Train Your Brain for Endurance: How to Get Out of Your Own Way, with Addie Bracy

About this episode

Addie Bracy discusses the psychology of endurance and offers tactical advice for runners.

We’re joined by professional trail runner and sports psychologist Addie Bracy for a masterclass on the psychology of endurance. Addie bridges the gap between pro athlete and mental performance expert, offering tactical advice for runners of all levels. In this conversation, we explore: Mental Anchors: How to build a psychological anchor to keep you grounded when the race gets tough. Intentional Training: Why you need to train your brain just as deliberately as you train your body. The Min...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Joey Wilson

Guest: Addie Bracy

Topics covered

• psychology of endurance
• mental performance
• training the brain
• tactical advice for runners
• mental anchors

Keywords

• endurance
• mental performance
• training
• psychological anchor
• trail running

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