and you reach the end of your run – prematurely or not – convinced that you don’t have another step in you. You are, to use the scientific parlance, knackered.Given where these go-slow sensations manifest, it hardly comes as a surprise that research
trainers with me. I'm usually meticulous about preparing my kit but this time I obviously wasn't in the right mindset. So that was it. Decision made. I wasn't going to race."How do you get over this kind of crushing disappointment? Whether on a World
'. And there's no better time to do so than during autumn and winter, so you'll be primed for next year's race season.The confidence gameConfidence comes from the belief that you can do what you are about to do. It's based in part on the training you have put
, possibly assuming that it will simply come in time, as physical performance improves. Not so. You have to train your mind to overcome the many barriers to success that stand in the way of all athletes. Some of Britain's top athletes and coaches share
