📌 KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Mental imagery is a powerful tool for race preparation — find a quiet space and spend 3–10 minutes per day visualizing your race, starting 10–14 days out.
• In early sessions, envision everything going perfectly: the pace, the crowd, grabbing water easily, feeling strong. Build that positive mental picture first.
• Once the positive image is solid, practice visualizing things going wrong — a tough mile, a missed aid station — and...

📌 KEY TAKEAWAYS

• A growth mindset focuses on getting better; a fixed mindset focuses on being good — this subtle distinction leads to dramatically different training decisions and race experiences.
• Fixed mindset traps for runners include using training runs as proving grounds, running too hard on recovery days, and chasing mileage/pace numbers for social media instead of listening to your body.
• Growth mindset decisions include racing in races...