How Runners Can Manage Anxiety

Another Mother Runner

Runners bothered by pre-race jitters and/or everyday anxiety will appreciate the insight and advice offered in this episode. The guest is Lennie Waite, Ph.D., a Houston-based sport psychology consultant, Olympic steeplechase athlete, and mother runner. Along with hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Britany Williams, the trio talks about:

-looking at your goals through a more positive lens;

-embracing, rather than simply managing, race-day anxiety;

-the power of leaning into doubt + pain;

-how (+ why) to stop the joy-sucking comparison game; and,

-getting your “ugly face” on!

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