Episode 43: Mental Toughness in Ultra Running

Keely, Corrine, and Hillary discuss some articles and books on mental toughness, what it means to them, and how some extreme levels of mental toughness may be unnecessary and avoidable in the sport of ultra running.

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Articles:

Alex Hutchinson’s article on Mental Toughness:https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/mental-toughness-research-2023/

Cited Research : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1612197X.2022.2161102

Corrine’s iRunFar article on Mental Flexibility: https://trainright.com/could-psychological-flexibility-be-more-important-than-mental-toughness/

Keely’s article on FreeTrail on Mental Toughness: https://freetrail.com/bigger-than-a-run-our-relationship-with-running/