picture of what you want to achieve. The more real it feels, the more motivated you'll be in achieving it." Picture yourself charging up a hill, or looking at a suitably fast split time on your watch. Once you've already 'done' it in your mind, it
trainers – is to mentally rehearse the route. Picture yourself running strongly and confidently up that hill, finishing happily, and it's much more likely to happen that way on the day.Problem: You find tapering tough Keith's solution: Taper talking
'butterflies' into line with a stern talking-to. Get ready for the race ahead with techniques like imagery – picture yourself running strongly at different parts of the course, and cruising over the finish line. The Early StagesThe gun has gone off, and you
muddy cross-country trail around Bookham Woods. The views offer ample distraction from the race's ups and downs, and be sure to stop and take in the picture-postcard views when you reach St Barnabas-in-Ranmore Church - the historic building marks
major injury. At the beginning of October I was told not to cycle or run for four months. I was gutted. By January, with everyone posting good training weeks I worried that I would never get there, but I could still picture myself going over the finish
