Mental Toughness for Runners by Michele Ufer

Author:Michele Ufer
Language: deu
Format: epub
Publisher: Meyer Meyer Sports
Published: 2020-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

WHAT CAN RUNNERS LEARN FROM GOOD CHESS PLAYERS?

We have learned, from previous remarks regarding goals, visualization, and resources, that we are able to consciously direct our attention to aspects of the present, past, or future in order to activate optimal resources. Moreover, we are able to distinguish between conscious and unconscious action control. The previous model (association/dissociation) is based primarily on the assumption that attention is consciously directed to different aspects of our experience to optimize self-regulation. Of course that can be tricky since, on the one hand, the capacity of our brain for conscious perceptual and work processes is extremely limited as compared to unconsciously occurring processes, and on the other hand, the more intuitive or automated an athletic performance, the better it is.

For this reason, I would like to think outside the box and see what inspiration we might find outside of running and sport psychology, namely from chess players. Now you may think that chess isn’t a sport, but I believe it is a sport, namely a mental sport. And since we are talking about developing mental strategies, this brief excursion is well worth it. So let’s take a look at what distinguishes really good chess players from less good ones or amateurs, and transfer those findings to running.

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