{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/663e58601e442e001258a6c9/66f29b9cedf5e82f603d0986?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"David Unplugged","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/663e58601e442e001258a6c9/1727334853144-9ef9ba68-457b-44b4-92d3-beda6ce6aa73.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Flying solo this week and I thought I would take the opportunity to talk about a couple of areas that I've heard people talking about</p><p><br></p><p>Ultrarunning is as much a mental game as it is physical so I cover mindset so I look at:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>A working definition of mindset</li><li>How you create evidence of the person you are</li><li>How you maintain focused attention on your behaviours</li><li>How mindset is important for resilience in ultras</li></ul><p><br></p><p>It's also the time of the season when many people have done a couple of races one of which might have been their longer 'A' race.</p><p><br></p><p>What happens then?</p><p><br></p><p>Yup, it's time to recover so I cover some of the basics in terms of:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Recovery during training blocks</li><li>Recovery after big races, especially ones that are harder than you've done before</li><li>The role of the nervous system and Heart Rate Variation (HRV)</li><li>Using metrics on your fitness trackers</li><li>Some (very important) basics on recovery</li><li>Ice baths</li></ul><p><br></p><p>If you are wanting to find out how I can help you then get in touch here: https://teamrunrun.com/coach/david-taylor-irvine-scotland-running-coach/</p>","author_name":"David Taylor"}