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Along the path to any goal--completing a marathon or a thesis paper, winning a medal or a contract--familiar mental hurdles arise: we may fixate on the odds of failure or find our interest flags two thirds of the way through. That's when elite endurance athletes--top performers in running, cycling, and swimming--turn to their rich arsenal of cognitive strategies to overcome self-doubt and unlock peak performance. The Genius of Athletes combines cutting-edge science with illustrative interviews to show how we, too, can find success in any realm with proven methods from sports psychology: - setting process goals - breaking tasks into smaller objectives - if-then planning - and more. Taking pointers from athletes like Olympian Meb Keflezighi? That's sure to be a winning strategy!

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Noel Brick, PhD, researches the psychology of endurance at Ulster University. He has completed more than thirty marathons and lives in Ireland. Scott Douglas is a contributing writer for Runner's World and has authored or co-authored several books. He lives in Maine. Christopher David is an actor and a voiceover artist with experience in theatre, film, and audiobook narration. Also a business professional, he earned his MBA from Bowling Green State University. He believes travel is the best inspiration, writes in his spare time, and currently resides in Ohio.

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