Feel the Burn Thursday!

Good Morning :)  How have you been doing?  What workouts have you been up to this week?  It seems everyone around me is sick- I hope you all feel better soon!  If Nicki is feeling better, she has a half marathon this Saturday- her first race ever!  Valerie and I are doing it, too.  Thought it's really short, check out this article on Don't Quit Your Workout Too Soon from the Oprah website.   What I find interesting about it is that your endurance and willpower in any situation in life comes from mental decision making.  Also a carryover from Dr. Cooper last week, he says our brains are hardwired for greatness, ingenuity, and breakthroughs, but our brains are also programmed to DEFAULT to laziness, fear, and accepting the easy route.  You just have to become aware of that pre-programmed default and then you can consiously overcome that with your decision making.  Weird.  I think so, too.  But nonetheless, there may be a grain of truth in it.  I know when I'm working out or running, it's COMPLETELY a mental game.  I decide to go further or to stop.  I decide if something feels good and exhaustive or horrendous.  I decide if I'm having an "off day" or if I'm having a spectacular day.  Physical illness is an exception to all of this of course.  What do you ladies think about mental decision making and will power affecting your workouts?  Let's say there's someone on the 10 in 6 challenge here who's having a really hard go and therefore doesn't have time to workout or eat right because she can't think straight.  What would you all say to her to encourage her?