Anecdote from my own running training: when I get impatient, I get injured.

There is this idea that if you can just get this hard workout done even though you're not fully recovered, you will get closer to your goal. You hear the siren song to be patient, skip the workout or make it an easy day, but choose to push hard anyway. And so instead of missing one good training day, you have to spend 4 weeks or more off of running.

And so everyday I have to remind myself to be patient, be consistent, and be honest with myself.