What think marathon runners in the running time

Bobbi Gibb (Bobbi Gibb) - the first woman to run a Boston Marathon - in run time thought that feels the Roman governor. Thoughts of other runners are not so specific and athletes think about something else, and that a new study Samson Ashley (Ashley Samson).

Investigation Ashley Samson and her colleagues Simpson Duncan (Duncan Simpson), Kendra Kamphoff (Cindra Kamphoff) and Adrianna Lengler (Adrienne Langlier) was published in the publication International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

researchers asked 10 runners jog on the 7 miles (11.27 kilometers) or more. While jogging to their belt was fastened a small tape recorder with a microphone. Scientists asked runners to comment on all the thoughts that arise from them during training.

The total duration of received entries was 18 hours. After the analysis revealed the following:

• 40% thought - speed and distance. There were phrases like "So, slope, do not torment yourself, run slower," or "Another 32 minutes, and acceleration."
• 32% thought - about the pain and discomfort.
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  Runners complained of pain in the muscles and calluses. Thoughts, uttered aloud for the record, accompanied by a large number of obscene expressions. Lori, one of the study participants, while jogging sick stomach.
  

  Again hill *** (hell). Stomach ache, I'm *** *** (wake me).

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• 28% thought - about the environment. Weather, traffic, nature and other people. Setting generally perceived in a positive manner.

The researchers wanted to learn about the mind long distance runners, but also confirm the fact that at high loads while they often talk to themselves. At the same time, we can be confident in the results of the experiment at 100%: knowing that they are listened to, marathon runners might hide some personal thoughts.