12.5 easy ways to screw up a marathon

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12.5 easy ways to screw up a marathon

It is exactly one week since I ran the Illinois Marathon in my slowest ever (uninjured) time. Age grading the result in the Yale Run Age calculator (aka The Runner’s Time Machine) confirmed that I performed as my 75 year-old self. In short it was a ‘stinker’.

Recalling the interview with the eminent sports psychologist, Dr. Jim Afremow, a winning mindset looks at a defeat as a learning opportunity. Dr. Jim advocates “Win or Learn” rather than the more typical Win-Lose mentality.

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Improve focus and motivation

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Improve focus and motivation

Our guest expert this week is Dr. Jason Selk; considered to be one of the premier performance coaches in the United States. He helps numerous well-known professional and Olympic athletes, as well as Fortune 500 executives and organizations develop the mental toughness necessary for high-level success.

Dr. Selk’s book 10-Minute Toughness explains how to be mentally prepared for competition. Targeting tools for mental toughness, it is designed to help athletes identify what it takes to be successful and to improve focus, concentration, confidence, and motivation requiring just 10 minutes of practice per day.

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Steve Cannon: My 1037 mile run around Lake Michigan

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Steve Cannon: My 1037 mile run around Lake Michigan

Life, Love, Loss and a Historic Run! 40 Days is a brutally honest and inspiring story about Steve Cannon’s historic journey around Lake Michigan. Just imagine averaging a marathon a day for 40 straight days, it’s a story of dedication and determination, love and loss, and living in the moment. And most importantly, it confirms what can happen when you push yourself farther than you ever thought was possible.

Steve has kindly agreed to share a part of his inspiring book with followers of Rundamentalists …Enjoy.

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Why Is Running So Hard?

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Why Is Running So Hard?

Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed author, highly sought-after coach of runners and triathletes, and sports nutritionist of worldwide reputation. His mission is to inspire, educate, and help athletes and fitness enthusiasts achieve their goals. In this episode, Matt explores why the greatest athletic performances spring from the mind, not the body and provides an introduction to his fascinating new book How Bad Do You Want It?

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Run stronger and race faster by training slower

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Run stronger and race faster by training slower

Guest post: Respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald has agreed to share with Rundamentalists readers a revolutionary training method used by the ‘elites’ to achieve extraordinary results.  Matt is proposing that we will run stronger and race faster by training slower!

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Interview: Forget 'win or lose', think 'win or learn'

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Interview: Forget 'win or lose', think 'win or learn'

Jim Afremow, Ph.D.; eminent sports psychologist and author of the Amazon best seller: ‘ The Champion’s Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive (Rodale, 2014)’ has agreed to share his insights and expertise with Rundamentalists readers. You might not possess the physical capabilities of an elite runner (yet!) but Jim explains the mental strategies the elites use to help you run your best and reach your goals.

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