Mental Strategies to Break Down Long Distances
Use cognitive strategies to segment your long runs and races by breaking them down into more manageable chunks for fun and performance.
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Lucie Hanes
Lucie Hanes is a freelance journalist, professional rock climber ultrarunner, and mental performance consultant. Her work has appeared in publications throughout the outdoor industry, including Climbing Magazine, Trail Runner Magazine, Ultrarunning Magazine, Gear Junkie, Forbes, ActionHub, Training for Climbing, Spoke & Blossom Magazine, and Elevation Outdoors Magazine, among others. She also holds her Master’s in Applied Sports Psychology and runs her own mental performance consulting practice, Inside Out Athlete (www.insideoutathlete.com), in which she helps outdoor athletes manage their mental health and the psychological side of sport. Hanes lives in Grand Junction, Colorado with her partner, Ben, and their unusually large cat, Puck.
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