Do
you train well in middle or long
distance running, but perform badly
under the pressure of track meets
or cross country races?
Are
you making the most of your running
potential?
Or
just looking to take your running
performances to the next level?
The
answers are all in the mind -
as the mind controls your body, not
the other way around.
Running is a unique sport where
the mind plays a particularly enormous role
in your performance.
This
is because compared to other sports
(where there is loads of equipment
and other performance aids), running
is basically just you out
there - your body and your thoughts,
nothing else.
Possibly
for this reason, runners are
drawn to mental training much sooner and
in greater numbers in comparison to
most other sports - as I am constantly
asked to create many different customized
hypnosis recordings for all kinds of
runners.
I
am a mental trainer who has worked
with a vast number of athletes, teams,
coaches and sports, from all over the
world for the past few decades - and
I have worked with runners of all kinds
many times to boost their performances,
and deal with various issues and challenges they
encounter.
After
working with many runners over the
years I began to notice consistent
patterns with most runners and
many of the exact same experiences,
challenges and issues they all seemed
to be dealing with - such as:
-
belief
and inner confidence issues
when under pressure
of races
-
intimidation and self
sabotage
-
nerves -
before and during a race
-
energy
and endurance issues
-
dealing
with pain better
during the race
-
handling competitor's
attempts to pass,
or catching runners
in front
-
staying
consistently strong with
good pace and stride
throughout the run
(and also on hills
for cross country runners)
-
concentration
issues in
performance, in both
training and races
-
daily
motivation to
train
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The
reason why physical training alone
cannot always deal with these issues
is because they reside within the subconscious mind
- the automatic pilot side
of our running - which houses our
beliefs and "mental wiring".
When
we have a recurring issue in our
performance, it usually means we
have created a type of mental "belief" within
this area, which tends to
re-create the same issue for us again
and again until we finally deal with
it.
Mental training always delivers results in these areas because it deals directly
with the subconscious mind - and almost without exception, those
who train both their mind and their body seem to consistently get
an edge over their competitors who only do physical training.
How
Your Mind Works - and Tuning Your
Inner Computer To Success
Many
runners do not achieve the same times
in races as they achieve in their
training, and when this
happens regularly, they seem to realize quicker than
most other sports people that the
issue is a mental one, rather than
physical.
This
is because running requires
powerful mental resources and instills
a high level of self-awareness within
most runners.
Mental
training increases your use of the
all-powerful subconscious mind, and
this also happens to be the area which
helps runners click into their 'Zone'.
The
Zone is the mental state which achieves
the peak level of running performance -
and allows you to flow over the ground
more instinctively and automatically,
while your body receives near-perfect
instructions for your performance.
During
this time, the weaker conscious mind
is virtually shut down from commanding
your performance and is only required
to make some occasional tactical decisions.
This
is very important - because if your
body gets its instructions from the
weaker conscious mind, rather than
from the body's control center (subconscious) the
body's muscles contract and inhibit
performance.
The
subconscious mind is an awesomely powerful
mechanism which works almost exactly
the same way as a computer.
It
contains all your running memories,
knowledge and experience and
is designed to help you succeed in
whatever you do - but can also just
as easily work against us
if not programmed correctly.
When
self-sabotage occurs, it shows through
missed opportunities, lost confidence,
poor form, etc.
Having
a positive expectation of
success is important, because we
tend to get what we expect rather
than what we deserve - and
this is another area controlled by
our powerful subconscious.
The
methods of relaxation, visualization
and hypnotic suggestion are powerful
ways to influence your mind at the
deepest levels, and dramatically increase
success in your running.
But
most runners seemed to have trouble
using mental training without some
form of guidance - so I
created a hypnosis and visualization
recording which allows runners to
use mental training in the convenience
of their own home.
Needless
to say, the results have been excellent
- but it is no surprise as these
techniques have been proven many
times around the world to work -
and work effectively.
