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How to Avoid a Pre-Race Crisis of Confidence-Coach Roundtable | KoopCast Episode 172

Mar 23, 2023
01:00:36

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Episode overview:

CTS coaches Jason Koop, Andy-Jones Wilkins, Adam Ferdinandson and Ryne Anderson discuss how to avoid a pre race crisis of confidence.

Episode highlights:

(8:30) Viewing training holistically: highlighting the totality of training to build athlete confidence, recency bias

(33:40) Readjusting race goals: setting expectations, creating process-oriented goals, timing the discussion on preparedness

(51:13) Difficulty is nonlinear: athletes transitioning from 50k to 50 miles, you might feel better at mile 70 than mile 50, using training camps to improve confidence in volume jumps

Additional resources:

Sign up for Research Essentials for Ultrarunning

Buy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or Audible

Information on coaching-

www.trainright.com

Koop’s Social Media

Twitter/Instagram- @jasonkoop

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