Your Running Coach with GMacSpurr · September 9, 2025 · 9 min

19. From Frustration to Opportunity: Finding Growth in Running Injuries

In this episode of Your Running Coach with GMacSpurr , Coach G explores the complex emotions that come with running injuries and how to reframe them as opportunities rather than setbacks. Injuries can bring disappointment, frustration, and fear of losing progress, but they can also be powerful teachers if you allow them to be. Coach G explains the difference between discomfort and pain, why pushing through injury isn’t bravery, and how listening to your body can ultimately make you a stronger, more resilient runner. Drawing from her own past as the “queen of injury,” she shares the lessons she’s learned about rest, recovery, and the hidden benefits of slowing down. This episode is packed with mindset shifts, including the reminder that rest is part of your training, and journal prompts like: “How can I redefine strength beyond pushing through?” If you’ve ever felt torn between stopping or pushing harder, this is your permission to pause and see the gift in doing so. Links: - The Club - because there's more to running than what's featured in Strava. Work on the mindset stuff that can make all the difference. - Re-write your running story with  The Runner Identity Project (aka TRIP) - Curious about what coaching could do for you? Jump on a consultation call with Coach G - Break through what’s holding you back and unlock your next level with 1:1 Coaching - Join 31x31: 31-Day Self-Trust Challenge - If you like to listen to music on your run, grab your  new fav running playlist here -   If you are guessing what to eat before, during & after your run then look no further -  grab this 3-part running fuel series . Let's stay in touch: Follow  @gmacspurrcoaching  on Instagram Join the  Your Running Coach by GMacSpurr  community and keep the conversation going www.gmacspurr.com