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The Story of Brian Boyle: Iron Heart

December 15, 2010January 25, 2011 Stephen Walker, PhD 5 Comments brian boyle, heart, iron heart, ironman triathlon, marathon, rehab, sports, story, ultramarathon

Thanks to Jared Little for sharing the Story – Amazing In 2007 Brian Boyle competed in his first Ironman triathlon

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Team Turns Unsung Runners Into Elite Marathoners

November 1, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments coach, coaching, competition, counseling, exercise-psychology, exercise-science, group-training, hansons-brooks-distance-project, health-psychology, marathon, marathoners, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, olympic-athletes, peak-performance, performance, sport-performance, sport-psychologist, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills

The following paragraphs come from a NYT article by Gina Kolata. This is only part of the article. Here’s the

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The Use of Imagery

June 10, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments coach, coaching, competing, competition, concentration, controlling-distractions, counseling, cross-country, cycling, exercise-psychology, health-psychology, imagery, marathon, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, moods, peak-performance, performance, pre-competition-routine, racing, running, simulation, sport-performance, sport-psychologist, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, swimming, track-&-field, triathlon

Here’s a lesson on the use of imagery from the Psychology News Blog. It’s a quick read.

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