The highs and lows of running 50km in Maderia. I say highs and lows in the very literal sense as the actual run itself was a massive high and very fun experience. The doubts about the run were all pre start.It was wet, very wet. Authorised weather warning wet. Which delayed the start by 2 …
Tag Archives: Mindset
Turning fear into excitement
You hear of athletes who talk about turning nerves into energy and excitement.“I found that reappraising anxiety as excitement is more effective than trying to calm down.” a US study of pre-performance anxiety, researcher Alison Wood Brooks.You see them at the start line of a running track or a game, usually focusing on what needs to happen …
How people, changed my journey.
I am a big introvert, I actively go out of my way to avoid people and certainly talking to them about feelings or emotions. So to force myself to spend a week with nine strangers with no means of escape was a daunting prospect. I was about to embark on a challenge which would challenge …
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