#508 - Coach's Corner with Stefanie Flippin: Confidence, Belief, and Mental Training

The February episode of Coach's Corner LIVE on Relay is out and it may have been our best one yet. Many Relay subscribers sent in questions about the mental side of running/racing and they were fantastic. Over the course of an hour we answered the following questions: "I enjoy running far, but am looking at making the leap from doing 50 milers as my longest ever distance to my first 100 miler in the fall. How do I conceptualize and build mental strength in training, knowing I'll be running twice as far as I ever have?" "How do I work on having the mental confidence that I can sustain my marathon effort for 26.2 miles when in training, I've only run 10-12 miles continuously at that same effort?" "I’ve struggled with race anxiety. I’ve seen a pattern when I go into a race with the plan to run the race as a workout, it takes the anxiety and pressure off and I end up running a great race. I don’t seem to have too much anxiety when it comes to hard workouts. How can I work to switch my mindset on race day to feel confident yet relaxed?" "I had a tough race, and actually a handful of tough races in the past year. How do I build trust in myself again that I will have a strong race day up ahead? How do I build my mental strength back from a string of days that wore down my confidence?" Relay is a collaborative of elite runners and running content creators publishing high-end writing, podcasts, and video. These pieces provide insight, knowledge, and entertainment to dedicated runners. Relay has some of the most collaborative and creative work in the running industry that is sure to impact runners of all abilities. Visit Relay today: www.patreon.com/relay . The Relay team consists of: Kara Goucher - Two time Olympian, World Champion, analyst for NBC Sports, and author of “Be the Change” Peter Bromka - Sub-elite marathoner and one of the U.S.’s best authors of running essays Zoë Rom - Editor-in-chief of Trail Runner Magazine, host of the DNF Podcast, champion trail runner Mike "Kofuzi" Ko - Creator of the Kofuzi YouTube page (100,000+ subscribers) and sub-3:00 marathoner Stefanie Flippin - USATF 100 mile champion, physician, running coach at Lift, Run, Perform Carolyn Su - Trail runner, marathoner, free-lance writer, public speaker, and Creator of DiverseWeRun Lindsey Hein - 17X marathoner and host of the “I’ll Have Another” podcast, one of the most popular running podcasts in the U.S. Marcus Brown - Sub-3:00 marathoner, six star Abbott World Marathon Major finisher, creator of “A Runner’s Life” podcast and YouTube Channel Matt Chittim - Host of the “Rambling Runner Podcast,” one of the most popular running podcasts in the U.S. and running coach for McKirdy Trained Sponsors: Thank you to Lagoon for sponsoring this episode and for their truly amazing pillows! Take their two minute quiz and learn which pillow is perfect for you and the way you sleep at https://lagoonsleep.com/rambling and save 15% by using code RAMBLING at checkout. Previnex is a supplement brand that I trust, use, and have greatly benefited from. They source the highest quality ingredients in the most clinically effective and beneficial forms. For years I have used Joint Health PLUS and it's made a big difference for my running. Visit www.previnex.com and use coupon code runner15 to save 15% on your first order. --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices