The Tipperary woman helped the Ireland 4x400 relay team qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but she was not selected for the team after underperforming in the national trials
Irish track star Sharlene Mawdsley has admitted that she struggled with imposter syndrome after a big setback in her running career. The Tipperary woman helped the Ireland 4x400 relay team qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but she was not selected for the team after underperforming in the national trials.
It was a blow that sparked self-doubt issues for Mawdsley. The Herbalife athlete explained: “I used to struggle a lot mentally and it came to a stage where I felt I no longer enjoyed competing even though I had done all the hard work behind closed doors on the track and in the gym. I felt the ‘I shouldn’t be here’ mentality kick in”."Imposter syndrome is so common, not only in sport, but when I began the ‘fake it till you make it’ mantra, it just became my reality.” "Working with my sport psychologist and speaking more openly with my team meant a lot of the imposter syndrome went away, and my overall performance began to get better.”As well as becoming one of the world's best 400m runners, Mawsley helped Ireland finish fourth in the Olympic final of the 4x400m. She added: “By staying true to myself and allowing myself to feel my true feelings I continue to accelerate action in my career and life. “I continue to push the boundaries of my own training by working with the world’s best and in my everyday life I will do everything I can to be happy. “Looking back on training diaries just days before the race and trusting my coach, these are small things to do, but for me make such a huge difference in the ‘Sharlene’ that shows up on the track.”
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