1IT ALL BEGINS WITH AN UNUSUAL RUNNING STORY
1.1The Atacama experiment: Performance that defies the imagination
1.2The book’s character and structure: How it works
2HOW MUCH OF YOUR HEAD IS IN YOUR FEET?
2.1Antiquated everyday training: Is the earth still flat?
2.3The mind’s astounding effects on the body: Learning to control the uncontrollable?!
2.4Mental training as the magic bullet? Possibilities and limits
3POSITION FIXING: STARTING MY PERSONAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM
3.1“I’m going to rate myself”: Important topics in a nutshell
3.3Personal performance profile
3.4Diagnosing my mental strengths
3.5Why do I run? What drives me?
4MOTIVATION AND GOALS: FUELING AND GUIDING PRODUCTIVE ENERGY
4.1Everyday self-sabotage, or: Fuck you, problem!
4.3Brain-appropriate goal management: The basis of success
57-D HEAD CINEMA: LET THE MAGIC HAPPEN
5.1Visualization with virtuosity = 7-D experience patterns
5.3Remembering a successful future: Irresistible wish goals, performances, and results
5.4Magic moments: Perfect movements, processes, and sequences
5.5The big picture: Visualizing competitions
6.1Resource reload: The Swiss army knife of mental training
6.2Focusing attention: Learning from the grand masters
6.3Self-talk: How we can constructively guide the voices in our head
6.4You’re allowed to copy: Learning from more or less glam models
6.5Act as if: Fake it till you make it
6.6Testing and creating self-confidence
6.7Relaxed effectiveness and effective relaxation
7THE DARK SIDE OF RUNNING AND HOW TO TURN IT INTO OPPORTUNITIES
7.1A threat to body and soul: The negative effects of positive thinking
7.2Shit happens: How to handle failure
7.3Crises, opportunities, twists, and turns: How does a world champion think?
7.4From research & practice: Mental resilience as means for success
7.5Sports injuries: The role our mind plays in the occurrence and healing of injuries
7.6Exercise addiction: What exactly is it and am I affected?
7.7What happens when success makes you unhappy?