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Setting Realistic Goals

Published: May 17, 2023, 4:01 a.m.

Setting realistic goals is perhaps one of the most important pieces of starting out your training on the right foot and one of the most common reasons we see runners struggle with their training.

So, today we\u2019ll be hearing from \xa0Dr. Grayson Kimball, a Sport Psychology Consultant in the Boston area who is also a big runner himself.

In this episode, you\u2019ll learn\u2026

  • How to know if your goals are realistic and why this is so important
  • How to combine setting long-term and short-term goals
  • Re-setting your goals after an injury or period of missed running
  • And how to exceed your limits with mental preparation.

There are a lot of great insights from this interview that are going to help you plan and prepare for your upcoming fall races. So, let\u2019s get to it!

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