The show for runners', slow fast, lazy ones' over motivated ones', run coaches, triathlon coaches, wanting to improve their attitude and their mental game. Here we focus on running & your attitude. Brain Training for runners'. No ads, no product review, because not only do I want to inspire you, but introduce you to topics related to mental states & how a attitude affects your running career. All so you can make and take better decisions. My name is Heiko, passionate Run and Swim coach, comb ...
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Thanks for tuning in to today’s episode. If you’ve enjoyed our discussion, be sure to check out theshow notes for more resources, and links to effort-based training plans. Until next time, keep running smart,stay strong, and enjoy every step of the way. Galatians 6:9 “Let us not become weary in doing good, forat the proper time we will reap a harve…
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What type of runner do you consider yourself to be? SHOWNOTES: What does this mean for your running? Here some useful links. Your “how to do it” run streak Run 365 Days: Your 365 Day Run Streak Brain Training For Runners': Your Mental Guide To Better Running. Improve your discipline Accountability Coach. Add swimming to your run Become a better swi…
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While some top athletes secure lucrative deals, most Olympians face financial challenges. The pursuit of Olympic dreams often involves significant personal and financial sacrifices, underscoring the need for better financial support for these dedicated athletes. Normal runners can draw inspiration from the Olympics in several impactful ways: SHOWNO…
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As a runner: You know, we all have dreams and a powerful human spirit. As Wilma Rudolph once said, "Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We all have the potential for greatness." Born in Tennessee in 1940, Wilma overcame polio and became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field a…
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Running fast is fun, but pushing yourself too hard too soon can make running feel like a chore. Everyone's pace improves over time, but trying to speed up too quickly can backfire. Focus on running at a pace that feels good for your body, and gradually increase your speed with consistent, well-planned training. If running is still tough, you might …
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"Working out when sore is okay as long as it isn't affecting your movement to the point where it's causing you to compensate and do something in a way that's unsafe," says Experts. "Muscle soreness can be a deterrent to exercising, but it's temporary and the more you exercise, the less you should feel it: What does this mean for your running? Here …
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### Growth Mindset:Embracing Challenges and Learning from Mistakes Research shows thatindividuals with a growth mindset are more resilient and persistent in the faceof challenges. For runners, this means seeing each run as an opportunity tolearn and grow. A challenging hill or a windy day is no longer a nuisance but achance to improve strength and …
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While easy, relaxing runs are enjoyable, without hard workouts, the love for running might not be as strong. Running at any effort is a gift, but there's something fulfilling about those runs that push lungs and legs to their limits. The joy in running comes from the challenging workouts and races that produce discomfort. SHOWNOTES: What does this …
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Self-efficacy, aconcept developed by psychologist Albert Bandura, refers to our confidence inour ability to execute the actions necessary to achieve specific goals. Highself-efficacy is crucial for runners, as it fuels the perseverance needed toovercome physical and mental challenges. For late-blooming runners, developingself-efficacy can be transf…
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Finding your purposeis like discovering your reason to run. Once you set your goal, everythingbecomes a tool to move toward it. Just as a runner uses every training session,every piece of advice, and every race as a stepping stone towards their ultimategoal, so too can you use every chance meeting and every seemingly irrelevantpiece of data as a pa…
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Gerda Steyn, the defending champion, shattered her own course record for the Up run direction by more than nine minutes, achieving her third victory at Comrades. To ALL of you that stood at the starting line RESPCET & WELL DONE. It’s a testament to hours of hard work, discipline, and love for the sport. Your journey may inspire many, showing that w…
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You know that feeling, when you have just gone for a run? Great isn't it? Plus the benefits of running towards increasing mental health, even better. How about helping a friend who has lost that "running- or exercise feeling" rekindle that relationship? Find out how and why... SHOWNOTES: What does this mean for your running? Here some useful links.…
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You have the ability to predict your RUN FUTURE.. ok sort off. How about becoming better at predicting your run times. Listen to todays show and find out how. Confidence adds trust to your training, so your overall mental state will be helpful when and if the unexpected occurs during your race. SHOWNOTES: What does this mean for your running? Here …
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Looking in the shop window at your own reflection is not a technique towards improving your posture. Here is how and why you should check yourself out.SHOWNOTES:What does this mean for your running? Here some useful links.Your “how to do it” run streak Run 365 Days: Your 365 Day Run StreakBrain Training For Runners': Your Mental Guide To Better Run…
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Crossing the line, knowing you did your best. In other words, have you ever finished a race knowing you couldn’t possibly have gone any faster? Be honest. Ever crossed the finish line and nearly collapsed because you gave it all. Ever crossed the line not in a show off way, in a sincere honest state of exhaustion? And if not, why not more often? Cr…
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Whether you think positive or negative before or about your run. the decision is your. Why not think positive? Not so easy... WRONG it is listen to the show to find out how what and why. SHOWNOTES: What does this mean for your running? Here some useful links.Your “how to do it” run streak Run 365 Days: Your 365 Day Run Streak Brain Training For Run…
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Tell me how to approach a half marathon if the furthest you have run is a 5K. Or perhaps the last time you're on a 10k is so far back on Strava you can't even find it. What needs to happen in your brain to achieve hey successful half marathon? Today I will give you for useful practical tips to change your mindset and have a great 21K. SHOWNOTES: Wh…
