After a tough workout or a challenging injury I always think “Thank goodness I stuck it out.” There are so many lessons from running that translate well to the rest of our lives. One that I’ve come to learn (mostly from my practice of meditation) is to not take the highs and lows so drastically and to live a little more of a balanced life. Remember: one bad workout doesn’t make or break your season or your career. In mariasharapova’s book, she talks about how athletes need to have a bad memory - you can’t be thinking about the last crappy shot when the ball is flying at you again. For a steeplechase athlete, you have to forget about the previous hurdle (literally, there are hurdles in my race) and focus on the one you are approaching next. • I wrote an article for innervoice.life about my approach to training and life, the Bowerman Track Club, how I never had it figured out, how I take one mile at a time and how I keep a healthy perspective. Go to the link on innervoice.life’s profile ...