“Mindless performance may be especially helpful in endurance sports because of the supreme importance of the capacity to suffer. The more science and technical detail an athlete incorporates into the training process, the more distracted he becomes from the only… — Matt Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Build step by step. Push yourself, but not too hard. Learn. Keep it fun. — Matt Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Confidence is not some nonphysical quality snatched from the spiritual dimension and installed in the mind. It is the feeling that arises when the… — Matt Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“The reason you are a runner is that you enjoy running. The objective of everything you do as a runner should be to increase… — Matt Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
According to the brain-centered model of exercise performance, a runner achieves his race goal when his brain calculates that achieving the race goal is… — Matt Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“Mindless performance may be especially helpful in endurance sports because of the supreme importance of the capacity to suffer. The more science and technical… — Matt Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“Interpreting running as an opportunity to discover and become his best self, and to give his best to others, through the relentless pursuit of… — Matt Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Masters runners fare best when they designate every third week as a recovery week. — Matt Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“In the hardest moments of a long race, the athlete’s entire conscious experience of reality boils down to a desire to continue pitted against… — Matt Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“Even the most talented artists have flaws and limitations that no amount of training can overcome, just as even the most exceptional individuals have… — Matt Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“The best source of knowledge concerning the most effective methods of coping with the challenges of endurance sports is the example set by elite… — Matt Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
