Monday, April 11, 2005

Top performance

Runners dream about getting a "runners high". I feel fortunate to have had that a few times in my life. Running was special at each of those moments. Yes, the sensation rivaled sex.

But what brings it on? Can you prepare for it to occur on race day?

It is not likely but always possible.

This posting from Fred Gratzon at The Lazy Way provide this insight:

Top performances flow without any mental interference whatsoever.

We have all experienced that even though we may have mastered all the physical aspects of a sport, we lose the ability to perform them well under pressure. Therefore, it seems to me that teaching how to think (and more importantly how to not think) will bring success more quickly than teaching how to replicate the stroke of a great athlete.

"Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch
course, the space between your ears." Bobby Jones


The hard part is what to think about.
Thinking about nothing is actually the best.