Train Your Mind For Better Running Performances
1. Think Positive.
This is big. Positive thoughts lead to positive results. This is especially important on race day. If you stand at the starting line telling yourself that you feel good and and that you feel ready for a good race, you probably will have a good race.
2. Believe in Yourself.
Believe in your condition and what you are capable of and you will see good results. Tell yourself what you are capable of accomplishing, believe in it, and then go out and do it.
3. Imagine.
Imagine what it will look like…. feel like…. sound like…to run comfortably relaxed and in total control. Imagine running your race at your goal pace with little to no effort. Imagine finishing your run with a personal best and feeling refreshed and ready to do it again.
4. Fantasize On The Run.
Fantasize about running the perfect race and finishing in a personal best time. Fantasizing has several benefits during a run. First, you are giving your mind positive thoughts of feeling good and running within or even beyond yourself. Second, you are distracting your mind. You may be feeling tired or strained during the run, but you are choosing to ignore the negatives and fantasize the positives. Third, you are giving yourself a moment in time that feels good, which will make you work even harder to make your fantasy come true. The more you think positive, the more you believe in yourself, and the the more your mind will accept what you are giving it and make running as you want to run more obtainable.
1. Think Positive.
This is big. Positive thoughts lead to positive results. This is especially important on race day. If you stand at the starting line telling yourself that you feel good and and that you feel ready for a good race, you probably will have a good race.
2. Believe in Yourself.
Believe in your condition and what you are capable of and you will see good results. Tell yourself what you are capable of accomplishing, believe in it, and then go out and do it.
3. Imagine.
Imagine what it will look like…. feel like…. sound like…to run comfortably relaxed and in total control. Imagine running your race at your goal pace with little to no effort. Imagine finishing your run with a personal best and feeling refreshed and ready to do it again.
4. Fantasize On The Run.
Fantasize about running the perfect race and finishing in a personal best time. Fantasizing has several benefits during a run. First, you are giving your mind positive thoughts of feeling good and running within or even beyond yourself. Second, you are distracting your mind. You may be feeling tired or strained during the run, but you are choosing to ignore the negatives and fantasize the positives. Third, you are giving yourself a moment in time that feels good, which will make you work even harder to make your fantasy come true. The more you think positive, the more you believe in yourself, and the the more your mind will accept what you are giving it and make running as you want to run more obtainable.