Strong: A Runner's Guide to Boosting Confidence and Becoming the Best Version of You;

"Strong is the ultimate guide to dreaming big and reaching your goals whether that's qualifying for the Boston Marathon or scoring the big promotion at work."
€"Liz Plosser Editor-in-Chief, Women's Health

Two-time Olympian Kara Goucher shares her secrets to conquering self-doubt and improving running performance using proven tools from the field of sport psychology. Strong: A Runner€s Guide to Boosting Confidence and Becoming the Best Version of You includes tips, techniques, and real-life experiences from Olympians Emma Coburn and Molly Huddle, and New York Times best-selling author Robin Arz³n. Strong also offers perspectives from two experts in the field of sport psychology, including Kara's own sport psychologist, Dr. Stephen Walker.

This comprehensive guide to developing confidence includes:
€ Kara's stories, experiences, and glimpses inside her personal confidence journal.
€ Insights from inspiring women in the field of running.
€ Guided activities to incorporate eight confidence techniques into your own training, including: Positive Self Talk, Mantra, Setting Goals, Enclothed Cognition, Power Pose, Visualization Techniques, Power Words, and Social Connections.
€ Tools to starting your own Kara-style confidence journal, with over 25 prompts to get you started.

Running is a head game. There are two options: Let your mind wander, or focus. To compete, you must focus.

"Mental conditioning is an important part of an athlete's training regimen. Winning and losing are more a matter of mental preparation and toughness."
-- Dr. Stephen Walker, Kara's Sport Psychologist