{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"123. How to Build Mental Toughness & Mindset Mastery","description":"In high school, my indoor track coach always told our team to \u201cget out of your comfort zones!\u201d This valuable mental toughness training always reminded us that racing is certainly not comfortable\u2026 And over the years, my ability to hone mental toughness into a skill to be used at will became easier and easier. In the beginning, it wasn\u2019t that way: I sandbagged workouts just because I didn\u2019t feel good I \u201csettled\u201d on placing 2nd or 3rd in races because I was afraid to believe in myself I\u2019ve even dropped out of races for no good reason other than my head wasn\u2019t in the right place Even now, I have experiences that shake my sense of self-belief. In 2015, I DNF\u2019d an ultramarathon (my first and only attempt). In 2019, I was disqualified for cutting the course (by accident) of a trail race. These experiences shook my self-confidence and made me question whether or not I even possessed any mental toughness. But I soon realized that I wasn\u2019t approaching mental toughness in the right way. It\u2019s not an issue of whether you \u201chave it\u201d or \u201cdon\u2019t have it\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s an issue of, \u201care you working on it?\u201d That\u2019s because mental toughness training is an ongoing practice that must be cultivated over time. You\u2019re never \u201cdone\u201d with developing this valuable mental skill \u2013 just like you\u2019re never \u201cdone\u201d with workouts, long runs, or recovery runs as a runner. This episode also includes an announcement about Mindset Mastery, our new coaching program. It's now open for up to 20 runners but registration closes on Monday, February 3rd!  ","author_name":"The Strength Running Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/strengthrunning.com","html":"