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The Brain Has a ‘Low-Power Mode’ That Blunts Our Senses
- bell-cot 4y agoInitial reaction: 'Most anyone who has volunteered at a few serious endurance events (marathons suffice, in my experience), knows that runners who are really pushing themselves can get into a "99% of brain cells powered down" mode. Even if you're only a course marshal or aid station helper, you gotta be aware of just how different (& impaired) a mental place a runner might be in.
- tirwander 4y agoMost people need to kind of shut down emotionally and mentally to run 26.2 miles lol