Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is going to flow and then I make it all work for myself.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Mentally, I have to get my body and mind in the right place before I start the routine, but once into the zone, it's like I turn on a switch. I envision myself doing the same thing for the Olympic Games.
When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to continue the climb.
Many track and field people know that if I stay relaxed and run my race like I'm supposed to, I will be the winner at the Olympic Games.
You dream about the Olympics for so long and you have that one day, then it's over, and when you don't run well there is this huge letdown. It took me years to deal with that. I feel like I almost had to cleanse myself of that experience.
I like to hit it downhill, that's the way I was taught to run.
No, I don't run all the way. I'm not like an Olympic class runner.
Once we get into the groove, we're kind of like long-distance runners - that adrenalin kicks in for me and I just keep running - and I don't stop!
As I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.
But each time I seemed to be climbing into a roller coaster and finding myself coming through the downhill run with that sort of dazed feeling that we all know.
I can't really do the running on hard ground that I used to do. Instead I go swimming as often as possible.