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Your goal is perhaps somewhat clear to you, but the path to get there is not always straight. Because you have already aimed high, but also suffered defeats. This unsettles you and you always doubt yourself and don't believe that you can really do it. When you lack concentration...You realize that you have to concentrate in training and competition…
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Social Accountability || Sharing goals with running friends or online communities
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Accountability plays a significant role in our lives, whether we realize it or not. It is the driving force that ensures progress towards our goals, enabling us to achieve success and personal growth. Without accountability, we may find ourselves drifting aimlessly, lacking the motivation and discipline necessary to make our dreams a reality. In th…
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Resilience training for runners' || Mental Toughness
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“Resiliency is the ability to face setbacks, failures, crises, and pain (both emotional and physical) with confidence and courage. It is the ability to quickly bounce back from our trials and tragedies. It’s the quality that keeps us from giving up, even when the going gets rough. It’s the ability to stick with something through thick and thin and …
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Your introduction to Emotional Freedom Technique known as EFT. But let me first share my story standing at last years local marathon. Knowing full and well: I am not fully fit, and I have not done enough miles in the last few weeks to even be close to this start line. And this means… start line, great vibes, sunshine, my local track would could go …
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"Tim Noakes: Lore of Running" is a fantastic guide for anyone interested in running. It's a treasure trove of knowledge, presented in a way that makes it accessible to everyone. So, if you're lacing up your running shoes or just thinking about it, give this book a read to unlock the secrets of successful and enjoyable running. Hebrews 10:35-36 So d…
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Willpower Exercises || Implementing mental exercises to strengthen willpower.
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Running is something that we are not just about doing from a health or physical benefit; there is a deeper meaning behind why you run. And I think the world has enough “why I run stories” out there. You don't need another. Especially listening to this show regularly you have figured that part out already. That reason behind being healthy, fit, slim…
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Sir Roger Bannister (1929-2018) was a British middle-distance runner and neurologist who is best known for being the first person to run a mile in under four minutes. This historic achievement took place on May 6, 1954, at the Iffley Road track in Oxford, England. Bannister completed the mile in 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds, breaking the four-minute …
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Visualization for Emotional Control || Utilizing mental imagery to regulate emotional responses.
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The ability to use Visualization for Emotional Control: Utilizing Mental Imagery to Regulate Emotional Responses will ensure that For long-distance runners, you have a powerful tool for emotional control. Using Mental imagery aids you in pre-race preparation simply by envisioning successful runs. If you have ever used that you know what I mean. How…
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Swimming increases self-esteem The concept of self-esteem is directly linked to developing mental toughness. When we feel confident about ourselves and positive for what lies ahead, nothing can bring us down. Getting in the swimming pool frequently, working out the body effectively and achieving visible results. Facing Fears Visualization: Picture …
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Exploring open waters presents an exhilarating yet challenging experience that plays with the mind. The vastness, unpredictable conditions, and absence of pool boundaries can induce a sense of unease. If you find yourself apprehensive about diving into open water for a swim, rest assured, you're not alone. Todays show aims to provide you with pract…
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Reflective Thoughts || Analysing your Experiences
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Reflective practice involves actively analyzing your experiences and actions, in order to help yourself improve and develop. SHOWNOTES: What does this mean for your running? Here some useful links.Your “how to do it” run streak Run 365 Days: Your 365 Day Run Streak Brain Training For Runners': Your Mental Guide To Better Running. Improve your disci…
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For runners' is self-confidence? Self-confidence is how strongly you believe in your run ability to perform on the course. Race-day confidence is so very important to every runners' performance. Without a high & healthy level of confidence, you simply cannot perform at your best or consistency. Confidence ensures your overall mental game and race-d…
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Integrating Affirmations || Training Routines
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Positive affirmations can be used for exercise inseveral ways: 1. Goalsetting: Turn your run goals into affirmations.Instead of saying “I want to lose weight,” affirm, “I am achieving my ideal weight and feeling healthier.” 2. Motivationboost: When facing challenges during your run,affirmations can provide motivation. Repeat phrases like “I can pus…
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Mental recovery during rest periods Whether want to admit it or not, our thoughts determine our feelings and actions. Therefore, how you think about yourself determines how you behave, this affects how well you perform during a run. Negative self-talk is a destructive activity that drains both hope and energy. SHOWNOTES: What does this mean for you…
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Welcome to the Advanced Endurance Coaching podcast here this show is for you, the daily runner. Your benefit: Improve self awareness worth confidence It’s to you that I want to appeal to you, yes you, life is too short to just go on a couple of runs. Or just running for a while same pace same place same old… No here is so much more that you can exp…
