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So excited to partner up with On sneakers for the launch of their cloudflow4 sneaker! Join me at Marathon Sports Boston this Wednesday, October 18th at 6pm for pre-run + post-run yoga! The run will be around 3.5 miles. I can't wait to see you runyoga crew!

Lower the bar. I learned this mental toughness strategy from and it's been HUGE for me.
Today, I had zero motivation to run. The only time I could get it in was at 3:45pm which is the WORST time to do anything productive, especially run. I had 5 miles scheduled at an easy pace and I felt blocked by it.
I decided to "lower the bar" instead of 5 miles could I just do 3 miles and take it from there? As I was driving to the Y and mentally prepping for the run, 3 miles even felt ehhhh. I decided to lower the bar again, just 2 miles. Just 2 miles.
That just 2 miles got me on the treadmill.
I pulled the steady and strong card running affirmation card, and off I went. I focused on my form, my breath, feeling in control of each stride and just appreciating that in that moment I was doing something so mentally hard. Once I reached 2 miles I could feel myself relax. I did it. Now let's just get to 3. After 3, I thought now I'm in the zone, I got this! I started to smile. I started to enjoy. I knew I could stay steady and strong for the final 2 miles. I got this! I wasn't singing and dancing and feeling super in the zone but I was doing the work and that's equally awesome!
I did it! And because I lowered the bar, I got the run in! 👏👏👏👏
This is the mental fitness ❤️ Lots to be proud of today 🙏