How Runners Can Manage Anxiety

Another Mother Runner

Sarah Bowen Shea

Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Runners bothered by pre-race jitters and/or everyday anxiety will appreciate the insight and advice offered in this episode. The guest is Lennie Waite, Ph.D., a Houston-based sport psychology consultant, Olympic steeplechase athlete, and mother runner. Along with hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Britany Williams, the trio talks about: -looking at your goals through a more positive lens; -embracing, rather than simply managing, race-day anxiety; -the power of leaning into doubt + pain; -how (+ why) to stop the joy-sucking comparison game; and, -getting your “ugly face” on! In the intro chitchat, the hosts swap stories about their heavy sweating, including how it makes Britany feel empowered! The guest joins at about 14:22. Shop for our badass Tifosi sunglasses here. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support. Insoles for all your active pursuits: Use code AMR15 for 15% discount at Currex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thanks to CureX, the number one insult at running stores for its dedicated support.
0:04.5	I credit CureX for helping me train for and race my recent half marathon while remaining injury free.
0:10.5	For 15% off, visit CureX.com and use code AMR 15. Welcome to another mother runner. This is Sarah Bowen Shay. I'm joined by Brittany Williams.
0:34.6	Hello Brittany.
0:35.6	Hello Sarah, how are you?
0:37.6	Good, good. I'm sorry though it sounds like you're a little congested.
0:42.0	I am. I mean you know it's it's that time of year and
0:47.8	my husband was sick a couple weeks ago and somehow my daughter and I turned out unscathed and now he's out of town and I suddenly
0:56.6	my baby's fine I get it like it's a very strange like okay just each of us is going to get sick on our own timeline.
1:04.0	Just drag it out.
1:08.0	Exactly, exactly.
1:11.0	But solo parenting while sick is not ideal. I will say that.
1:17.0	Yeah, I mean, you just have to rally when the need arises.
1:21.0	There is no lounging on the couch and you know, you know, putting your
1:25.5	forearm over your forehead and being like, oh my, oh my, oh my, you know.
1:29.7	Yeah, first of all, there's no time to just lay on the couch with an 18 month old anyways but yes
1:37.4	yes so how is dear Blake she's great she is a firecracker though, like just so full of personality and curiosity and
1:47.8	It's just having a little bit of a social butterfly which is great to see. She
1:53.3	definitely started off more timid and shy and I think we've just been around more
1:58.4	people and maybe with the summer have kind of gotten out more I guess and so it's just great to kind of see her spread her
2:04.0	wings and not necessarily need me to metaphorically and literally hold her hand
2:10.0	doing everything but it's also crazy that she turns 18 months soon, which is just, it's
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