Mental Endurance for Endurance Athletes

If you are concerned about mental toughness during endurance sports, you may want to read the online article Head Over Heals - Mental Floss for Endurance Athletes (McGee, 2014).  The author has developed a structure he calls “The Essential Five Components of Mental Training”.  These are:

1. Strategy
   
2. Focus
   
3. Anxiety and Relaxation
   
4. Visualization/Mental Imagery
   
5. Dealing with the sensations of endurance sport effort

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Reference: 
McGee, Bobby. 2014. Head Over Heals - Mental Floss for Endurance Athletes. [online] Available at: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=731 [Accessed: 8 Feb 2014].