Regardless of a great finish or a burnout in a race it’s important to continue working mindfully towards the process of achieving your main personal goal. Rather than being obsesssed about results-orientated goals, a focus on the process of logging mindful kilometres is more meaningful than pace or distance clocked-up.
EXAMPLES OF MINDFUL GOALS
1. Learn to find more joy in running and everyday life.
2. Work on greater emotional balance.
3. Find focus and calm.
4. Learn to listen to my body and take better care of it.
5. Gain a better understanding of my thoughts and emotions.
PRACTICE GRATITUDE AFTER AN EVENT
After a race reflect on results, ACCEPT things as they are, and shift gears. Express gratitude for the fact you are able to run in the first place. See running as an opportunity you are given to do.
Keeping a gratitude journal helps boost your immune system, reduce aches and pains, lower blood pressure and enhance sleep. Practicing gratitude really influences your recovery, helping us heal both mentally and physically.
Writing down 3-5 things you are grateful for in this moment, whether it is to do with running, family, friends, work or your post-race plan will help embrace the feeling of well-being and happiness and make you MORE RESILIENT in the face of adversity.
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