Handling Anxiety on Race Day

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🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re talking with Dr. Simon Marshall, one of the leading experts when it comes psychology of exercise, about how to manage the anxiety and psychological stress well all face during races

These mental stresses can drastically impact our performance and, maybe even more importantly, sometimes make the act of racing itself so stressful that it stops becoming fun.

In today’s episode, you’ll learn the exact strategies you can put into practice today to overcome mental fatigue and stress during racing.

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0:00.0	Hello fellow runners. I'm your host Finn Milansen and this is the run to the
0:18.2	top podcast the podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each and every episode.
0:24.0	We are created and produced by the expert team of coaches at runners connect.net
0:29.0	where you can find the best running information on the internet
0:32.0	as well as training plans to fit
0:33.8	every runner and every budget.
0:37.6	We tend to focus a lot of our thoughts about race day on the physical demands we'll experience,
0:46.4	how we'll handle the pace, the fatigue in our legs, and pushing through lack of oxygen.
0:51.2	But what about the anxiety and psychological stress we all
0:55.6	face during races as well? If you race often you know what I'm talking about. The
0:59.7	anxiety and the days leading up to the race, the psychological stress we give ourselves worrying
1:04.6	about pace and the mental fatigue that sets in during longer races like the half marathon,
1:09.6	marathons and ultras, these mental stresses can drastically impact our performances and
1:14.4	maybe even more importantly sometimes make the act of racing itself so
1:18.2	stressful that it stops becoming fun. Well to help you understand how to control the anxiety before and during races, we're interviewing Dr. Simon Marshall. Dr. Simon Marshall is a professor of exercise science at San Diego State University, where he was the director of the graduate
1:34.3	program in sport and exercise psychology. He's published over 100 scientific
1:39.3	articles on the psychology of exercise and has been cited in the scientific literature over 10,000 times.
1:46.1	Not only does he have the research background, but he's also currently the performance psychologist
1:50.5	for the BMC Racing team, Elite World Tour Professional Cycling Team.
1:55.0	With the background out of the way, let's jump into the interview.
1:57.0	Today's episode is sponsored by magnesium breakthrough from bioptimizers.
2:07.0	Their industry leading magnesium supplement helps you sleep better and reduce stress.
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