Marta Esteban, resistance athlete and a specialist in nuclear medicine, premieres in our blog with a post on the mental part of the background corridor.
The past half marathon of Valencia retired in the km11.
He ran at home, the rhythm was perfect, with guarantees of being whole until 15, the previous training and careers said so, they had people accompanying me, he did not practically air and the heat was not suffocating. That morning I had breakfast with the
Energy Drink Sub9 energy drink Of 226ers and some toast, as always, and they were waiting for me in the KM15 with a 226ers gel (the Energy Plus, with caffeine),
All controlled.
On Monday I did an analytical and everything went perfect. So? What did I could not follow the rhythm of my classmates or at km5? What happened in my legs, which weighed so much despite having done well the discharge of kms the previous days?
The background athlete is complicated, dealing with the day to day and supporting the entire workload is usually feasible, but
There are times that the mind takes an unexpected turn And barely noticeable tensions become a slab and although we are physically prepared ... the brain sends an order to be the opposite. He gets tired of so much tension, he doesn't want to suffer anymore. That, neither more nor less, was what happened to me to have to retire at home, in front of so many people known and with their heads well furred,
Without having any idea what had happened.
The head (the mind) is behind all our great achievements ... and failures.
There are many bibliography on the subject of the importance of the mind in athletes, especially, I think, in those long distance. I know that not everyone reflecting on their way of living, seeing things and facing them, can affect him so much. But of course I am one of those who are convinced that
The head (the mind) is behind all our great achievements ... and failures.
A large marathon corridor will be the one that has managed to pass and recreate in its preparation without excessive tensions, with the security that the same training gives and that has minimally ambitious (as much as realizable) objectives to be able to face the output line with extra motivation.
During the race it will be calm And so he will assimilate the rhythm of his legs, without giving his head more around than that of his own concentration in the next kilometer, supplying, blue line, or next time a relative appears to encourage. They will be small desires during that great challenge, but assimilable by a mind that is already a whirlwind, dealing with accumulated fatigue ...
Let them win endorphins.
So, for me it also goes, if we have so hard to train physically, we take care of the mind and leave many troubles.
Good luck to everyone!
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