How to Avoid a Pre-Race Crisis of Confidence-Coach Roundtable | KoopCast Episode 172

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: CTS coaches Jason Koop, Andy-Jones Wilkins, Adam Ferdinandson and Ryne Anderson discuss how to avoid a pre race crisis of confidence. Episode highlights: (8:30) Viewing training holistically: highlighting the totality of training to build athlete confidence, recency bias (33:40) Readjusting race goals: setting expectations, creating process-oriented goals, timing the discussion on preparedness (51:13) Difficulty is nonlinear: athletes transitioning from 50k to 50 miles, you might feel better at mile 70 than mile 50, using training camps to improve confidence in volume jumps Additional resources: Sign up for Research Essentials for Ultrarunning Buy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or Audible Information on coaching- www.trainright.com Koop’s Social Media Twitter/Instagram- @jasonkoop