Running Versus Football Quote

- source :: https://strengthrunning.com/2020/01/mental-toughness-training/

- found :: Wed Aug 5, 2020

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It’s like how the legendary cross country coach Mark Wetmore describes runners vs. football players: “In football, you might get your bell rung, but you go in with the expectation that you might get hurt, and you hope to win and come out unscathed. As a distance runner, you know you’re going to get your bell rung. Distance runners are experts at pain, discomfort, and fear. You’re not coming away feeling good. It’s a matter of how much pain you can deal with on those days. It’s not a strategy – it’s just a callusing of the mind and body to deal with discomfort. Any serious runner bounces back. That’s the nature of their game. Taking pain.”

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