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"Remember how far you've come, not how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be,but neither are you where you used to be."~Rick Warren God bless you, share the show give it a like, and remember… take it easy. SHOWNOTES: What does this mean for your running? Here some useful links. Your “how to do it” run streak Run 365 Days: Your 365 Da…
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Replace your worry with…. “Things tend to work out well for me.” -or- "I have the potential to handle any challenge that comes my way.” Create a gratitude list and reduces your ability to trust in God. What is the thing that we’re talking about? Worry, worry, worry, worry… When you engage, worry and fear your hypothalamus, this is a tiny region at …
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Welcome to the Advanced Endurance Coaching podcast here this show is for you, the daily runner. Your benefit: Improve self awareness worth confidence It’s to you that I want to appeal to you, yes you, life is too short to just go on a couple of runs. Or just running for a while same pace same place same old… No here is so much more that you can exp…
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Welcome to the Advanced Endurance Coaching podcast, the show that will be starting its fifth season soon. Yes, here we deal with the real important matters related to running. What could that be? Shoes? GPS watches? The best stretching for tight calves? No wait, let me guess.. the best water bottles to carry whilst you are running, yes that’s what …
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Welcome to the Advanced Endurance Coaching podcast here this show is for you, the daily runner. Your benefit: Improve self awareness worth confidence It’s to you that I want to appeal to you, yes you, life is too short to just go on a couple of runs. Or just running for a while same pace same place same old… No here is so much more that you can exp…
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Welcome to the Advanced Endurance Coaching podcast here this show is for you, the daily runner. Your benefit: Improve self awareness worth confidence It’s to you that I want to appeal to you, yes you, life is too short to just go on a couple of runs. Or just running for a while same pace same place same old… No here is so much more that you can exp…
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The 5K has a reputation for being a race distance for beginners, and while this is true, it isn’t simply the “fun run” that it’s often made out to be. It’s a distance that requires both strength and speed and happens to draw some of the world’s best long-distance competitors. Case in point: Sir Mo Farah is the current Olympic 5K champion. Mohamad F…
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As with competitive cycling, cheating scandals have plagued marathon competitions for years, and the Comrades is no exception. But instead of doping, some runners have decided to get a little bit more creative with their cheating strategies. Luke 14:28-33 For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate th…
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Most runners’ understand what pleasure feels like. They expect certain things during their run to make them happy. Maybe you enjoy running through your town, or are lucky enough to live next to the ocean listening to the sounds of the ocean, or running a trail. But sometimes it happens that runners lose the ability to feel joy. The things that once…
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Signs that maybe perhaps it is time you need to work on your strength are when you realize you are dealing with injuries. Or if you train well for your half or full marathon. Then suddenly despite being in good shape you find yourself fading toward the end of a workout or race, or you are dealing with chronic discomfort like back pain. 1 Corinthian…
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Six ways to be more discipline Write out your goals Practice prioritizing say No to something else Change your point of view Be mindful of your excuses Don’t beat yourself up Have a backup plan I look forward hearing about your transformation… your story… feel free to drop me a email at makeeverstep@gmail.com 1 Corinthians 9:25 Every athlete exerci…
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There is a lot of research which indicates that running at a moderate to high intensity can reduce belly fat. And here is the stumbling block added to that research. That’s’ problem number 1. It states, that you can / may / could reduce belly fat even if you don’t change your diet. High-intensity running is especially effective at reducing body fat…
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Means, don’t look at others’ and waste your time pondering on how it is possible how Kipchum managed a 4:36 pace of 5KM for those whole 2 hours. I know, I know it is frightening. Pt one big poster up on your wall. And make and leave room to be your best idol, your best vision of who you can be. Because the Benefits of a personal running vision stat…
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Activate your potential. But what does this mean? Is it not a weird phenomenon, meeting a runner, and he or she starts talking about their own performance and this is immediate downplayed: one of my favorites “as long as I am running, I never look at my time”. But really that’s what you want to say? That’s your position so to speak. And it is exact…
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Let us talk about · Feeling tired? · What Is Running Fatigue? · Causes Of Running Fatigue · What to do? · Exhausted Runner? When To Take A Break From Running Why Am I Feeling Tired? Feeling tired after running can simply be a sign that you had a good training session, but if the fatigue does not go over into a relaxed tiredness feeling, within a fe…
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What is adaptability? Adaptability is a word that run coaches often use in their training plans to ensure that there is a willingness to adapt. This can include changing strategies to address new situations, or altering your pace or race strategy to allow modifications. It can also include varying your behaviour based on the situation you are curre…
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Curiosity is developed by increasing yourself awareness. Means you know your strengths your weaknesses. Whilst you may know many things about running training marathons, you don’t know everything. There is a great book called Miracle Skill of Curiosity (Maxwell) John Calvin Maxwell is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many boo…
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There are effective and simple to use tools changing what you think on what goes on in your brain. 1. Mindset skills help you focus during races (so you can give your all and race faster) 2. An improved mindset builds your confidence and self-image (while reducing anxiety) 3. Increase your motivation to train (no matter the weather or your mood) 4.…
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