2. :hardy:
Having rugged physical strength
Inured to fatigue or hardships
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation
Capable of great physical courage,
vigor or endurance
3. If you tried your best and failed miserably. The
lesson is to never try. Homer Simpson
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4. The marathon
Deliberate stress
Progressive overload - physical training
Progressive overload - mental training
Control the controllables
Strategies for managing the
uncontrollable events
7. challenge
View stress and change as challenge or
opportunity
An opportunity to grow, to be stronger
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8. Letting go of fear
Restrictive
Exhausting
Negative thinking
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9. Hardiness is not Perfectionism
Perfection is driven
by not being good
enough
Often takes training
over the edge
When does
commitment
become
compulsion?
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10. Managing the stress
of the wall
Internal association
Internal dissociation
External association
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Does this describe anyone you know running this year’s Boston Marathon?
I’m going to talk about the character traits and attitudes of the hardy personality
Mental strategy: sometimes it requires constant reframing
Commitment to this mile
Commitment to this minute
Commitment to my goals
Commitment to my stride
Challenge (as opposed to security is the anticipation of change rather than stability as the norm, and the interpretation of change as a challenge or chance to grow, rather than as a threat)
Focuses on how the body feels while running
essentially distractions; songs, music, puzzles in your own head
focuses outwardly, on factors important to the race: passing or being passed by other runners, fluid stations
Focuses outwardly but on events unimportant to the race; enjoyment of scenery, attention to throngs of cheering spectators or glimpses of outrageously costumed runers
Ideal to shift between 1, checking in with your body; but leave most of your attention external