#128: How to Overcome Race Nerves and Anxiety with Jude Brewer — The Extramilest Show episode artwork

#128: How to Overcome Race Nerves and Anxiety with Jude Brewer

The Extramilest Show June 5, 2026

About this episode

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Neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and bestselling author Jud Brewer talks about anxiety, race day nerves, flow state, and how to become a stronger, healthier, and happier athlete overall.

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Chapters:

0:00 — Jud Brewer on race anxiety, sleep, and flow
1:38 — Precision Hydration Sponsorship
3:15 — Why runners experience race day nerves
6:37 — How uncertainty fuels anxiety before races
7:57 — Anxiety as a negative habit loop
13:04 — How to deal with race week nerves and sleep anxiety
16:05 — Observing thoughts instead of fighting them
19:56 — Heavenly Heat Saunas Sponsorship
21:01 — How noting practice and the senses help runners stay present
24:02 — Forest bathing, awareness, and connecting with nature
29:25 — Why trail running encourages presence
32:03 — Gratitude, prayer, and rewiring the nervous system
37:45 — How relaxed running calms the mind and body
44:05 — Making hard workouts more playful
46:10 — How to move from anxiety into flow?
52:42 — Flow inhibitors, curiosity, and letting go of self-consciousness
56:15 — How technology and social media can block flow
1:00:51 — Setting better intentions around social media
1:03:20 — Jud's advice to his younger self
1:08:35 — Breathing techniques for anxiety
1:13:28 — Where to find Jud and his work
1:14:02 — How to become a stronger, healthier, happier athlete
1:14:48 — Jud's upcoming book Going Beyond Anxiety
1:17:40 — Precision Hydration Sponsorship
1:17:58 — The Power of Being Present

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