====== The Mind ====== ---- * Greg Barton's [[https://bki.lt/seni/straipsniai/the_barton_mold.pdf#page=97|Mental Approach to Training and Racing]] (The Barton Mold) * Racing advice from an endurance athlete that transfers well to paddling: [[https://youtu.be/_tc4K5Zujqw|How Endurance Athletes Are Using The Power Now]] * One Sydney Australia Paddler's Observations on the [[https://surfski.info/forum/14-stories/19361-paddle-for-whole-body-and-mind-health.html|Mental & Physical Benefits of Open Ocean Paddling]] * [[https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/matt-fitzgerald-book-on-pace/|The Mindset of a Pacing Master]] referring to distance runners, but applicable to any endurance sport (after initially focusing on pacing it gets into a number of beneficial mental habits for training and racing) * **Mindfulness** * Nelo's Nuno Silva on [[https://www.nelo.eu/paddle-into-the-present-moment/|Mindfulness for Paddlers]] * TCSurfski's Nick Murray on [[https://tcsurfski.com/2016/06/23/the-mental-games-that-may-be-sabotaging-your-downwind-performance/|Mindfulness in Downwinding]] * ... ---- {{youtube>VmuTKCMCz9w?large}}