Recognise the PB pressure mindset and reconnect with running for pure enjoyment

Have you ever signed up for a race thinking you’d just run for fun? Then suddenly you feel that invisible pressure to hit a personal best? You’re not alone. In this episode of Your Running Coach with GMacSpurr podcast, Coach G shares her personal story of signing up for a 5K at the Singapore Marathon with zero PB goals, and the mindset strategies she uses to let go of performance pressure and reconnect with running for pure enjoyment. Looking to discover how to enjoy running? Look no further.

Coach G dives into how to recognise the old “PB pressure” thoughts and stop them from hijacking your runs. She explains how to create goals that are about joy, presence, and consistency – not time or numbers. If you’re ready to step off the performance treadmill, enjoy running again, and run stronger, happier, and freer, this episode is for you.

Listen to the episode right here, and then read on for some great journal prompts. These will inspire you with simple mindset experiments to make training and racing more fun. 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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How to Enjoy Running: Journal Prompts

Here are some Powerful journal prompts. These will help you build sustainable habits and confidence without chasing performance:

• When was the last time you ran just for enjoyment, without thinking about pace or PB?
• What invisible pressures are you carrying in your running – or in life – that are holding you back?
• If you let go of one ‘should’ this week, what would that look like in your training?
• Who are you when the stopwatch isn’t running – and what part of that version of you deserves more space?

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.