THE SUMMIT OF CHANGE
“People say climbing a mountain is difficult… But in truth, the hardest steps are the ones to get out of the door”. Paul Mealling, Physiotherapist and Coach, allphysio.co.uk That mountain trail leading up to the middle of beyond looms dauntingly as a taunting menace, when really it needs to be fun, right?! If this is enjoyment, why does the idea of this make me suddenly feel so incredibly tense?! My physiotherapist and coach Paul Mealling, an avid mountain runner talked to me about his experience in the mountains and he responded with this valuable advice when I asked him how to get running mountains " first off…prepare only what’s needed and START”. It seems so simple and logical to do, but as we chatted, he mentioned how we can get so completely consumed with needing to have all the latest gear and gadgets, training more and more intensively, racking up the miles, considering every scenario, and ending up hating the whole experience and just wanting to get it over...