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Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

How to Use Visualization for Better Racing

Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

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4.6931 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

If you’re already pushing your physical training boundaries, it’s possible that adding visualization to your regimen can help you squeeze out that extra one or two percent on race day?

Well, it’s well-documented that most of the top athletes and runners in the world believe it helps.

So, today we’re going to be talking about all things visualization with one of the premier experts in the world, Dr. Jerry Lynch.

Dr. Lynch received his doctorate in psychology from Penn State University, and has done extensive post-doctoral work in the area of philosophy, comparative religions, leadership development and performance enhancement.

He is the author of twelve books that focus on coaching, leadership, spirituality of sport, warrior spirit, peak performance, and sports psychology.

If you’ve got a race coming up this fall, you’ll love the practical tips you can use to better utilize visualization and take your mental game to the next level.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello fellow runners. I'm your host Finn Melanson and this is the run to the

0:17.7

top podcast the podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each and every episode. We are created and produced

0:24.8

by the expert team of coaches at runnersconnect.net where you can find the best running

0:29.5

information on the internet as well as training plans to fit every runner and every budget.

0:34.0

As runners were always looking for that extra edge in training to make us faster and more consistent on the race course.

0:47.5

Understandably, most of our efforts to improve are geared towards the physical, lowering lactate threshold, increasing muscle power,

0:54.1

improving form, etc.

0:55.8

Enhancement to any of these physiological systems is going to result in faster race times and

1:01.0

should be the main focus of your training plan. However, if you're already

1:04.4

pushing your physical training boundaries, it's possible that adding visualization to your regimen

1:09.7

can help you squeeze out that extra one or two percent on race day. It's well documented

1:14.1

that most of the top athletes and runners in the world believe it helps. So today

1:18.0

we're going to be talking about all things visualization with one of the

1:21.6

premier experts in the world, Dr. Jerry Lynch.

1:24.4

Dr. Lynch received his doctorate in psychology from Penn State University and has done

1:28.8

extensive postdoctoral work in the area of philosophy,

1:32.9

comparative religions, leadership and development,

1:35.4

and performance enhancement.

1:36.8

He's the author of 12 books that focus on coaching,

1:39.5

leadership, spirituality of sport,

1:41.6

warrior spirit, peak performance, and sport psychology.

1:45.0

If you've got a race coming up this fall, you'll love the practical tips you can use to better

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