Ultra Performance: The Psychology of Endurance Sports

The world's leading endurance athletes are not only some of the fittest people on the planet, they are also among the toughest mentally.

To train and race at the highest level of competition over hundreds – and sometimes thousands – of miles takes preparation, dedication and the ability to push the body and mind beyond conventional limits. Ultra Performance offers an insight into the psychology of these athletes.

Having interviewed fourteen ultra athletes, Paul Moore distils the dynamics of t...