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Category: Mental Tricks

I Went from a “Sub-5-Hour” to a “2:20” Marathoner in Under Six Hours

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Kirk Mahoney

I went from a “sub-5-hour” to a “2:20” marathoner in under six hours. How? Keep reading! Look at my marathon chip-times in 2020: 5:29 on Jan. 1 at Texas Marathon, which was my fastest marathon since my 5:26 on Jan. 20, 2013, at Houston Marathon 5:35 on Jan. 19 at Houston Marathon 5:24 on Feb. …

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Four-Loop Marathons: What Is the Trick?

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Kirk Mahoney

Four-loop marathons can be daunting, so what is the trick to completing them? The answer includes a combination of focus, joy, and imagining the future.

Buddy the Elf Missed Three Factors

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Kirk Mahoney

Buddy the Elf advised me in January, 2017, to focus my ebook sales at Amazon. I like Buddy. His advice made sense at the time, but he missed three factors.

Rest Days for Marathoners: Feel the Fear, and Take Them Anyway

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Kirk Mahoney

Rest days scare many marathoners. But, they can be good for your physiology. And, a regular, weekly schedule of rest days can be good for your mind.

Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for June 2017

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Kirk Mahoney

There is no winner of the SpryFeet.com Readers Club birthday-month drawing for June, 2017. Why? Oddly, there is only one member of the SpryFeet.com Readers Club with a June birthday. Unfortunately, his home country is out-of-reach for mailing a gift efficiently.

De-stress to Train, or Train to De-stress? What Should Marathoners Do?

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Kirk Mahoney

Training to de-stress is popular wisdom among marathoners, but is it the whole story? When looking at stress, what’s the best way to approach your training?

Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for March 2017

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Kirk Mahoney

It’s time for March Madness. [graphiq id=”fH5PRaPY8C1″ title=”NCAA Basketball Tournament History” width=”600″ height=”675″ url=”https://w.graphiq.com/w/fH5PRaPY8C1″ ] Yes, it’s true. There is no winner of the SpryFeet.com Readers Club birthday-month drawing for March, 2017.

The Brain that Changes Itself

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Kirk Mahoney

If you are an Amazon Prime member, then you may borrow any of my ebooks through Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. One of those ebooks is the second (2016) edition of Mental Tricks for Endurance Runners and Walkers. I note in the introduction that I left the field of neuroscience research in 1992. I describe what …

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Birthday-Month Drawing Winner for February 2017

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Kirk Mahoney

Congratulations to all SpryFeet.com Readers Club members! Each member got instructions about how to get one of my books free, only through Groundhog Day. [graphiq id=”iP7sjvxaMfz” title=”Groundhog Day Historical Shadow Sightings Since 1887″ width=”600″ height=”565″ url=”https://w.graphiq.com/w/iP7sjvxaMfz” ] Instead of celebrating an individual member’s birthday, this is a worldwide celebration. What’s significant about this month? It’s …

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SpryFeet.com Ebooks Now in KOLL

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Kirk Mahoney

Amazon Prime members may now borrow SpryFeet.com ebooks from the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library — FREE! As explained by Amazon, “The Kindle Owners’ Lending Library is a collection of books that Amazon Prime members who own a Kindle can choose one book from each month with no due dates.” “Customers can read a KOLL book …

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