Meditate to Build Mental Toughness as an Athlete

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Meditate to Build Mental Toughness as an Athlete

Everyone who’s been on this blog for a while knows how I’ve struggled with started any kind of meditation practice over the years. But finally, in the last few months, I’ve been able to do it on a daily basis, and I think a big part of it came from researching this article for MapMyRun, where I looked at the ways meditation could actually improve athlete performance in a plethora of ways. And honestly? It feels really good to have finally figured out a way to meditate on the daily—even/especially when my schedule is nuts.

The article: How Meditation Builds Mental Toughness in Runners

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About Molly Hurford

Molly Hurford is a journalist in love with all things cycling, running, nutrition and movement-related. When not outside, she’s writing about being outside and healthy habits of athletes and interviewing world-class athletes and scientists for The Consummate Athlete. She’s the author of multiple books and her most recent project, Shred Girls, is a young adult fiction series and online community focused on getting girls excited about bikes. She also writes regularly for publications including Bicycling magazine, Outside, Map My Run, and Nylon. Molly is a little obsessed with getting people—especially women—psyched on adventure and being outside, and she regularly hosts talks and runs clinics for cyclists and teaches yoga online and IRL… And in her spare time, the former Ironman triathlete and cyclist now spends time racing ultra-runs on trails. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @mollyjhurford