Ruth writes: “Training for a marathon is tough, I’ve decided. The London Marathon I was due to run in April 2020 is now this October and I’m finding my third attempt at marathon training the hardest yet. I keep hearing my inner voice telling me “you should give up… you’ll never get there… this is too hard”.
Then I remember my running friends’ words “trust the process”. Last year I DID run the marathon distance- even if it wasn’t in London. I stuck to the plan and got there (it ended up being 28 miles, but that’s another story!)
As I am on my training runs I keep telling myself to trust the process. I do this in my coaching too. Whenever I’m not sure what to do or wavering in my confidence of getting anywhere, I tell myself to hold my nerve and trust the process. I know that coaching works. Being there to listen and reflect back, gives the other person the space they need to think and all I need to do is be there, hear them and trust.
So I will keep telling myself to trust the training process in running too. I’ve proved it works and I need to keep the faith – until I cross that finish line in October.”
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