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Posts Tagged mental training

Jay Markiewicz: Inner Competitor® Training, Part 1

January 22, 2014
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Mental ability, also referred to as mental toughness, can be confusing and difficult to define, and is complicated by how elusive it is to train to improve. Yet mental ability is paramount to an athlete and is an area that requires focus in order to improve overall performance.
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Fran Johnson, Runner and Blogger

September 24, 2013
Fran Johnson, Runner and Blogger

My name is Francene Johnson, and I’m from Joplin, Mo. I’m a wife, mom of three, blogger, assistant track coach and marathoner. I was born and raised in Lorain, Ohio. I was a sprinter from elementary school up to junior college, and during that time I won five state competitions. I also ran cross-country...
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Renee High—Small-Town Runner Girl

September 24, 2013
Renee High—Small-Town Runner Girl

By Yuhan Xu Virginia Beach runner Renee High won the Walt Disney Marathon for the second straight time in January 2013, in a time of 2:48:30. The Olympic qualifier took time to talk to us about how she loves running and stays strong. ERM: How old were you when you made that first step...
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Jamie Patrick—Adventure Swimmer

July 20, 2013
Jamie Patrick—Adventure Swimmer

By Yuhan Xu Fifteen Ironmans, two Ultraman World Championships, one Triple Ironman, hundreds of other events, the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Yearthis sure is not an ordinary athletic resume. The man behind all these achievements is Jamie Patrick, ultra swimmer, who never makes it easy on himself. “To me, accomplishments...
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Ultra Iron Women: Dr. Jessica Deree

June 13, 2013
Ultra Iron Women: Dr. Jessica Deree

By Alix Shutello “I am driving every day to be the best I can be in my home life, professional life and endurance life. that takes hard work, so when the times get rough, you got to look at the big picture and ask, ‘Is what I am doing today going to get me...
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Michele Santilhano—DECA IRON finisher

September 29, 2012
Michelle Santilhano, Deca Ironwoman

South African–born Michele Santilhano, who works as a Registered Nurse at Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital in California and who has specialized in children’s cancer nursing, completed the Euroman Deca Ironman in 2012. ERM: How do you have time to train and compete in these epic distance races? Santilhano: My athletic endurance activities are done...
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Missy Kuck, Professional Iron Woman!

September 29, 2012
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Missy Kuck became a pro triathlete at the age of 35 after racing for 15 years as an amateur. Her motto, “Learn to race, not compete,” is what drives her in a new class of racing. In 2011, Kuck’s first season as a pro athlete, she raced 13 races – 11 Olympic distance, 2...
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Ghislain Marechal: Double Enduroman

September 16, 2012
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Alan Macpherson was a crew member for Ghislain Mare?chal, who competed in the Double Enduroman UK. The Double Enduroman consists of a 4.8-mile swim, a 232-mile cycle ride and a 52-mile run. Ghislain Marechal was unknown to me until I learned he was competing in the inaugural Ultraman UK Triathlon (UMUK), held in Snowdonia,...
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John Procs Looking to Lake Anna for His First Triple IRON

February 17, 2012
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John Proc of Ontario has his eyes set on the Lake Anna, VA Triple IRON this fall. To succeed, he will follow his own nutritional and training plan, crafted from research, including watching videos, asking questions and observing. John is no ordinary potential inductee into triple IRONsor maybe he is. He’s an endurance cyclist...
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The Ever-Resilient Chuck Schultz

February 17, 2012
Chuck Finishes the Lake Anna Triple Iron

Days before the Lake Anna Triple IRON, Chuck Schultz, 40, was in the hospital and on antibiotics dealing with a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection he contracted in his leg during his training for his first triple IRON. While the pain was excruciating, Schultz was also having some other issues.  The antibiotics constipated him...
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