About this episode
View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Carla is a chartered sport and exercise physiologist and senior lecturer in applied sports psychology at St. Mary’s University, UK She has a keen interest in endurance performance inspired by her work providing mental support at running events. She researches and teaches in sport psychology and also works as a sport psychology practitioner. Episode highlights: (23:38) Psychology and nutrition: setting if-then plans, avoiding situations that trigger negative thoughts, plan ahead, putting good intentions into action (43:25) Switching foci: recapping techniques, understanding attentional foci, realizing which foci are relevant to your situation, examples, avoiding rumination (1:04:50) Process goals for training: mental strategies, running technique, nutrition, growth occurs during reflection, valuing positive experiences, instilling confidence, quality of motivation Additional resources: Carla’s website Carla’s book How Training for Ultras Can Empower Your Pregnancy Journey with Carla Meijen PhD and Stephanie Howe PhD | KoopCast Episode #184 Research Essentials for Ultrarunning newsletter Buy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or Audible Information on coaching- www.trainright.com Koop’s Social Media Twitter/Instagram- @jasonkoop