Smile when it hurts. A great quote that I heard whilst watching history being made a couple of weeks back. Eliud Kipchoge smashed the 2 hour barrier for the marathon.
I used this strategy whilst running my own marathon a day later. Everyone was hurting and it showed. I chose to smile and the smiles spread. I was never a fan of ‘fake it til you make it’ mentality but this is different. It’s about choosing to be happy when things are tough and comes back to my favourite quote ‘pain is innevitable, suffering is optional’.
My Inner Self 