Training for Life: Running, Rest, and the Mindset to Say “Yes I Can”
About this episode
Maddy and Brandee discuss the importance of mindset in running and the value of knowing when to rest.
What if the strongest version of you isn’t the one who always pushes harder—but the one who knows when to pause, pivot, or rest? In this episode of The Psyche Behind the Physique , Maddy sits down with Brandee, founder of Pinellas Run Club in St. Pete, Florida, to talk about mindset, running, and redefining what it really means to be “mentally tough.” Brandee didn’t grow up loving to run. In high school and college, running was tied to punishment and weight loss. Training for her first half marathon, she hated the process and walked away from the sport for years. It wasn’t until later in life—after moving to St. Pete, finding community through run club, and doing a lot of inner work—that running found her again in a completely different way. Together, Maddy and Brandee explore: How revisiting something later in life can feel empowering when you’re equipped differently mentally Why mindset is more than “just push harder” The power of 1% better, instead of chasing dramatic overnight change How to tell the difference between a discipline problem and true fatigue Why rest can actually be the more mentally demanding “rep” Showing up when there’s no big, time-sensitive goal on the…
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