517. Beyond the Run with Carrie Jackson, Mental Performance Coach

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

"We know you can push through. We know you’re capable of that. A sign of your mental toughness isn’t pushing through — it’s can I hold back?"

On March 5, I went out for a 13.1-mile run. A few miles into the run, my lower left leg started to hurt. I cut the run short and limped home. By that night, I could barely walk. I was dealing with my first real running injury. Two months later, I'm back on the run — but I never received an official diagnosis, I'm a bit trepidatious about running again, and I'm overwhelmed trying to remember how I even fit running into my life pre-injury. I thought I would be itching to get back on the run, but I'm...not?

Enter Carrie Jackson.

Carrie is a certified mental performance consultant with a Master's degree in sports psychology. She's the author of On Top of Your Game: Mental Skills to Maximize Your Athletic Performance, and co-author of Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries. She and Rebound co-author Cindy Kuzma also host The Injured Athletes Club podcast (and check out their Facebook group).

This conversation is akin to a live therapy session with Carrie, where I'm the patient. If you've ever wondered what it's like working with a sports psychologist or mental performance coach, consider this an intro for all of us. (And I'm thrilled to report that this past weekend, I raced a 5K, had a blast, and am slowly starting to feel reinvigorated about running.)

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by New Balance.
0:04.4	Go to newbalance.com slash Beyond the Run.
0:08.4	To learn more about how New Balance is supporting the conversations around running and mental wellness.
0:13.4	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:19.8	I'm your host Allie Feller and this is Beyond the Run.
0:23.9	This series comes your way twice a month on The Alley on the Run Show and my goal with these
0:28.4	conversations is to talk about running and mental health and the connection between the two.
0:33.6	We do that by hearing from a mix of industry professionals, professional athletes, and everyday runners.
0:39.9	Today, we're doing something a little different and I am excited slash nervous about it.
0:46.0	This episode is a live therapy session. Seriously, and I'm the patient.
0:51.6	My guess today is Carrie Jackson. Carrie is a certified mental performance consultant with a
0:57.6	master's degree in sports psychology. She's the author of the book on top of your game,
1:02.8	mental skills to maximize your athletic performance, and she's co-author of the book Rebound.
1:08.4	Train your mind to bounce back stronger from sports injuries. She and her rebound co-author Cindy
1:13.9	Kuzma also host the injured athletes club podcast. And I just dealt with what I would consider my
1:21.2	first real running injury. You'll get lots more context in this episode, but basically on March 5th,
1:27.5	I set out for a long run and what started as a little bit of pain 11 miles later was a lot of pain.
1:34.7	I spent the rest of that weekend limping. I saw a few doctors. I was put in a walking boot,
1:39.3	and I treated the injury as a stress reaction, though we never got an official diagnosis.
1:45.0	I took five weeks off running. I returned to the run when I got a clear MRI and was running
1:49.9	fully pain free. But I'm not really back. As with any injury, there's a big emotional component here.
1:58.0	So Carrie and I talked and we decided, let's record this. Maybe it'll be helpful for people who
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