by Josephine Perry | Dec 11, 2024 | Athlete Stories, Athlete Wellbeing, Book reviews
Absolutely loved this book. I didn’t cry as much as I thought I might because it was so positive. There was so much to learn from a sporting and a life perspective. Overall, it felt like a love letter to his family (I warn you when he reads messages to them at the end...
by Josephine Perry | Jan 9, 2024 | Athlete Stories, Performance Psychology
I work with the Elite Trail Team (all ultra runners) and a number of other ultra runners and cyclists so am constantly on the lookout for new research to see if anything can help improve their performances or their enjoyment. I was really excited to see Lloyd Emeka...
by Josephine Perry | Aug 8, 2021 | Athlete Stories, Athlete Wellbeing, News, Uncategorized
Dan Walker and Sam Quek on the BBC Coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics I was one of those who was never quite sure the Olympics would happen this year so hadn’t built up excitement – but now it is over I feel sad that cartoons will be back on our screen over breakfast...
by Josephine Perry | Jul 28, 2021 | Athlete Stories, Athlete Wellbeing, Media, Social media, Support
The modern media environment makes sport a very different experience for athletes. They don’t just perform and maybe chat about it afterwards with a journalist. They have to behave with the media in mind at all times. I researched this a few years ago and...
by Josephine Perry | Jan 1, 2019 | Athlete Stories, Performance Psychology
Denise Mueller-Korenek is a 45 year old American cyclist who in 2018 set the world record for paced bicycle land speed going 183.9 miles per hour. 16 miles per hour faster than any male or female has ever gone before. She also exudes enthusiasm and ‘an do’...
by Josephine Perry | Aug 27, 2018 | Athlete Stories, Motivation, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
Cyclist Kristin Armstrong won three Olympic Gold medals in the Time Trial in Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016. After each Olympic Games she retired but came back 18 months before the next Olympics. Performance in Mind chatted to Kristin about her drive to keep...
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