By Bernard Golden, Ph.D. — 2020
Aspiring to be perfect is very different than believing we need to be perfect.
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The 40th anniversary of the London Marathon takes place on Sunday, October 4 2020. Athletes will run on a closed-loop circuit around St James’s Park before finishing on The Mall. This year’s lineup includes current champions Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei.
If you’re an athlete dedicated to your sport, not every skill comes naturally. One key part of an athlete’s ability to perform and excel is having the endurance to power through. And, endurance training can help athletes build that drive.
Running a distance race – like a 246km ultramarathon – takes extraordinary physical fitness. But however hard they have trained, an athlete’s success hinges on their mental endurance.
What’s the X factor that makes the world’s greatest athletes great? Find out —and learn how to discover it within yourself.