Fast and Free: Mindset Training for Endurance Athletes
What if you could train your mind with the same precision and purpose you bring to your physical training?
In Fast and Free, Mental Performance Coach and former professional triathlete Brant Stachel shares the mental performance strategies that have helped athletes race with confidence, resilience, and joy. Whether you’re chasing a personal best or rediscovering the love of the sport, this book will give you the tools to run—and live—fast and free.
Why you’ll want to read this book
Fast and Free gives you practical tools that you can apply immediately to your next training session or race. Through real-life stories and interviews with professional athletes, Olympians, and Olympic hopefuls, it brings mindset strategies to life in a way that’s relatable and actionable. You’ll also learn proven methods for managing nerves, building confidence, and performing your best when it matters most.
Who this book is for
Fast and Free is for endurance athletes of all levels—from first-time 5K runners to seasoned marathoners, professional athletes, triathletes, and ultra-distance competitors who want to build the mental strength and confidence to perform at their best.
It’s for anyone who’s ever trained hard but struggled to deliver on race day, battled self-doubt, or wondered if they’re capable of more.
Drawing on strategies used with Olympians, national champions, and hundreds of everyday athletes, this book gives you practical, proven tools to sharpen your mindset, handle pressure, and trust yourself when it matters most.
Brant Stachel is a high-performance running coach, mental performance coach, and former professional triathlete. Over his career, he has coached more than 150 athletes to Boston Marathon qualifying times, guided over 25 athletes to represent Canada internationally, and helped Olympians and professional runners break through mental and physical barriers.
With graduate degrees in Coaching, Psychology, and Leadership, Brant works at the intersection of sport science and sport psychology—helping athletes train both their bodies and their minds to perform when it matters most.
In Fast and Free, Brant distills years of coaching and mental performance work into a practical, inspiring framework for endurance athletes. Whether you’re chasing a personal best or aiming for elite performance, his mission is simple: to help you train your mind with the same precision and purpose you bring to your body, so you can race—and live—fast and free.
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