Mental Training for Runners: No More Excuses!

by GALLOWAY JEFF

"I don't have time to run." "The run will hurt or make me tired." "I don't have my running shoes with me." "I've got too much work to do." If you're always looking for any excuse to not go running, this book is for you! Whether you're an athlete or just want to stay fit and exercise, you need to train your mind just as much as you train your body! It's easy to find excuses and stay at home, but with Jeff Galloway's mental training strategies you will find yourself staying motivated and setting and reaching new goals in no time. Jeff will help you break down your challenges into smaller steps so your next goal seems more achievable. You will learn to overcome each challenge and problem and reduce stress. You will be able to go out for your run even on tough days, after an injury or illness, or when your running buddy isn't around. In the end, you will break through barriers and stay in control and at the top. In this book, you will find many useful tips on how to deal with stress. Jeff describes typical everyday situations and how to go out and run even if your brain is making up excuses; he explains drills to help you rehearse a good response to those excuses so that over time you will change your habits; he presents training tools that will lower your stress and help you learn to set realistic goals. In addition, Jeff posits that in order to stay motivated, it is important to have good running technique. A section on better technique will help you run better and achieve your next goal. Finally, Jeff shows how using a journal can benefit your exercise regime and assist you in keeping track of your progress and the highs and lows of your training schedules. Mental Training for Runners will put you on the path to a positive mental environment and will turn your mind, body, and spirit into a powerful team and tool. After reading and learning from this book, there will only ever be one answer to any "I can do it!"

316 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 28, 2016

Reviews

[Alia Makki · Rating 2 out of 5]

When I picked up this book, I had expected a specific kind of training for the mind during a run.

But I’m a dork. And a long-time meditator, and I should have trusted in my cross-trainings better.

See, if you’ve never practiced meditation while running, this book might have struck you as a genius. But runners are naturally aware of their breaths. For runners, the transference from breath-work to breath-work-while-running is as natural as, well, muscle improvement.

However, there is no such thing as a truly awful book, especially on a topic as generally endorphin-inducing as running. There was plenty of fun revising the things that I have started taking for granted in meditative running. There was also plenty of reminders to slow-excruciatingly-down when experimenting on new styles or breathing methods. Particularly in the middle of training seasons, and when you’re already bombarded with too much information.

Ahem. Yes. Well. Exactly. Slow down.

[rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is pretty repetitive, but it was interesting to learn that positive self-talk can help our brains during a run. Fun fact: I hopped on a Zoom Q&A with Jeff Galloway yesterday, and he was super nice and I also fangirled. I'm a dork.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book was not as advertised. I think less than half the book was about mental training. The rest of the book was good, but it was the standard Galloway running advice we’ve seen in other books. Hard trigger warning for IWL talk.

[Colette · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book isn't just about mental training, though that is a chunk of it. If you're already familiar with the Galloway method, it does get a bit repetitive, but it does have some good information.

[Angie Carter · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've read several of Jeff Galloway's books and this one didn't do anything new or exciting for me.

[Jeremiah Toney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent! Jeff really put some scholarly research into this one, the neuroscience is spot on.

[Herkku · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jenkkityyliin paljon toistoa, mutta ajatus kävi ilmi ja itseasiassa se myös toimii!

[Jonathan Atkins · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was definitely a book, about running. Thanks library

[Aubrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This wasn't as meaty as I expected, but I did learn some things. I also appreciated the author referencing the work of Dr. John Sarno numerous times; I think his work on pain will help a lot of people.