541. Beyond the Run with Emily Saul, Marathon Mentality Q&A Part I

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

"Check in on why you’re doing this. It doesn’t have to feel like the biggest 'why' statement of the whole world, like, 'What’s the purpose of life?' But it really does help you to say, 'What’s meaningful about this for me, right now?'"

Ali on the Run Show favorite Emily Saul is back! Emily is a licensed mental health counselor, sport psychology coach, and founder of E Saul Movement. She's a former Division-1 collegiate rower, she's a lifelong athlete, she's a many-time marathoner, and she's a TEDxBoston speaker. This conversation kicks off the first of a three-part series within the Beyond the Run series, where we talk about the connection between running and mental wellness. Today, Emily is answering listener questions about the mental side of marathon training. If you're training for a fall marathon, it's likely you started training this month. (Exciting!) So, Emily is here to hold your hand throughout the process. These questions are all about getting into the right headspace to start training. Emily is addressing comebacks, comparison traps, burnout, and all the things that are top of mind at the beginning of a training cycle. (She'll return to the show in August for training-related questions, and in September to help get you psyched and mentally ready for race day.)

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What you’ll get on this episode:

Emily’s first words to fall marathoners (6:40)
On getting past a motivational rut (10:45)
Dealing with burnout (19:05)
Navigating the comparison trap (24:40)
Emily’s advice for dealing with mom guilt (34:15)
Returning to training after a tough race or setback (42:00)
How to redefine expectations (47:30)
“Help! I can’t stop talking about running!” (54:00)

For more, check out:

Emily Saul on Episode 510 of the Ali on the Run Show

Emily Saul on Episode 574 of the Ali on the Run Show

Emily Saul on Episode 59 of the Ali on the Run Show

Emily Saul’s TEDxBoston talk

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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 conversation around running and mental wellness.
0:13.5	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:20.0	I'm your host Allie Feller and this is Beyond the Run.
0:24.0	This series comes your way twice a month on The Alley on the Run Show and my goal with these
0:28.0	conversations is to talk about running and mental wellness 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.
0:39.8	My guest today falls under the industry professionals category.
0:44.0	It's returning favorite Emily Saul. Emily is a licensed mental health coach and sports
0:49.8	psychology coach. She's a many-time marathoner. She's the former co-leader of November Project Boston
0:55.5	and she's just one of the best, kindest, wisest people that I know.
1:01.2	This is the first in a three-part series within a series about the mental side of marathon training.
1:07.7	I know that so many of you are running fall marathons and it's very likely that your training
1:13.2	has officially begun. Yay! That's exciting! Enter Emily Saul here to help.
1:19.7	I posted on Instagram stories recently that Emily would be joining us for this mental side of
1:24.8	the marathon mini-series and so many of you sent questions about everything from motivation and
1:31.2	comparison to the emotional side of training to how to get into the right headspace on race day.
1:37.3	So we're going to get to all of it and we're breaking it into three parts starting today.
1:42.2	In this episode Emily is answering questions about comebacks, comparison traps, burnout, and more.
1:49.6	All the stuff that's top of mind at the very beginning of a training cycle.
1:53.3	In August, she'll be back to answer your training related questions and then in September,
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