The Mental Marathon Mindset Before You Sign Up for Your Marathon

Make sure you are doing this for the right reasons, not because somebody else is doing it. You have that fear of missing out or you don't feel you're a runner until you run a marathon. And I think this is something that I know me personally, I really needed to make sure I was mentally ready before making that decision.

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Are you nervous about your first marathon and scared that you won’t be mentally tough enough to get through 26.2 miles?

Have you run multiple marathons and your fitness level always indicates you can be getting faster marathon times but your mind just keeps getting in the way?

We have coach Cat back from our Healthy Runner coaching team to share 7 actionable race day mindset tips so you can have the best marathon mindset for race day!

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Learn more about coach Cat and get all her previous trainings here: https://learn.sparkhealthyrunner.com/catbio

Hear what our coaching client Suzanna had to say about working with Coach Cat: https://youtu.be/CTEbGcZrRbs

Related Resources:

Race Day Blueprint: 10 Tips to Crush Your Race!

https://learn.sparkhealthyrunner.com/race/buy

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16 Week Marathon Training for Beginners with Coach LaToya:

https://sparkhealthyrunner.com/16-week-marathon-training-for-beginners/

Episode 78

How to stay motivated during your training while your race is still weeks away

Running Mindset with Coach Latoya

https://sparkyourtraining.com/running-mindset-with-coach-latoya/

Episode 76

How to push the mental limits during your race

Find Your Mental Edge During a Marathon with Paul Devilio

https://sparkyourtraining.com/find-your-mental-edge-during-a-marathon/

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