A New Training Partner

Published by weareeaton.com on November 17, 2015

For the last 5 years, the only athlete I've trained with is Ashton. At first, Harry tried having us run workouts together, giving me a head start and having Ashton run after me. But hearing his breathing and pounding steps on the track as he ran me down only made me push harder, tighten up, and feel terrible about myself because I'd be totally wiped and he'd look like he just went for a walk. 

Needless to say, we stopped running workouts together and I came to terms with the fact that I would have to find a way to motivate myself and endure the pain of running sessions alone.

Then comes the technical practice sessions. Aside from the fact that he's a great runner, Ashton is one of the world's greatest athletes because he catches onto technical elements VERY quickly. Although he is a great teacher and steps in to help me when I'm struggling, being the only person in your training group who doesn't catch on to a new element your coach is trying to teach you within the first 3 attempts gets defeating. It makes you feel like you're falling behind.