Setbacks and Self-sabotage: Are we our own Worst Enemies?

My last long run for peak running season was scheduled for this past weekend before my third attempt at the full marathon, and it is supposed to feel like a victory lap.

Instead, there’s this heavy, nagging feeling — the feeling that I’m slowly pulling away from my goals like some unseen force in my brain is gearing up to derail me. A feeling that I’m all too familiar with.

Just three more taper weeks of training before the big day, and my brain’s already playing games with me, whispering all the little ways I might not be good enough.

“If you’re not careful with your thoughts,” I think to myself, “you’ll DNF again, Nadia.”