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Mental Blocks

Those training runs where your mind refuses to cooperate despite your body being physically capable, causing you to quit runs early or skip them entirely because you can't silence your inner critic

How The Harmonizer Can Overcome Mental Blocks in Amateur Running

Posted on December 19, 2025 ~ min read
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For: The Harmonizer athletes in Amateur Running
Focus: Session Notes - Mental Blocks
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Session Notes December 19, 2025
Profile: The Harmonizer
Sport: Amateur Running
Challenge: Mental Blocks

In amateur running, mental blocks occur when psychological resistance overrides physical capability, causing you to abandon runs, avoid training, or underperform despite adequate fitness. Your legs work fine. Your lungs have capacity. But your brain pulls the emergency brake anyway.

For The Harmonizer, these blocks carry a particular sting. As an intrinsically motivated athlete who measures success through personal growth rather than external validation, you expect the internal satisfaction of running to sustain you. When that satisfaction vanishes and gets replaced by resistance, the confusion compounds the frustration. Something that should feel natural suddenly feels impossible.

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Vladimir Novkov

M.A. Social Psychology | ISSA Elite Trainer | Expert in Sport Psychology for Athlete Development

My mission is to bridge the gap between mind and body, helping athletes and performers achieve a state of synergy where peak performance becomes a natural outcome of who they are.

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