There is no question that the Running for Real, Mile 20 Mental Training course was life-changing for me. I feel that the lessons in the class, the recommendations that you and your colleagues provided based upon your experience, and your personal engagement have helped me move a long way towards being the best “me” that I can be. I embraced this class with commitment and determination to do the work. As you said along the way, “How badly do you want it?” Not only did it put me in a strong place mentally and physically for my Mar. 7, 2020 15K race, I am a changed person! Not only am I so thankful for the things in my life, I constantly have a “positivity” mindset and outlook. And all that I had to do was look for it. I also have learned what it takes to be mentally tough and have the confidence that I can do difficult things and not be limited by my mind.

It is not just a bunch of collected quotes. It is really a process that we can use to move forward and to measure our progress.
The mental course has been more than what I expected. The work sheets, do take time, but well worth it. Be real, you want to change the way you think, then you have to do the exercises and change. The idea I can repeat the course or skip to where I need 1 year, 2 years down the road is great.

Tina’s mental training program has been such a fabulous experience! She exudes passion and generously shares her knowledge. The program will change your running life and life in general, it will make you feel at ease. I can not recommend it, and Tina, enough.

I’ve just completed the Mile 20- mental training course. I was one of the lucky ones that got an early spot in the first series before it became open to everyone. This course is everything and has everything! Each week you gain new tools to use to get you through some of the toughest part of your races. There were some days I felt maybe I wasn’t absorbing it all until I would be out on a run and one of the tools I had learned from the course would come to me and I started to use it during that training session and without saying, it absolutely helped. The mental side of training can be one of the most difficult to conquer but I would recommend this course to everyone. Even if you haven’t struggled on that side of things yet there are still huge benefits to every tool that Tina gives during this training session. There are even some things that I thought “well huh?!” They even thought about that too! Hand down worth everything to complete this and the fact you can have lifetime access to go back and do it all over is amazing!

Having access to the mile 20 training course over the last 12 weeks has been an incredible experience. Having weekly homework and check ins based on where you are within the program was extremely helpful to keep me on track. Over the last 12 weeks, I have developed tools and strengths that I did not have prior to this course. I had a successful training cycle going into my Fall race at the Indy Monumental Marathon. I have a new mindset that will move forward with me into my next and future goal races. If you are on the fence about this program and consider your mind to be your biggest inhibitor (like I did), I highly recommend taking this course leading into your goal race. Tina has created something that is simple but very effective.

Who knew that kindness and joy could be the root of mental toughness? While positivity turns out to be much more effective as a motivator than harsh, critical self-punishment, the discipline we all seek (and let’s face it, that is the heart of mental toughness) grows out of digging in: getting honest with ourselves, showing up, and doing the work, (all while being kind!). As a Psychologist, many of the exercises Tina provides in this course were familiar to me from my work as proven methods of helping people to improve their mental health. They also – focused this way, specifically for runners, on training for races – work wonders to improve running experience and performance. Having weekly videos, personal emails and a set of activities to follow as well as a community of others going through the same thing brings results that will bring joy to your next race.