Mental training for runners: how to stay motivated

Contents......Page 7
1 Your Inner Strength – Believe In It!......Page 10
2 To Be Happy, Joyous, Confident......Page 11
3 The Ultimate Source of Motivation......Page 13
4 Glossary of Mind-Body Elements......Page 15
5 The Mind and Body Are Connected......Page 18
6 Why Do We Feel Unmotivated?......Page 23
Understanding the Sources of Stress/Pressure......Page 24
Diffusing Stress/Pressure......Page 25
Tools That Give You Control......Page 27
The Stress of Top Performance......Page 28
Managing Unresolved Issues......Page 30
7 Mental Training......Page 31
8 Your Motivation Training Plan......Page 35
9 No More Excuses......Page 39
10 Mental Training Programs......Page 45
11 Situations......Page 53
Getting Out the Door After Work, School, a Tough Day......Page 54
Finishing a Tough Workout......Page 55
I Can Do the Next Segment......Page 56
Finishing a Tough Race......Page 57
Coming Back from an Injury......Page 59
Coming Back from an Illness......Page 61
Coming Back from an Extended Layoff......Page 63
Burning More Fat......Page 65
Managing TMS......Page 67
Reprogramming the Reflex Brain to Use Run-Walk-Run......Page 68
12 The Final Countdown......Page 70
Billy Mills......Page 75
Racing Cancer......Page 77
Dave Wottle: Don’t Give Up......Page 78
Lasse Viren – When You Get Knocked Down, Get Up......Page 80
145 Pounds Lighter......Page 81
Overcoming an Eating Disorder......Page 82
14 Training Tools That Manage/ Lower Workout Stress......Page 83
15 The “Magic Mile” Is Your Reality Check......Page 85
16 Your Journal Gives You Control Over the Training......Page 91
Acceleration Drills\n......Page 105
19 Hill Training for Strength and Race Preparation......Page 109
20 Mantras......Page 112
21 The Galloway Run-Walk-Run ™ Method......Page 116
22 Good Blood Sugar = Motivation......Page 120
How do I start back when I’ve had time off?......Page 123
It hurts!......Page 124
No energy today......Page 125
I feel great one day… and not the next day......Page 127
Cramps in the muscles......Page 128
Upset stomach or diarrhea......Page 130
Headache......Page 131
Street safety......Page 132
Dogs......Page 135
24 Injury Troubleshooting......Page 136
Outside of the knee pain – Iliotibial Band Syndrome......Page 139
Shin pain – “Shin splints” or stress fracture......Page 141
Heel pain – Plantar fascia......Page 142
Calf muscle......Page 143
26 The Clothing Thermometer......Page 145
27 Products that Enhance Running......Page 149
28 Credit Where Credit Is Due......Page 159