By Sarah Cooke Before writing this article, I asked some of my running friends and coaching clients about their experiences of race-related anxiety. None of these runners identified themselves as having an anxiety disorder or as suffering with debilitating nerves on race day. However, they could all think of times when they had felt anxious […]
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By James Eacott The best predictor of how well you might perform at your next ultra is your training. We believe – rightly so, to an extent – that the better we train the better we’ll perform. Indeed, the amount of work you put in generally equals what you get on race
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By James Eacott The term ‘Maranoia’ has been bandied around for a few years now. Used to describe the feeling of lack of preparation leading into a marathon, it’s a very real condition. Did I do the right training? Have I eaten properly? Did I buy the right kit? Will my feet
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Last updated: 30-Aug-18 By James Eacott Us hardy ultra runners don’t really have an “off-season” but for all intents and purposes, the ultra racing season is about to kick off in the Northern Hemisphere. The first timers amongst us, particularly, will be counting and nervously recounting the number of weeks left until D-Day. You may
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Last updated: 20-Jan-20 By Sarah Cooke There is an increasingly large body of research exploring personality traits associated with sporting success and with endurance performance. This research can help us to understand what makes the successful athlete tick, but it may be frustrating for an aspiring ultra runner who may, or may not, possess these
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By Sarah Cooke Following on from Alice Morrison’s article on New Year’s resolutions and my article on motivation and running goals, I wanted to look more specifically at how I could apply my experience as a psychologist to formulating a training plan. I’m going to start this with a statement that contradicts
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Last updated: 23-Aug-18 By Sarah Cooke Last month, I chatted with Alice Morrison about how to set running goals and suggested some tips for sticking to them as part of her exploration of New Year’s Resolutions and how to keep them. Following on from this, I was asked to write an article on why some
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Last updated: 21-Aug-18 By Andy Mouncey Harnessing Your Emotions: Why bother? In my experience as a competitor and coach, the greater the distance of the event, the greater the role of your mental skills and your ability to manage your emotions. In the world of ultra-distance, being in the right physical shape only gets you
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