How to Improve Your Mental Game - ESR 33

"Ultras are 90% mental and the other 10% is in your head." Most of us have heard some version of that statement - and for good reason - the mental game is a HUGE factor in reaching your ultra goals. That's why, this week, I'm talking about how you can improve your mental game.

Notes:

• The mental game and self-sabotage
• Mental toughness vs. resilience
• How lifting weights helps anxiety
• Self talk - What to say to yourself when you run
• Planning - How to plan effectively
• Focusing on the good first and then FIXING the bad
• Connecting with your why
• The power of your brain
• The importance of positivity
• Resilience is a skill
• Misery is not the goal
• "Regulatory Anticipation"
• A good use of distractions

Links:

• Radiolab - In the Running (Diane Van Deren)
• Mental Training for Ultrarunning
• The Big Leap
• Best Burger

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