by Josephine Perry | Feb 4, 2020 | Athlete Wellbeing, Goal setting, Motivation, Performance Psychology, Project Paris, Sports Psychology
Another green week. :0) I’ve now hit my goal of four green weeks. Some of this is more focus and effort on my part – some of this is down to working more closely with my coach so the training which goes in matches my workload better – giving me fewer excuses. I...
by Josephine Perry | Jan 5, 2020 | Goal setting, Improve, Motivation, Performance Psychology, Project Paris
So the first proper week of training for Paris Marathon. It went well. I really love having a goal, especially one I’m genuinely excited by. I know why I am excited. My favourite psychological theory (yes – I realise how sad that makes me) is Self-Determination...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 30, 2019 | Goal setting, Motivation, News, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
I ran my first marathon in 2004. I’ve run one most years since then. But I’m not convinced I’ve ever really tried to run one properly. In fact, I’m pretty sure I haven’t because while being a sport psychologist is fantastic for helping you understand how you can...
by Josephine Perry | Sep 15, 2019 | Goal setting, Media, Motivation, Performance Psychology, Social media
I was recently asked by Runners World to talk on their podcast about how runners use social media. I love this subject (and spend far too much time on social media myself) so really enjoyed the chat. I haven’t been brave enough to listen to it yet so don’t know if...
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...
by Josephine Perry | Jun 9, 2018 | Book reviews, Books, Motivation, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
As soon as I opened Endure the green-eyed monster snuck out. This is absolutely the book I wish I’d written. If you are an endurance athlete, curious about how to go faster or longer Hutchinson has collated all the research that you should be relying upon. What he...
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