Be an Ultrarealist
In Matt Fitzgerald’s new book, The Comeback Quotient, he delves into the psychological side of sports performance. He articulates multiple core concepts needed for success in both training and racing, and I spend much of my time as a coach explaining these concepts to my runners.
The overarching idea is that being successful involves being an “ultrarealist,” meaning being extremely good at accepting reality as it is, rather than how we wanted it to be. Seems simple, yet it’s very easy to progress through a race based on
