Run Long, Run Healthy Weekly Roundup — September 16, 2021
Your weekly guided tour of the best new research and articles on running from around the web.
mindfulness
The Injuries You Can’t See: How Slowing Down Helped Matt Daniels Become a Better Runner
For over 10 years, Daniels had been plagued by stress fractures along with Achilles and high hamstring injuries. Here's how and why he finally slowed down to build a healthier running foundation.
How to Find Your Purpose — in Running or Life
Finding your path is more than a cliché: It can help you reach your potential. Discover what purpose looks like and how to find yours.
The Injuries You Can’t See: How Injury Taught Nicole Mericle to Let Go
As athletes, we tend to glorify discipline, but sometimes it’s necessary to move on to new activities and identities.
6 Ways to Set More Mindful Goals
Discover and foster goals that spark passion, excitement, and daily enjoyment through these science-backed mindfulness strategies.
The Psychology of Setting Motivating and Satisfying Goals
What science says about setting meaningful, internally motivating, and satisfying goals that are exciting but not overwhelming.
Running Free with the Pack
My dogs love every run, with no goals, measurements or expectations. I need that right now.
Meditation Science: How Doing Nothing Makes You A Better Runner
Mindfulness meditation can enhance focus, boost racing performance, lower pain perception, and treat anxiety. Here’s what it is, and how to start.
Running Through the Night
With no finish line in sight, we need to find a rhythm that lets us keep going as long as it takes.
Improve Your Competing With a Mental Game Coach
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Olympian Deena Kastor Discusses the Power of Positive Thinking
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