How to Overcome Negative Thoughts in Training and Racing
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog
4.5 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of RunnersConnect, sport psychologist Dr. Stan Beecham explains how our own thinking can often get in the way of our ability to perform at our best, especially as runners.
You'll learn why he thinks we need to…
- Learn the importance of difficult tasks and making conscious decisions to prioritize long-term results over short-term satisfaction.
- Be conscious of your thinking: It's important to recognize how our thinking can limit our potential and affect our performance.
- Embrace your quirks and do the best you can each day
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello fellow runners. I'm your host Finn Mullansen and this is the run to the top |
| 0:14.1 | podcast the podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each and every |
| 0:19.0 | episode. We are created and produced by the expert team of coaches at runnersconnect net where you can find the best running information on the internet as well as training plans to fit every runner and every budget. Welcome back, Runners Connect listeners. |
| 0:40.0 | We've got a special guest on today's show, |
| 0:42.0 | Sports Psychologist Dr. Stan Beecham. |
| 0:45.1 | If you haven't heard of Dr. Stan before, |
| 0:47.2 | then you're in for a treat as Dr. Beecham |
| 0:49.1 | is one of the most prominent sports |
| 0:50.8 | of psychologists in the country |
| 0:52.4 | and is sought after by some of the best elite |
| 0:54.4 | runners in the sport. On today's show we're going to talk about negative |
| 0:58.0 | thinking and how it can get in the way of our ability to perform our best. Plus |
| 1:01.6 | he'll dig deep into some of the strategies you can learn to overcome it. |
| 1:05.2 | Specifically in this episode, you'll learn why he thinks we need to learn the importance of difficult |
| 1:10.4 | tasks and making conscious decisions to prioritize long-term |
| 1:13.8 | results over short-term satisfaction. Being conscious of your thinking and |
| 1:18.1 | recognizing how our thinking can limit our potential and affect our performance and to embrace your quirks and do the best you can each day. |
| 1:25.8 | This is an awesome episode especially if you're someone who is racing in the next week or two |
| 1:29.7 | as it will really help you get your mind sharp for the mental challenge of racing. |
| 1:33.2 | Let's get to it. |
| 1:37.2 | If you're looking for the most effectively dosed electrolyte drink for runners, |
| 1:40.5 | check out element. It's loaded with everything you need to replenish your |
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