Tap into your brain chemistry to perform at your best

In this episode of Your Running Coach with GMacSpurr podcast, Coach G dives into the power of visualization in running and why it’s more than just motivational fluff. Visualization taps into your brain chemistry, helping you mentally prepare and physically perform at your best. But here’s the catch: most runners are visualizing the wrong things.

Coach G explains the right and wrong ways to visualize the finish line. Spoiler alert: it can’t only be about race day glory. Coach G guides you through a practice visualization of the start line, showing how using your senses, creating mental “movie clips” of your future run, or even writing yourself a note can rewire your brain for success. She also shares her own story of training for her first marathon and the role visualization played in her journey.

Listen to the episode right here, and then read on for some great journal prompts. These will help you visualise your way to top performance. And why not check out the Runner Mindset Workshop recording at the end of this blog. This will help you understand – and update – what you are telling yourself about you as a runner.

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Visualization in Running: Journal Prompts

Here are some powerful journal prompts. These will help you add visualization into your training and get one step closer to crossing your own finish line:

• What’s the hardest part of training or racing I want to rehearse in my mind?
• What 3 senses can I bring into my next visualization to make it vivid?
• If my race doesn’t go to plan, how do I want to see myself respond?

After you’ve used these prompts to delve deeper, come over to the Your Running Coach with GMacSpurr community to continue the conversation.

Here is a fantastic and free Runner Mindset Workshop to help you reclaim your runner story and spot the mindset stories that are holding you back.