tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853996895732294413.post9195405640007040544..comments2023-04-02T04:15:20.836-07:00Comments on The Long Swim: Mind over matter?Karen Throsbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07718131663334624711noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853996895732294413.post-52309395273566384922012-04-07T17:35:27.516-07:002012-04-07T17:35:27.516-07:00I really like this post. Especially the 2nd parag...I really like this post. Especially the 2nd paragraph.<br /><br />When I'm racing (or even just tired on a long swim), I notice how unreliable my powers of reason become. I'll see someone pass me and get it in my head that my evenly-matched training partner has suddenly gotten much faster than I am. Nope--he's a half a body length behind me, that was someone else.<br /><br />That happens because the brain is just another organ, and not the most useful one for what I'm doing at the time. It goes on the B-list, along with the digestive system. <br /><br />I like the idea that my body (brain included) is wise, strong, and competent. It's not a battle, it's a challenge. It would be great if we had enough resources for everything to operate at 100% all the time, but we don't.Katiehttp://www.watergirl.conoreply@blogger.com