14D - Sports Science Shorts: Are Running & Finishing a Marathon the Same?

Is Pearl Izumi right: “marathons have changed from a race to run to a box to be checked”? Is Associative or Dissociative Attention better for running and how does it depend on pace?   Articles/links: http://community.runnersworld.com/topic/pearl-izumi-ad-campaign?reply=54776376858447655 Attentional focus in endurance activity: new paradigms and future directions A social-cognitive perspective of perceived exertion and exertion tolerance Marathon Training Academy podcast   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected]   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org