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Do you get nervous in social situations? How do you power through that anxiety?
(sub-title) Medals and Spills
Let's face it, marathoners are not typically a subdued bunch. As the host opened the front door to the after-race party, the laughter and conversation overwhelmed me. What was I doing here? Sure, I'd just completed my first half marathon, but these people were "real athletes", each wearing their newest Finisher medal. I was just a nerd in running shoes.
Image: William Murphy via Flickr via Creative Commons license
However, completion of anything for which you've trained for 16 weeks
gives you a certain level of confidence. What I desperately needed was
to sit down in a quiet space, or so I thought. But as so many of us have
encountered, sometimes you just have to be the newbie. We all have to
take a turn and do our best to get through it.
The chatter of the adrenaline-fueled guests was encouraging. I entered the kitchen which was laden with snacks beside my partner, who had just completed his fastest marathon, his PB – personal best. "Congrats," these almost-strangers-to-me said to him.
Do you get nervous in social situations? How do you power through that anxiety?
(sub-title) Medals and Spills
Let's face it, marathoners are not typically a subdued bunch. As the host opened the front door to the after-race party, the laughter and conversation overwhelmed me. What was I doing here? Sure, I'd just completed my first half marathon, but these people were "real athletes", each wearing their newest Finisher medal. I was just a nerd in running shoes.
The chatter of the adrenaline-fueled guests was encouraging. I entered the kitchen which was laden with snacks beside my partner, who had just completed his fastest marathon, his PB – personal best. "Congrats," these almost-strangers-to-me said to him.
