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Keeping thoughts and emotions helpful when runningAndy Lane

How this works?

If someone passes you?If you see the watch and see you are not going to achieve your goal?If you pass someone?If you are totally focused on what you are doing?If you see the watch and its says you will achieve your goal?

Changing negative thoughtsHave flexible time and position based goals; have goals largely under your own controlTime; distance markers?? Weather?? Hills?? Terrain?? Corners??Position based goals other runners could be having a good day and be in really good form.Challenge your negative thoughts..You would not speak to someone else the way you speak to yourselfBe mindful..your negative thoughts as objects and let them pass.your positive mind is a smooth rock in rapid stream!

Want to consider other scenarios and go BACK TO START?Want to learn to have a positive approach?Want to learn to psychological skills?

It could be positiveusing process goalsConcentrate on the here and now and precisely what you are doing;If you are doing that task as best as possible, then the fast time or position will take care of themselves!!Arm action focus on pushing back the elbowsRun tall focus on keeping hips highgetting a rhythm counting 1,2,3,4 or 1,2,3 Want to consider other scenarios and go BACK TO START?Want to learn to psychological skills?

Using time and position goals to motivateIf you are really confident you can achieve a certain position and time goals, this can inspire you to give just that little moreCatching the bus and using other runners to pace you allows you to relax and sit in the pack.If someone you know is ahead of you, this can remind you that if he or she can do it, so can I!Want to consider other scenarios and go BACK TO START?Want to learn to psychological skills?