Strong: A Runner's Guide to Boosting Confidence and Becoming the Best Version of You
About this product
The New York Times bestselling author of The Longest Race shares her secrets to conquering self-doubt and improving performance in this empowering self-confidence guide Selected as an all-time favorite running book by the readers of Women's Running magazine.
Mental conditioning is an important part of any athlete’s training regimen. In Strong: A Runner’s Guide to Boosting Confidence and Becoming the Best Version of You, two-time Olympian and New York Times bestselling author Kara Goucher opens up about her personal struggles with confidence and offers readers her best techniques for overcoming self-doubt so you can stay focused on your daily training routine and better mentally prepare for a race or your whatever you’re hoping to accomplish.
This comprehensive guide to developing confidence includes: • Stories from Kara’s career and glimpses inside her personal confidence journal
• Confidence Techniques and Guided Activities to incorporate into your own training, including: Positive Self Talk, Mantra, Setting Goals, Enclothed Cognition, Power Pose, Visualization Techniques, Power Words, and Social Connections.
• Insights from inspiring women in the field of running and other Olympic athletes
• Tools to start your own Kara-style confidence journal, with over 25 prompts to get you going
In addition to Goucher’s best tips and techniques, Strong also shares the real-life experiences of fellow athletes, including Olympians Emma Coburn and Molly Huddle ,and New York Times best-selling author Robin Arzón. The book also provides perspective from two experts in the field of sport psychology, including Kara's own sport psychologist, Dr. Stephen Walker.
" Strong is the ultimate guide to dreaming big and reaching your goals whether that's qualifying for the Boston Marathon or scoring the big promotion at work."
—Liz Plosser Editor-in-Chief, Women's Health Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers say this book is inspirational, motivating, and practical, with readers praising the reflective questions, writing prompts, and easy-to-follow exercises. Several reviewers also highlight the book’s visual design and describe it as a helpful mindset and confidence-building guide for runners.
Goodreads readers generally echo that reaction, describing it as useful for mental preparation and confidence work, though it appears to function more like a guided journal than a traditional narrative book. A blog review also describes it as a thoughtful, confidence-focused resource that blends personal stories with exercises.
On Reddit and forums, no specific independent discussion surfaced in the gathered results, so the clearest themes come from Amazon, Goodreads, and running-focused review blogs. Overall sentiment in the available results is strongly positive, especially for runners who want a structured, motivational workbook.
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Specifications
| Publisher | Blue Star Press |
| Publication date | August 14, 2018 |
| Edition | Illustrated |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 208 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1944515593 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1944515591 |
| Item Weight | 14.8 ounces |
| Dimensions | 6.5 x 0.71 x 7.52 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #865,828 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #633 in Sports Psychology (Books) #911 in Running & Jogging (Books) #1,330 in Sports Training (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (377) |
