I have practiced a form of psychological skills training by using self-talk before and during my cross country meets. Before my meets just simple thinking to myself “I am going to run well today” or something of that nature would help boost my confidence before the meet. During meets I would also use self-talk to try and push through the remainder of the race. Usually during the first mile or so of a cross country meet I wouldn’t have any problems, but at the half way point or on the final point I would give myself a little pep talk to try and finish. I think this self-talk really helped me during the cross country seasons because there would be many times I would want to slow down or stop, but by using self-talk I would be able to push through
