confidence

Why Your Best Is Never Good Enough

May 8, 2017

Now I have had many great guests on the podcast before but the podcast episode with Dr Bhrett McCabe was one of the most eye-opening podcasts I have ever recorded. He said so many things that were so applicable to us all, to every single one of us, regardless of what stage of life we…

12 Ways to Deal With Injury Depression

April 17, 2017

Tina Muir

confidence, injured, injuries, positivity

For many runners all over the US (and potentially the world), the Boston marathon is the pinnacle of their racing lives. Hitting a BQ is the ultimate goal. Although I have not raced the Boston Marathon (edit: I have now ran the Boston Marathon 🙂 ), when I achieved my number one running goal of…

How to Decide What Your Race Goals Should Be

April 10, 2017

Tina Muir

confidence, effort scale, goals

If you are in taper, if your goal marathon is still a good few months away, or even if your race is a shorter race like a 5k or 10k, as we approach race day, we start to get the question. Not just from others, but from ourselves. What are you trying to run? I could see…

7 Ways to Recover Your Confidence After a Bad Race or Run

February 27, 2017

Tina Muir

confidence, mental training

Today I wanted to talk about something that happens way more than it “should”, but based on what I talked about last week with the way social media destroys our confidence, we think we are alone in just how often we have a bad workout or race. Recovering from a bad race or run can…

Why It’s Okay to Admit You Are Struggling

January 23, 2017

Tina Muir

confidence, struggles

Awhile back, it came to my mind that there was a wonderful story I wrote about a few years ago about this very thing, not speaking up. Sometimes it’s hard to let go of your competitiveness when you are just trying to enjoy a run or to even make the most of your run by taking…

How Do You Make a Vision Board?

January 9, 2017

Tina Muir

confidence, mental tactics, vision board

The new year is here and we are almost halfway through the month of January, but I think this is still a valuable exercise, and like my good friend Josh Trent said when I interviewed him, we should be focusing on habit change, not just New Years Resolutions. For that reason, you can do this…

We HAVE to Believe: That Defining Moment

November 28, 2016

Tina Muir

confidence, defined by running, doubt, struggles

I remember when I was in college. When you had a bad race it seemed like the end of the world. You felt like that race would be with you for that race for the rest of your life. You could barely wait to prove yourself the next weekend in your next race. But once you…

Why You Need to Change Your Mantra (if You Want to Run to Your Potential)

July 22, 2015

Tina Muir

confidence, mantras

Mantras. They are one of the best mental tricks you can use as a runner. I actually wrote about it in a post on 9 mental strategies for Runners Connect. Mantras are the word or short phrase that gets you through a moment in a run or race where your mind is screaming at you…

confidence

Why Your Best Is Never Good Enough

12 Ways to Deal With Injury Depression

How to Decide What Your Race Goals Should Be

7 Ways to Recover Your Confidence After a Bad Race or Run

Why It’s Okay to Admit You Are Struggling

How Do You Make a Vision Board?

We HAVE to Believe: That Defining Moment

Why You Need to Change Your Mantra (if You Want to Run to Your Potential)

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