Tag: Mental Skills

• Trail des Collines 16K Recap

  

  Normally when I finish a race, I’m jumping for joy (or limping through the airport with joy), excited to write a post-race recap of my experience. But truth be told, I’ve never wanted to pretend a race didn’t exist more.

  Rhys Desmond

  May 4, 2026

  My Personal Journey, Races, Trail Running

  Louis Moreau, Mental Skills, Positive Mindset, Positive Psychology, Positivity, Race Recaps, Races, Trail des Collines 16K, Trail Running

• Pre-race checklist #4 – Mental preparation

  

  Preparation goes beyond just looking at a map! Here are all the things you should prepare in the lead-up to your next ultra or trail race!

  Rhys Desmond

  June 8, 2025

  Races, Trail Running, Training Plans, Training Theory

  Fuelling, Goal Setting, Mental Skills, Nutrition, Pacing, Personal Development, Pre-Race Questionnaire, Preparation, Race Day, Race Strategies, Recovery, Self Development, Trail Running, Training Plans, Training Regimen, Training Theory, Ultra Running, Visualization

• Race day preparation

  

  My experiment in La Malbaie served as one of the most useful experiences I’ve had on the trails. Primarily, as a reminder of how critical race day preparation can be to putting together a performance. I knew everything I wanted to do on race day, at each different stage of the race or section of…

  Rhys Desmond

  September 18, 2024

  My Personal Journey, Trail Running, Training Theory

  Game Realistic Training, Mental Skills, Preparation, Race Specific Training, Races, Trail Running, Training Theory, UTHC 42K Classique