mental challenges

I’m feeling flat.  I lost the mental challenge of the long run.  I’m exhausted and the energy cells are no longer operating.  In other words, deflated, defeated, and defunct. To be quite honest, it was difficult working up the excitement for this weeks 20 mile run.  I took in the right amount of nutrition and prepared with water bottle and gels for the road.  When I went to get my phone, it had no battery charge.  Shane and I were going to be miles away from home with no means to contact Ted.  NAKED!  Since there was no way for [...]