How to Build Mental Toughness (according to a PhD and World Champion)

The Strength Running Podcast · Jun 25, 2017 · 1h 1m

I invited Simon Marshall, PhD and his wife Lesley Patterson to talk about practical strategies for building confidence, reducing pre-race anxiety, and managing fears.

Their new book The Brave Athlete is a handbook for the athlete's brain, showing you how to:

Resist the urge to quit

Embrace difficulty

Respond positively to setbacks

Build confidence and self-belief

Cope better with stress and anxiety

This husband and wife team is quite the duo. Simon is former professor of family and preventive medicine at the University of San Diego and a professor of sport and exercise psychology at San Diego…