Marathon Willpower: Self-Control Guide to Faster Runs

by Kirk Mahoney

Do you want to know how faster runners apply self-control and discipline?

Do you have questions like these about willpower and your marathon training and racing?

* How do commitment and progress affect my willpower?

* Is there such a thing as too much willpower?

* How do pride, shame, and guilt affect my willpower?

* What are some simple things that I can do during a race to protect my willpower?

* Which runs out first, muscle energy or willpower?

Marathon Willpower answers these questions -- and many more -- by covering:

* Thirteen ways that your thoughts and feelings affect your willpower

* Three impacts of your physiology on your willpower

* Ten willpower recommendations about your diet

* Twelve research-driven approaches to maximizing your willpower to work out

* Six connections between everyday activities and your willpower

* Four willpower implications for marathon training groups

* Six effects of authority figures and strangers on your willpower

* Eight opportunities to leverage willpower research for your future

Each chapter of Marathon Willpower begins by challenging you with a question. The chapter then gives you the correct answer, the research behind it, and some practical advice that you can apply right away.

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228 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 24, 2015

About the author

Kirk Mahoney is an American author who publishes under the SpryFeet.com and KirkMahoney.com imprints.