Going Mental

I'm a firm believer that mental toughness is every bit if not more important compared to physical ability.

Pretty much every time I have excelled it has been because I was feeling 110% good in my mind.

That's not to say that I was not hurting, rather my brain accepted the pain but pushed past it.

Conversely almost every time I have failed at something it's my mind that's cracked first telling my legs to stop rather than the other way round.

I'm far from alone. The quite excellent book  Endure  is full of examples. 

I reckon I'm pretty good in some areas of mental toughness but weak in others and this is a key area I'd like to work on this year.