243. How to Build Real-World Mental Toughness (a behind the scenes coaching call)
The Strength Running Podcast
Jason Fitzgerald
4.7 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2022
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Training your brain to handle the difficult moments in workouts and races is an essential skill for runners. If you're new to the mental training, this coaching call will help you learn the practical ways to develop and implement these techniques.
Joining us is Patrick, a member of our Team Strength Running coaching program. Patrick began running a decade ago to improve his health, and discovered his love for the marathon.
Patrick is a 3:39 marathoner who wants to improve his mental toughness along with his race times. Patrick wants to improve the disconnect between body and mind that slows us down in the painful, late stages of a race where we all struggle.
We discuss:
- Finding ways to get out of your comfort zone on a regular basis
- Racing shorter distances more regularly to improve marathon confidence
- Practicing using vivid mental imagery to prepare for the tough patches of a race
Links & Resources from the Show:
- Learn more about mental skills with our free email course
- Read more about how to use mantras to improve your running
- Join Patrick in Team Strength Running for ongoing advice and support
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Ready, set, go! |
| 0:04.9 | This is episode 243 about building practical mental toughness. |
| 0:09.7 | Listen in as I work directly with Patrick, a marathoner who wants to work on his mental |
| 0:14.0 | fitness for racing. |
| 0:24.6 | Welcome to the Strength Running Podcast. |
| 0:26.5 | I'm your host, Coach Jason Fitzgerald. |
| 0:28.6 | In this episode is a behind-the-scenes coaching call. |
| 0:31.2 | I'm working with a runner named Patrick, a member of our team's Strength Running |
| 0:34.9 | coaching program, who wants to work on his mental toughness. |
| 0:38.4 | This is probably the most sought-after mental skill that runners want to develop, the |
| 0:44.0 | ability to persevere, to endure, to keep pushing when running becomes unbearable late |
| 0:50.2 | in a race. |
| 0:51.2 | We're going to explore training strategies, mindset shifts, and practical psychology tactics |
| 0:56.8 | to help Patrick and you build more mental toughness. |
| 1:01.1 | If you're new to the Strength Running Podcast, this show features training conversations, |
| 1:05.4 | coaching calls, and experts in the running space to elevate your thinking about the sport. |
| 1:11.0 | I want to help you make wiser decisions about your training so that you can keep improving, |
| 1:16.2 | because if you better understand the process of improvement when you recognize knowledge |
| 1:20.5 | as a competitive advantage, you'll be a much better runner. |
| 1:24.1 | But Strength Running is not just a podcast. |
| 1:26.4 | Don't miss our growing YouTube channel where we have hundreds of videos on effective strategies |
| 1:31.3 | to stay healthy, my favorite mantras for runners, training principles that never go out of |
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