Expectations and Fear
Elisabeth discusses the pressure of maintaining a certain level of achievement in running and how it can lead to making bad training decisions out of fear. She shares her personal experience of qualifying for the Boston Marathon and the expectation to always perform at that level, highlighting the importance of accepting that it's okay to not always be at peak fitness.In this clip
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The Running Explained Podcast
s3/e46 Conquering Performance Anxiety with Dr. Leah Avery, DPT
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Does running make you too focused sometimes, and how can you pull yourself back or scale it back a bit, as discussed in the episode Elite Runners on Failure: How 6 Pro Runners Deal with Disappointment and the clip Bouncing Back, Lessons Learned?
Does running make you too focused sometimes, and how can you pull yourself back or scale it back a bit as discussed in the episode Elite Runners on Failure: How 6 Pro Runners Deal with Disappointment and the clip Bouncing Back, Lessons Learned?