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    Ebook163 pages55 minutes

    Strong

    By Kara Goucher

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    About this ebook

    The New York Times bestselling author of The Longest Race shares her secrets to conquering self-doubt and improving performance in this empowering self-confidence guide

    Selected as an all-time favorite running book by the readers of Women's Running magazine.

    Mental conditioning is an important part of any athlete’s training regimen. In Strong: A Runner’s Guide to Boosting Confidence and Becoming the Best Version of You, two-time Olympian and New York Times bestselling author Kara Goucher opens up about her personal struggles with confidence and offers readers her best techniques for overcoming self-doubt so you can stay focused on your daily training routine and better mentally prepare for a race or your whatever you’re hoping to accomplish.

    This comprehensive guide to developing confidence includes:
    • Stories from Kara’s career and glimpses inside her personal confidence journal
    • Confidence Techniques and Guided Activities to incorporate into your own training, including: Positive Self Talk, Mantra, Setting Goals, Enclothed Cognition, Power Pose, Visualization Techniques, Power Words, and Social Connections.
    • Insights from inspiring women in the field of running and other Olympic athletes
    • Tools to start your own Kara-style confidence journal, with over 25 prompts to get you going

    In addition to Goucher’s best tips and techniques, Strong also shares the real-life experiences of fellow athletes, including Olympians Emma Coburn and Molly Huddle ,and New York Times best-selling author Robin Arzón. The book also provides perspective from two experts in the field of sport psychology, including Kara's own sport psychologist, Dr. Stephen Walker.

    "Strong is the ultimate guide to dreaming big and reaching your goals whether that's qualifying for the Boston Marathon or scoring the big promotion at work."
    —Liz Plosser Editor-in-Chief, Women's Health
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBlue Star Press
    Release dateOct 1, 2019
    ISBN9781950968022
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    Kara Goucher

    Kara Goucher is a three-time NCAA champion, two-time Olympian, winner of the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in the 10,000 meters, and a podium finisher at the Boston and New York Marathons. She is a running analyst for NBC Sports. She cohosts the hit running commentary podcast Nobody Asked Us with Des & Kara, as well as the Clean Sport Collective podcast, promoting fair play in sports. She lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her Olympic-runner husband, Adam, and their son, Colt. Her website is KaraGoucher.com.

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      This book put a name to a project I've been working on this year which has been immensely helpful: Confidence Journal. I began what I've referred to as my BOOM! book earlier this year after hearing a sport psychologist talk. I like the name Confidence Journal, and I will definitely refine what I'm doing in my own journal based on some of her tips in this book. It's a quick read and I highly recommend it to anyone who struggles with self-doubt when it comes to competing. I'm a race bikes and even though this book refers to running it can easily cross over to other sports and areas of your life.