Welcome to the Music & Motivation section of our website
Competing successfully in any sporting event is as much about the mind as the body. Here you'll find the information, guidance and music to help you maintain a positive mental attitude throughout your training and on the day of your race.
Keep mentally fit
Andy Lane Professor of Sports & Exercise Psychology at The University of Wolverhampton. Running a distance race is as much a mental as physical challenge. You can download Andy's Rough Guide to the Psychology of Running from this page.
Make your own playlist
Find out here how to make the best playlist for running from your own music library. Genre, tempo, lyrics, association are all important factors when choosing the right tracks. The way you compile the tracks can also be important.
Try free AudioFuel
AudioFuel is custom composed music with a beat to match and drive your stride. The AudioFuel Long Run Programmes will help you get to a 2 hour long run in 10 weeks. Offered at three intensities, choose the one to suit your stride and fitness level.
Andy Lane is a Professor of sports and exercise psychology and he's an expert in helping world class athletes mentally prepare themselves so that they can give their best performance when they compete. Distance runners know only too well the fight between mid run mind chatter and the bio feedback of aches, pains and stitches.
The Rough Guide
Written by Professor Andy Lane, this 16 page guide covers what motivation is and where it comes from, sources of motivation to run, common barriers and how to overcome them.
Motivation Tips
We’ve also got a series of four newsletters that give you practical and effective advice about how to keep motivated as you train and during the race itself.
