This week’s positive running story is about a runner that ran her first half marathon in March this year. Many runners do that at each year, in fact nearly 30% of the runners at the 2016 Zion Half Marathon were first timers for 13.1 miles. The difference for Melissa Kukulski was that she was told […]
Everything starts with a dream. This positive running story is all about a dream that was on a trail runner’s mind, wondering if her dream could actually come true. Mirabelle Tinio, a trail runner from Vancouver, Canada, contacted me about attending one of our camps in 2012, and wondered if our camp could help her […]
For most of us, the worst we face when building up to a race is thinking about our training history, worrying about our race strategy, what is the weather going to be like, and will the alarm clock wake us up. Karen Adams from Mesquite, Nevada, may have had all the usual concerns. However, they […]
We’ve covered visualization and racing, and how it can help you be a better, stronger, more confident athlete, but did you know visualization can also help you succeed in your everyday life? While the guided imagery in the activacuity app is geared towards running, you can use the same techniques in a variety of situations. […]
You’ve signed up for a marathon and are ready to tackle the training. You’ve got a 20 week training plan, strength and ab workouts, and a 10 class-pack to the local yoga studio. But running is as much a mental sport as it is physical, and it’s just as important to train your mind as it […]
Visualization is forming images in your mind to help you accomplish your goals. In theory, it sounds great – you imagine yourself doing something and BAM! You get it done. But does it really work? While visualization may seem like new-age hype, there’s plenty of scientific evidence and research that supports its effectiveness. Your brain on visualization […]
If you see it, you can do it. Elite athletes – from Billie Jean King to Muhammed Ali – have used visualization as part of their training for decades – picturing entire performances in their minds in vivid detail. But it’s not just the elites who can benefit from visualization; everyday runners, athletes, and even the casual fitness dabbler can […]
We can learn a huge amount about positive reinforcement from elite athletes. They are, or have been, faced with demons just like the rest of us – after all they are human too, even if their performances may seem superhuman to us! One of the many benefits that top level athletes have is that they […]
As athletes, we spend a ton of time training physically. It feels great, well most of the time, and we feel bad when we’re not training! We follow training programs to the letter, getting concerned if we have missed one session or workout, and wonder if this will impact our performance come race day. Ever […]
