What if the biggest factor influencing your race-day performance isn’t your mileage, your pace, or your nutrition… but your mind? 🧠🔥

In today’s episode, we break down the overlooked connection between mental preparation and injury prevention, especially as runners gear up for major events like the Chicago Marathon. You’ll learn:

✅ Why mental load and stress directly affect muscle tension, coordination, and pacing
 ✅ How distraction and anxiety increase the risk of mid-race injury
 ✅ What the research actually says about mindfulness, visualization, and pre-race routines
 ✅ Practical pre-race mental tools you can use this week
✅ A 90-second corral routine that every runner should be doing

Whether you’re chasing a PR, building confidence, or trying to stay injury-free, this episode gives you the science and the strategies to run smarter, calmer, and stronger.

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 ⭐ Space to share wins, struggles, and progress

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🎧 Tune in now and get race-ready — mind and body.

This is the episode every marathoner needs in their ear before race day.

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