How Mood Variability Affects Ultramarathon Performance with Paul Burgam PhD | Koopcast Episode 140

View all timestamps and show notes on the KoopCast website.Episode overview:Paul Burgum is a social entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, Youth Worker and more recently a PhD researcher at Durham University.  Paul has developed a successful strategy for achievement that begins from simply taking on his own lifelong demons.Episode highlights:(31:52) Results: anger and depression during taper exceed race day morning, psychological taper(42:48) Ultrarunning as a team sport: crew-athlete interactions, counterbalancing athlete emotions, realistic optimism (57:40) Knowledge as power: understanding and course-correcting mood swings, taking action Additional resources:Paper discussed- How Mood Variability is associated with enhanced performance during ultrarunningBuy Koop’s new book on Amazon or AudibleInformation on coaching-www.trainright.comKoop’s Social MediaTwitter/Instagram- @jasonkoop