The runner's brain How to think smarter to run better
Book - 2015
"As a runner, your biggest asset (or sometimes your greatest enemy) is your brain. What you think and feel on and off the road also has a huge influence over how you perform once you lace up. Runner's World The Runner's Brain shows you how to unlock and capture the miraculous potential of the body's most mysterious and intriguing organ and rewire your mind for a lifetime of athletic success. The book is based on cutting-edge brain science and sports psychology that author Dr. Jeff Brown uses every day in his private practice and as part of the medical team of several major road races including the Boston Marathon. Full of fascinating insights from runners of all abilities-including champion marathoner Meb Keflezighi and ...other greats-the book includes trustworthy information that's been proven to work both in the lab and on the road."--provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Published
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[Emmaus, Pennsylvania] :
Rodale Books
[2015]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Physical Description
- x, 228 pages ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781623363475
- Foreword
- Part 1. Running and Your Brain
- Chapter 1. The Medical Tent Lessons from the Boston Marathon bombing
- Chapter 2. Five Ways Running Jogs Your Brain What running can do for your brain
- Chapter 3. I Think Therefore I Am a Runner How the brain forms your identity as a runner
- Part 2. Brain Strategies
- Chapter 4. Goal Setting Infusing your runs with purpose
- Chapter 5. Visualization And Focus From your imagination to reality
- Chapter 6. Association and Dissociation Training your brain how to respond
- Chapter 7. Higher States Finding your running bliss
- Chapter 8. Lucky Underwear and Enchanted Shoelaces The power of magical thinking
- Chapter 9. An Uncommon Thread How your running clothes can exert a psychological influence over the way you run
- Part 3. Training and Racing
- Chapter 10. Pack Mentality Training with partners and groups
- Chapter 11. Your Racing Heart Should you compete?
- Chapter 12. Managing Competition Overcoming pre-race jitters and post-race blues
- Chapter 13. Mental Blueprints For Some Of The World's Toughest Races Straight from the horse's mouth
- Part 4. Challenges
- Chapter 14. Hitting the Wall Running's great equalizer
- Chapter 15. Running Through Challenges Toughing it out when things are rough
- Chapter 16. Weathering a Storm Psych yourself up for any kind of weather
- Chapter 17. Treadmill Training Race to nowhere
- Part 5. Resources for Runners
- Chapter 18. Worksheets For a Healthy Mind and Body
- Chapter 19. 7-Step Fit Brain Training Plan Let's put it all together
- Chapter 20. From The Minds of the Greats Learning how some of the best runners of all time think
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Index