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

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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 ultrarunning

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