Running is as much mental as it is physical. We know this all too well through our training runs for big goal races, when we’re actually out there running those races, and also during our everyday runs. It takes mental muscle to get out the door for our runs and push through the miles — sometimes a lot of mental muscle, it seems — and on today’s show Heather talks with northern Michigan athlete, sports coach and mental health counselor Cassidy Fisher about the different mental roadblocks we may face and how to overcome these obstacles. Numerous MRG readers shared their own running-related mental hang-ups on the Michigan Runner Girl Facebook page, and Cassidy and Heather address several of these on this episode. (Thanks, everyone, for chiming in on this topic! It was a popular one.) The great news: we have the power to improve our mind-body connection. You’ll learn different ways to build your mental muscle during this episode.


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A special thanks to Mike Moran of Quarter After Productions in Traverse City, Mich. for producing the show. Check out his work here, and if you like Michigan craft beer like me, tune into the popular Short’s Cast, a show he produces for Short’s Brewing Company of Bellaire, Mich.

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