Affirmations and self-talking your way to succeed

You may well have recognised that while we train our bodies, we should also focus on the mind. All top sportspeople around the world have sports psychologists working with them, trying to exact marginal gains and to be in the best mental shape in every way. By following this series of articles, you can too!

Smash your race marketing with tips from the running industry

Cameron Lund looks at some of the key players in the running industry, how they market their events and what others can learn from them.

Understanding “Our Mind” and how it works

Nick Bishop, in his first article explained how a positive mental attitude is important in performing to the best of our ability. More recently he explained our psycological “Conditioning” of behaviour. 

Our Conditioning and the Behavioural Triangle

Over the coming weeks, Nick Bishop will share his thoughts and start developing the theme of conditioning your mindset to deliver peak performance. Just like conditioning your body, conditioning your mind is about repeating specific exercises until you get stronger. 

 
 
Just like conditioning your body, conditioning your mind is about repeating the same “exercise” until you get stronger. Your specific ritual might differ, but the basic keys to conditioning your mind remain the same
 
 
Just like conditioning your body, conditioning your mind is about repeating the same “exercise” until you get stronger. Your specific ritual might differ, but the basic keys to conditioning your mind remain the same

Positive Mental Attitude from Nick Bishop - the rationale and some science too!

As the government starts to ease lockdown, we may soon have the opportunity to return to structured training and gradually racing.