As a long distance runner, I’ve been in situations in the middle of races where I’d much rather have a nice little lie down instead of taking another painful step. I have never to this day not finished a race, but I have found myself wanting to more and more the older I get. So this book was right up my alley. How do I find the mental strength to keep going? Examining how some of the usual suspects (pain, heat, thirst etc) actually have […]
How to run with your mind as well as your legs
Endure: Mind, body, and the curiously elastic limits of human performance by Alex Hutchinson