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positive thinking

Happy St. Patrick's Day

March 17, 2011 by Kristy 4 Comments

3/17/11

6 miles easy

10:00 pace

A nice, easy run on the treadmill this morning while catching up on Teen Mom 2.

I hope everyone is sportin’ some green today!  I am!  I love SPD…one of my favorite days of the year (even though I no longer actively celebrate the holiday 🙁 ).  It also means the start of March Madness and the first day of Spring is around the corner.  YEAH!

Earlier this week, Aron wrote a post about the fear of racing.  I completely related to her post and commented about something I read last year before my marathon.  The timing of this article could not have been better.  I was about to enter the taper period and was struggling with self-doubt.  I knew I was capable of a sub-4:00 marathon but I knew my obstacles were all in my head.  I was sitting in a doctor’s office mindlessly paging through an issue of Liberty Sports Magazine.  I came across an article called The Myth of Positive Thinking.  Needless to say I was curious.  I remember a light bulb going off when I finished the article.  This makes sense!  I equated dropping the rope as “letting go” of any negative thoughts.  Come race day, this was my mantra.  I must have said “let go” a thousand times.  For the first time ever during a marathon, my mind was relaxed and at peace.  It really worked!

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