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Wednesday, 11 April 2012 03:00

(Photos - The Bar Raisers, Roger Bannister and Chrissie. Below - Geoffrey Mutai and Usain Bolt.)

Model Your Athletic Inspiration for Motivation

By Cheryl D. Hart (for usatriathlon.org)

When you read about the top-ranked triathletes and duathletes, do you aspire to be as fast and strong? Do you imagine yourself flying through the miles as smoothly and effortlessly as these super-stars?

If so, you are tapping into one of the primary sources of self-efficacy (the belief that you are capable of producing a successful performance). We gain confidence through vicarious experience or

The best example of vicarious experience is Roger Banister. Imagine that for thousands of years, it