Pushing The Limits

Ultra Athlete, Author and Coach Lisa Tamati takes you through: How to get over a bad run. How to deal with a bad run We all have then, find them confidence destroying and depressing, but here are some tips to forget it quickly and get on with your next happy, flowing, exciting, uplifting run… 1. We are not robots. Daily stresses, hormones, infections, stress, lack of sleep, exhaustion, dehydration, low blood sugars, mineral deficiencies, nutrient deficiencies and more can all cause you to have a bad run. Don't expect to be at the top of your game everyday. Even if your truing calendar tells you you have a big run planned for the day or an intensive workout sometimes you need to be flexible or just find a way through it. Don't over think it. 2. There are real benefits to getting through a bad run and not giving up. It makes you mentally tougher and lets face it that is our most important attribute as runners. It teaches you to keep going when the going is tough and when you push through you get that little bit