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Oh, yeah, isn't that so weird!! I'll feel exhausted, but then get distracted by a show on TV and 20 mins later I'll suddenly realize the time as flown by. Then when I focus on the time again, I "suddenly" feel exhausted. Hmmmmm..... Yep, most of it is all mental!

Go for it! (thumbs up)

Everyone I know that runs regularly say exactly that. Running is a mental game. I hope my self imposed rest doesn’t hurt the mental part of my training. The upside though is today when I woke up I felt more like myself. Not hurting. Come Saturday I am back to it.

Something interesting to note (for me, anyway) When I had been running 5K for a couple of weeks, I still felt like it was so tough - a struggle - difficult. It felt exhausting. But a friend said to me "running is 90% mental." I thought about that the next time I was on the treadmill and I realized something very surprising. Half way through the run when I was moaning and complaining to myself, I realized I wasn't actually tired. My legs felt just fine. In fact, I felt pretty good "physically" and I certainly wasn't exhausted. I was just moaning to myself because I "thought" I was tired. I "assumed" I was exhausted. But my legs definitely were not, and I was not out of breath. I realized that now I was getting used to running, the complaining was indeed mental. I was so used to assuming I was tired and it was a struggle, that it has just become my mindset. I changed that mindset, and it suddenly became MUCH better. I'd repeat affirmations to myself like "running is SO easy for me" and "I feel SO awesome when I run." And everything just kinda changed :-)

lol it most certainly is! And of course I will be subjecting myself to it again hahaha

These are awesome tips! I have noticed when I am slouched over more the harder it is so now I try to take a minute before to take some deep breaths and get my posture right!