Ep. 161 - Addie Bracy by Smart Athlete Podcast by Solpri published on 2022-08-13T19:44:15Z A professional ultra runner for Nike Trail sits down with me today to share her athletic career journey and coaching experiences. She has won 3 USATF National Championships, has a Master's Degree in Sport and Performance Psychology, is an author of Mental Training for Ultrarunning, and, currently, is a Mental Performance Consultant at Strive Mental Performance, Addie Bracy. I begin to ask Addie about how she was recruited as a Division I (DI) athlete, and she then tells me the different experiences she had which contributed a lot to her performance to progress and made her become a team captain and school record holder. As she's a performance consultant, I confirm with Addie how a coach sees an athlete's performance and know whether he/she fits in the team. From there, I gather from her that there are two predictors that give an idea of how long an athlete might be performing in the sport. Moreover, we talk about the negative mental self-talk of athletes, and Addie gladly shares what she does to help athletes handle it. She added what's this "trap" that collegiate and professional athletes easily fall into that leads to having an unproductive mental performance. She also openly talks about her plans on retiring from running and her realizations throughout her athletic career. Watch the full interview to hear more from Addie and find out what thing she considers as one of the biggest mental barriers to ultrarunning. Connect with Addie on: https://www.instagram.com/addiebracy/ https://twitter.com/addiebracy https://www.linkedin.com/in/addie-bracy-65a80417/ Genre Sports