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#218 - Darren Everett | Mental Preparation for Distance Running Success
FromRelaxed Running
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Feb 9, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
Darren Everett is a Senior Psychologist whose goal is to help you overcome your challenges to become the best you can be. Darren has a long standing history of successfully working with adolescents, adults, and leading personalities across sport, business, music and the arts, including clinical support for The Olympic Games and major AFL clubs. EPISODE OUTLINE:00:00 Introduction03:13 Different Approaches to Performance Psychology07:26 Developing a Pre-Race Mental Program11:34 Characteristics of Highly Successful Athletes16:01 The Importance of Race Plans and Chunking21:56 Goal Setting and the Four-to-One Ratio28:11 Dealing with Negative Performances35:37 Different Approaches to Goal Setting39:39 The Importance of a System43:49 Creating a Clear System46:12 Building Resilience and Commitment50:48 The Power of Thoughts and ActionsTAKEAWAYSHaving a clear system or process is crucial for achieving goals.Start with small, practical steps and gradually increase commitment.Building resilience requires awareness, acceptance, and taking action.Thoughts and actions are the two levers that can be controlled to impact performance.TRANSCRIPT:https://share.transistor.fm/s/3c8842cf/transcript.txtEPISODE LINKS:Noosa Camp: https://www.relaxedrunning.com/noosacampFalls Camp: https://www.relaxedrunning.com/falls-creekPODCAST INFO:Podcast Website: www.relaxedrunning.comApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2MMfLsQ...RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/relaxed-r...SOCIALS:- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/relaxedrunning- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/relaxed_run...
Released:
Feb 9, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Off the track with Australian 1500m star Jordan Williamsz: In this episode I catch up with the great Jordan Williamsz. Jordan is a star on the Australian middle distance running circuit. In this episode we cover: - Dealing with injury - Inside a week of his training - Preparing for race day - Running for Melbourn by Relaxed Running