When the pressure is high and expectations abound, performance can suffer. But it doesn’t have to. Even for runners who feel like race-day pressures are insurmountable, certain deliberate strategies and the right practice of those strategies can change everything!

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In a recent conversation with other runners, we fell to discussing the challenges of digging deep or pushing harder or hurting a little more. Given the close connection to our recent discussion about mindset and the mind-body connection, we dive deeper into pain, both what it is and what we can do as runners to overcome it better.

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Just how important are mindset and expectations on physiological experiences? Research has suggested that the connection is so significant that a person can literally create a physiological response to something that is not at all present. We kick off the 7th year of AtoZrunning by taking a closer look at the connection between the mind and body and what that means for runners.

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In a world constantly battering us with the new–new ideas or technologies, new workouts or training approaches–it becomes that much more important for us to seriously consider what things we need to STOP. In this final episode of rules to realize your dreams, we share the last three rules: stop taking shortcuts, stop compromising, and stop negativity.

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What is the most important thing every runner needs to know to realize our dreams? As we continue our series on rules to realize your dreams, we tackle #6: Get Knowledge.

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One of the most valuable things we can do for ourselves as runners is define a clear vision for why we run and what we are hoping to achieve by this crazy endeavor. For many, that’s a very arbitrary and unclear idea at best, so on our quest to share the 9 rules for realizing your dreams, we are next tackling vision.

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This week on AtoZrunning:

Headstrong and self-reliant runners the world over will recoil at the revelation of our fourth rule for realizing your dreams: Get Help! The question today is what do we mean by “help” and how does that actually make a difference for runners? 

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This week on AtoZrunning:

Runners are often–accurately in my opinion–described as disciplined and dedicated individuals. In some ways, consistency is baked in. In other ways, it is very difficult. Success requires consistency and balance, so we’re tackling that subject next.

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This week on AtoZrunning:

Have you ever been especially frustrated about something only to have a well-meaning friend suggest that you “be patient?” It’s probably not the most helpful advice. At least, not at that moment. But when it comes to making our dreams come true as runners, there’s reason to suggest it is both the first and most important advice to receive.

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We are living in the age of legends in distance running, and I hope you aren’t missing it! Faith Kipyegon may not be close to breaking 4 in the mile yet, but she is still setting World Records year after year. Add to that countrywoman Beatrice Chebet and you’ve got an amalgamation of excellence that is still only scratching the surface! And we’re only talking about this weekend’s results.

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