It's been two weeks since the Olympic Trials and I'm happy to say that I have now resumed showering and brushing my hair when I go out in public. I kid+ACY-hellip+ADs a little. Something I've learned about myself is that the more something can affect me, the deeper I bury it and the less affected I seem … [Read more...]
Brianna Glenn is in Eugene
I will be spending the week in Eugene, waiting for my opportunity to earn my spot on the Olympic Team. Being here for a whole week is a great thing, but it comes with it's own set of challenges. You can feel the excitement, cut the electricity with a knife, and feed off the emotion that surrounds … [Read more...]
Briann Glenn on Visualization: Is It Worth It?
This year I have done a lot of visualization and I have learned to embrace it as an important part of my mental training. When I first began, I had the hardest time and+ACY-nbsp+ADs-I felt like I could never keep my mind locked in on one thing or experience images vividly enough for it to be helpful. … [Read more...]
The Anatomy of a Champion
I've explained this to people time and time again, but I'm not sure they really +ACI-get+ACI it. I am a competitor to my core. It's part of everything I do and how I face every situation. There are times I try and hide it a little bit because I'm not sure everyone understands this approach to life and … [Read more...]
Brianna Glenn On The Art of Being Positive
I was talking with my friend yesterday and she asked how my ankle was doing. Girl, that is so last week, I responded. My bizarrely sprained ankle has healed and is functioning fine, I told her, but I did tweak my hamstring last night in my meet. Honestly, she should know this if she followed me on … [Read more...]
Brianna Glenn on treatment options: R.I.C.E.
I am no stranger to sprained ankles. Both my ankles have experienced their fair share of sprains over the course of my life and it's to be expected when you've spent most of your time on earth running, jumping, and doing all sorts of ankle jeopardizing activities. So, the fact that I've been … [Read more...]
Brianna Glenn: Remembering the FUN
When I started out in this sport years and years ago, I chose what events I did based on one important thing. Was it fun? Fun for me does not involve pain so that cut out any events over 200 meters, and left me with the sprints and the events where you sprinted and jumped at the end. The funnest … [Read more...]
Brianna Glenn on puffy paint, sports bras, and breast cancer awareness
A couple of months ago I was approached about contributing to an important cause. MZ Emmers was gathering sports bras signed and decorated by female athletes and then auctioning them off to raise money for Breast Cancer. I thought this was a fantastic idea and so myself and some of the other … [Read more...]
Brianna Glenn: Putting all the eggs in one basket
If you asked me how I'm feeling right now I wouldn't even know where to start. I feel everything. excited. nervous. scared. hopeful. optimistic. determined. inspired. fired up. calm. crazy. and basically so far out of my comfort zone it ain't even funny. And I think that's what is most … [Read more...]
Brianna Glenn Says Don’t Be Sorry…
There is no denying I've had a rough start to my 2012 season. I mean+ACY-hellip+ADs-I could deny it, but too many darn people know how to use the internet these days. Unfortunately this past weekend in New York was not the turnaround I had hoped for and after the meet I was just so darn frustrated that I … [Read more...]