Running Injury? Learn how to cope and stay motivated

In this episode of Your Running Coach with GMacSpurr podcast, Coach G tackles one of the toughest challenges runners face: injury. And more importantly, how to cope with running injuries. When pain knocks you off your feet, it’s not just a physical setback; it’s a mental and emotional battle too.

Coach G shares why getting any pain or discomfort checked by a professional is essential. She also discusses how to spot early warning signs before they turn into something bigger. Importantly, Coach G also explores how to cope mentally during injury so you don’t lose your runner identity, motivation, or joy.

Learn about the three mental stages many runners go through when they’re forced to pause. Understand how to keep your “running brain” engaged through visualization and simple mindset practices. This is a powerful reminder that your connection to running is just as important as your mileage.

Listen to the episode right here, and then read on for some powerful journal prompts. These will help to show you how to cope with running injuries. And why not check out the Runner Mindset Workshop recording at the end of this blog. This will help you understand – and update – what you are telling yourself about you as a runner.

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Journal Prompts

Here are some great journal prompts to help you reframe injury time as a season of learning, not losing.

• What does being a runner mean to me beyond race times and mileage?
• How can I reframe this downtime as an opportunity?
• What is this injury teaching me? (I’m a firm believer in every experience having a lesson — so what is this injury season teaching you?)

After you’ve used these prompts to delve deeper, come over to the Your Running Coach with GMacSpurr community to continue the conversation.

Here is a fantastic and free Runner Mindset Workshop to help you reclaim your runner story and spot the mindset stories that are holding you back.