"It is 90% mental and 10% physical."
"You're body will keep going until it can't go anymore, it's your brain you have to convince."
I pretty much thought they were crazy. There was NO WAY, my body was going to be able to go 13.1 miles!! I just knew it would give out half-way down the strip! (First half was the Rock n Roll in Vegas!) But I started training, and you know what? They were right. There were many runs my brain told me I couldn't do it anymore, but my legs kept going.
As I am beginning this journey to the full 26.2 miles, I am having to remind myself of this. Sunday I ran 4 miles and it was HOT!! I live in Houston and it's August! Have you ever tried running in a sauna? That's basically the same thing. I could have given up at mile 2, or mile 3, but I kept telling myself that I could do this. My body will completely collapse when I can't go anymore, not that I want that to happen, but with a little pep talk to myself I can keep going.
So, for all of you runners out there, whether you are training for your first mile, 5K, 10K, half-marathon, or full, remember, your body can do anything, it's your brain you have to convince!
