#153: Gill1918 Presents Katie Follett Conquering Pre-Race Anxiety Powered by Coach O

About this episode

Katie Follett shares techniques to conquer pre-race anxiety from her experience as a mental skills coach and former professional runner.

Katie is a mental skills coach and licensed therapist for Elevated Performance following a 13-year career as a professional runner including winning a US Road Mile Championship and being a World Indoor Championships 3000m finalist. As a competitor at all levels, Katie had to learn to overcome pre-race nerves and anxiety. She shares proven techniques and strategies to help athletes begin to do the same in the episode and in this awesome FREE resource !

People in this episode

Guest: Katie Follett

Topics covered

• pre-race anxiety
• mental skills coaching
• athlete performance
• running
• sports psychology

Keywords

• pre-race nerves
• anxiety
• mental skills
• athlete strategies
• running techniques

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Elevated Performance

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