CLAIRE BARTHOLIC: Pre-Race Mental Prep Hacks & Embracing “Type B” Running

This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast.

[upbeat music] It's not nerves, it's not anxiety.

What it is is activation.

Your body is doing is the exact same thing it does when you're excited for someone's birthday or something absolutely fabulous is happening.

Your heart rate rises, your adrenaline, your cortisol.

You're, you're becoming more activated because your body is preparing to do something important.

[upbeat music] Hey, and welcome back to the Mother Runners podcast, a podcast shining a light on all the amazing mother runners in the world.

I'm your host, Whitney Heins.

If you have ever found yourself overcome with pre-race nerves, particularly to the point where you are toeing the line doubting yourself or full of dread, this episode is for you.

Or if you find yourself being so fixated on the numbers that running's no longer fun, or you feel like your running needs to scale back for your mental or your physical health, but you don't know how to do this because running is such a huge part of your identity, this episode is also for you.

We have back on our first repeat guest, Claire Bartholic.

She's a running coach, host of the popular Planted Runner podcast, and an author, and we are touching on two very important topics today.

First, we tackle the topic of pre-race jitters, what they are and how to use them to help you.

Claire unpacks the three things that every runner should do the week before their big race to mentally prepare, how to embrace the uncertainty of racing, and the problem with calling pre-race jitters just that, and what to call them instead to set you up for success.

Then we shift gears and we talk about something called Type B running.

This is a style of running that Claire has embraced, and she shares why she has made this shift and how being more relaxed about her running has actually made her a better athlete, and how it can make you a better athlete too.

And Claire points out the biggest sign that you may need to make this shift in your training.

So without further ado, here is my chat with Claire.

This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast.

[upbeat music] It's not nerves, it's not anxiety.

What it is is activation.

Your body is doing is the exact same thing it does when you're excited for someone's birthday or something absolutely fabulous is happening.

Your heart rate rises, your adrenaline, your cortisol.

You're, you're becoming more activated because your body is preparing to do something important.

[upbeat music] Hey, and welcome back to the Mother Runners podcast, a podcast shining a light on all the amazing mother runners in the world.

I'm your host, Whitney Heins.

If you have ever found yourself overcome with pre-race nerves, particularly to the point where you are toeing the line doubting yourself or full of dread, this episode is for you.

Or if you find yourself being so fixated on the numbers that running's no longer fun, or you feel like your running needs to scale back for your mental or your physical health, but you don't know how to do this because running is such a huge part of your identity, this episode is also for you.

We have back on our first repeat guest, Claire Bartholic.

She's a running coach, host of the popular Planted Runner podcast, and an author, and we are touching on two very important topics today.

First, we tackle the topic of pre-race jitters, what they are and how to use them to help you.

Claire unpacks the three things that every runner should do the week before their big race to mentally prepare, how to embrace the uncertainty of racing, and the problem with calling pre-race jitters just that, and what to call them instead to set you up for success.

Then we shift gears and we talk about something called Type B running.

This is a style of running that Claire has embraced, and she shares why she has made this shift and how being more relaxed about her running has actually made her a better athlete, and how it can make you a better athlete too.

And Claire points out the biggest sign that you may need to make this shift in your training.

So without further ado, here is my chat with Claire.