Runner's World The Runner's Brain
How to Think Smarter to Run Better
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- £7.49
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- £7.49
Publisher Description
As a runner, your biggest asset (or sometimes your greatest enemy) is your brain. What you think and feel on and off the road also has a huge influence over how you perform once you lace up.
Runner's World The Runner's Brain shows you how to unlock and capture the miraculous potential of the body's most mysterious and intriguing organ and rewire your mind for a lifetime of athletic success. The book is based on cutting-edge brain science and sports psychology that author Dr. Jeff Brown uses every day in his private practice and as part of the medical team of several major road races including the Boston Marathon.
Full of fascinating insights from runners of all abilities-including champion marathoner Meb Keflezighi and other greats-the book includes trustworthy information that's been proven to work both in the lab and on the road.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Brown, lead psychologist for the Boston Marathon Medical team and professor at Harvard Medical School, explores the mutually beneficial relationship between running and the brain in this useful guide. Brown starts with his professional background, chronicling his move to Boston in the late 1990s, after which he began applying cognitive-behavioral therapy, aimed at transforming harmful thinking patterns into productive ones, to marathon runners. He goes on to cover how running benefits the brain, mental strategies such as goal-setting and magical thinking, training for races, handling challenges, and a useful seven-step "fit brain training plan." Brown also briefly touches on his experience of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, drawing wider conclusions about mental resilience. This accessible book is a result of Brown's own training and careful study of runners; he is intimately familiar with the considerations runners make, including the decision to compete, picking out "lucky" clothing, overcoming pre-race jitters and post-race blues, and "psych yourself up" for all types of weather. It will appeal to and aid runners of all levels and backgrounds, and perhaps those who aren't runners yet.
