Not fairly positive what the Enneagram has to do along with your operating? You’re positively not the one one. That’s precisely why the newest episode of the Tread Flippantly Operating podcast digs into how this private evaluation device can assist you make sense of what motivates you, the way you react underneath stress, and sure, even the way you prepare.
One of many many superior components of operating is that there’s all the time extra to study. From coaching plans to diet, and power work to restoration, we spend numerous time in search of methods to grow to be more healthy and happier runners.
And whereas it’s nice to discover the bodily elements of efficiency, how usually can we think about our personalities and motivations, and the way they relate to operating?
Since that is such a singular and, let’s be trustworthy, fascinating subject, we introduced in an professional to assist break all of it down. Wildlife is a well-recognized face in Denver’s well being and health group, as a private coach, health club proprietor, and Enneagram workshop chief.
In different phrases, she is aware of her stuff.
We’re not going to spill the whole lot she shared within the episode right here, however consider this as your intro to how the Enneagram can make clear your operating mindset and perhaps even clarify why you’re so motivated to run a PR or why you retain skipping these tougher exercise days.
What Is Enneagram?
The Enneagram is a private evaluation device made up of 9 varieties or methods that we use to navigate life, or on this case, coaching. Every sort is pushed by one thing completely different, just like the have to be excellent, to be useful, to face out, and the checklist goes on.
At its core, Enneagrams are only a option to higher perceive why you do what you do…. or don’t do with the intention to construct coaching habits that really really feel good.
It’s not about altering who you might be, however about determining what motivates you and utilizing that to make operating really feel extra doable, slightly extra enjoyable, and never simply copying what you noticed somebody put up on social media.
As a coach and coach, Jillian has discovered Enneagrams to be a device that she usually makes use of together with her athletes.
“…..what I discovered actually useful is knowing what motivates folks, what drives folks, what makes folks afraid, and what are some roadblocks personality-wise that assist folks not attain their targets in the way in which they need, or what helps folks get to their targets faster…….And it simply offers you extra perception. While you come to a dialog, figuring out what issues to folks, I feel it simply is a quick observe to serving to them.“
It’s possible you’ll be the identical Enneagram sort as your buddy and even accomplice, however you could not share the identical instinctual biases (extra on that under!). Which is why you could prepare otherwise or might not have the identical degree of motivation in terms of operating or one other exercise.
9 Enneagram Sorts
- Kind 1 is needs to really feel excellent
- Kind 2 is needs to really feel related
- Kind 3 is needs to really feel excellent
- Kind 4 is needs to really feel distinctive
- Kind 5 is needs to really feel indifferent
- Kind 6 is needs to really feel safe
- Kind 7 is needs to really feel excited
- Kind 8 is needs to really feel highly effective
- Kind 9 is needs to really feel peaceable
All of us use a mixture of these methods, however one will normally stand out as your go-to strategy for coping with life, and yep, that features your coaching and exercises.
A analysis research discovered that your Enneagram sort can present up otherwise relying on the place you’re from and whether or not you’re in a workforce or solo sport.
This goes to indicate how our environment and experiences can form our persona, particularly in terms of coaching and aim setting.
It’s a reminder to cease evaluating your self to different runners and begin specializing in what works for YOU and YOUR targets.
Now, earlier than you begin overthinking, keep in mind that the Enneagram is only a option to higher perceive what’s already driving you, particularly in terms of the way you prepare, relaxation and recuperate.
Wish to see what your Enneagram sort is? Take the quiz and discover out.
What Are The Biases?
Along with the 9 methods, Enneagrams embrace 3 Instinctual Biases. These are how we go about getting our wants met, in life and in your coaching.
Consider them like your coaching model. Everybody makes use of all three, however not equally.
These biases form what you take note of, what you keep away from, and what you default to when stress hits or issues get difficult.
Preservers- The Squirrel
This can be a runner who loves a routine, you pay shut consideration to issues like diet, sleep and restoration and sometimes will really feel off if something messes along with your schedule.
Suppose monitoring each metric, detail-oriented, following the plan to a T, and principally going into autopilot with what all the time labored.
Navigators- The Chimpanzee
This can be a runner who’s all the time conscious of what others are doing, love operating with a bunch and sometimes discover motivation from group dynamics and shared experiences.
Suppose group run chief, exercise organizer, the one monitoring everybody and offering the hype however at a value of their very own coaching.
Transmitters- The Peacock
This can be a runner who’s drawn to huge, scary targets, loves sharing their progress, and brings numerous power (of their coaching and in hyping different runners up!).
Suppose chasing PRs, sharing coaching targets on social media, and telling your story to encourage different runners.
Our biases are, in a means, a part of the whole lot we do as runners; we are able to’t keep away from them. From planning out our race calendars to coping with accidents and even selecting out gear.
The one factor to bear in mind is that they may pivot as we become old as an indication of progress!
I feel this sort of goes alongside the strains of early on, when you could have been so hyper-focused on hitting a selected time aim, however now you simply actually take pleasure in coaching to run for enjoyable with no stress of a time.
How Can You employ Enneagrams to Perceive Your Motivation
One of many cool issues about studying extra about Enneagrams and Instinctual Biases is that they allow you to see why you prepare the way in which you do. Your sort or technique can reveal whether or not you’re motivated by connection, achievements, management or one thing else totally.
It helps clarify why some runners love an excellent structured plan, whereas others want slightly extra freedom to make issues really feel enjoyable and sure, it’d even clarify why a few of us go all in…and find yourself burned out. When you realize what actually drives you, it’s lots simpler to construct a coaching plan (by yourself or with a coach) that really matches you.
This isn’t about altering who you might be; it’s about understanding your patterns so you’ll be able to work with them, not towards them.
The final word aim? Coaching that feels extra like one thing that matches your life, and perhaps even enjoyable, with simply the correct amount of problem.
If you wish to study extra about how one can use Enneagram as an athlete, hearken to our full dialog over on the Tread Flippantly Operating Podcast.