Unfortunately
visualization is not always used as
positively as it needs to be - because most
of us don't realize that we are actually
visualizing all day long -
a kind of unconscious visualization if
you like.
While
using the visualization technique is
designed to increase performance, it
can work both ways unfortunately -
due to the non-stop visualization going
on inside of us every minute of the
day, which is constantly programming
our performances.
For
instance, many athletes who
experience any kind of recurring patterns
or self sabotage in their
performance (which are very common
mental issues I work on with athletes)
are most often caused by the
athlete unknowingly visualizing
themselves to fail.
This is purely because every single one of the 60,000 thoughts we have each
waking day - including negative thoughts - are automatically converted into
a picture, or an image, within the subconscious. This is a form of automatic
visualization.
This
process is much like running
a constant movie though your mind all
day long without realizing,
which is programming your future results.
Making
sure the technique is being used positively
and correctly is the only way to ensure
the recurring patterns are overcome
and replaced with stronger performances.
Having
said that, many athletes also
use it who have no problems at all -
they simply want to improve their performances
even further.
When
it comes down to it, it's the mind
that controls the body -
but most athletes tend to see this
the other way around until they experience
a problem in performance and begin
to understand how the mind / body
connection works.
As
with most of our programs, this particular
recording was created after being asked
to create specially customized versions
for elite runners, which
ensures that every area of
performance is covered and can be successfully
tailored to any future performances.
The
Mind Training for Runners daily hypnosis & visualization
recording is available
by both 'instant download' for use
on your computer, iPod or CD player,
or by CD mailed to you from New York.
A
runner who knocked 3 minutes
off their time.........
"I
brought your CD earlier in
the year. I love it! I wanted
to say thank you very much!
I really notice it working and you are sooo right the result
of a race really is determined before getting to the starting line.
I really wasn't
sure I believed it until
now. I visualized
the race and saw myself
typing on the message board
to my running club the
result of the race, and
how I planned to run it.
I found it hard to visualize a positive race in images but I found
that visualizing telling people about it worked out for me. Thank
you so much for your advice and your cd!
I knocked almost
3 minutes off of my time! They
say that 5k's helps your
mental toughness, but I
didn't have mental toughness
so that's why though I
always show up to race
I end up running 5k's.
And
also thank you so much for
your email support, we have
talked before and after I had
brought the cd, your
customer service and your advice
and support is great.
I
will keep you posted, I am
planning on doing a 50k in
May, it will be my first Ultra
and I know mental training
is really going to play a key
role, when endurance gets longer
and the runs gets tougher :-)
Thanks again.
Su-Lai
Hamilton, CO, USA
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The
cost of the mp3 instant download is
just USD$29.95 -
lifetime benefits, for the cost of
lunch! (or
$7 more for the CD,
which
can be mailed from New York to anywhere in the world).
NEW! FREE Bonus!
This
main hypnosis recording now
also comes with a
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The
subliminal hypnotic suggestions
play silently underneath
a beautiful binaural relaxation
music soundtrack, which
optimizes your mind's absorption
of the positive suggestions.
So
now your powerful subconscious
can silently work on it day
and night 24/7 -
yes, even in your sleep!
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It
is designed to create a positive
new mindset of confidence, expectation,
belief, enthusiasm, positivity,
and pre-program performance -
and suitable for all ages and standards,
from child to adult, and intermediate
to elite levels - to transform
results over the weeks and months
ahead.
Needless
to say, as with all my programs, it
comes with a 100% 12 month iron-clad,
unconditional moneyback guarantee,
no questions asked -
so try the program and if you are not
100% satisfied for any reason, simply
contact us for a full refund.
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I
look forward to hearing from you about
how these recordings have improved
your running in many ways.
Always
remember, "the Mind controls
the body, and the mind is unlimited". All
the best for a great year ahead!
Sincerely,
Craig Townsend
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A
Quick Intro on mp3 -
general recommendations for
using the recording the most
effectively.