will talk back to you and is the shrewdest of all when the Monster
Within tries to convince you, you’re not up to the task. I won’t call
us friends, but when we go out to run we have a mutual understanding of who’s
in charge.
Come back next
week as we expose different ways the Monster Within will try to get you
back to the recliner early or maybe won’t even let you leave the recliner. You
can run, but only if you control the Monster Within.
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