Interview with Noel Brick & Dan Robinson

The Focused Mind Podcast

Stu Holliday, Noel Brick, & Dan Robinson ‘The Psychology of Running’ podcast.

This episode supports your understanding and use of the Psychology of Running book!

Show Notes

• Intros and how this episode supports the book with added context
• Context of the RESIST project on endurance running and our respective roles and work within it.
• Recollections of RESIST and its impact within Sport Psychology Research
• Where listeners can find RESIST videos (see below) from the original project to support the skills and strategies covered in ‘The Psychology of Running’
• Dan’s thoughts as a runner and coach on ‘The Psychology of Running’ and how people can use it to support their running
• The background, context, and intention of the book by Noel
• How our collaboration came to happen.
• Touchpoint running books that position our book in the field
• Stu on the Physical aspect of running becoming more psychological.
• Noel on how you can use the book and how brain health improves through running
• Chapters 3 and 4 on how you can use your mind more in your running performance
• Dan on how he uses psych strategies in his coaching and uses runners' existing psych skills to allow them to improve
• A conversation on the evidence of open goals, a chat on process/performance and outcome goals!
• Our favourite runs and why (from both a physical and psychological perspective).

RESIST VIDEO LINKS (as discussed in the episode): https://resiststopping.wixsite.com/resist/videos

BOOK LINK (30% off):

https://www.routledge.com/The-Psychology-of-Running/Brick-Holliday/p/book/9781032068619#:~:text=From%20evolutionary%20perspectives%20on%20why,motivations%20and%20benefits%20of%20running.