They must be conceived in the present tense and are designed to put you where you want to be as an athlete. Corny as it sounds, I said it to myself frequently on long runs, while warming up for races, as I was going over my training log and when I was up with the baby at 2 in the morning, wondering how I d have the energy to train the next day. My affirmation performed the simple function of giving my hard work a purpose. If you truly can see it, says Palmer, then you can accomplish it. Live in the moment.
Most runners coming back from a long layoff are happy just to be running healthily again.
They may not be in PR shape, but they know that with hard work and patience, they ll get there. I learned to run one day at a time, says Brantly. I took, and continue to take, each day I ran as a victory, no matter how slow or in how much pain. I spent time in both camps. You re right here.