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Allie Ostrander
@allie_ostrander

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A mental reframe I’ve been working on. In running, so much of goal-setting is based around times, paces, and places, but that number-driven mindset hasn’t always served me. It leads me to believe that a bad race means that I failed. That I didn’t do enough, the training didn’t work, I haven’t improved, etc etc. In reality, so many factors contribute to the result on race day, and a bad race or performance doesn’t mean I am a bad runner or that my training was off base. Sometimes progress is made, but it takes a while to see that translate to results. That’s why I find it so important to stay process-oriented and remind myself to base progress on multiple metrics outside of just the place or time I get in a race. One of those metrics for me is effort. Yes, the effort that I put forth in a race, but also the effort that I put into my training day in and day out. The effort it takes to stay true to my goals and make decision after decision to support those goals. My effort is something that I can control 100%, and if I can cross the finish line knowing that I have done everything to prepare and execute my race to the best of my ability, I know that I can be proud, regardless of the result. #goalsetting #processoriented #progress #running