Use mental distraction techniques or self-hypnosis, such as counting down from 1000 to 0, to shift focus away from the intensity of the effort and push past your limits while running.

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Attentional focus strategies, particularly dissociation (distracting oneself from the effort), are well-documented in exercise psychology. A systematic review by Brick et al. (2014) shows that mental distraction effectively helps reduce the perception of fatigue during moderate-intensity exercise. Furthermore, a meta-analysis by Milling and Randazzo (2016) confirms that hypnosis and self-hypnosis techniques can significantly improve athletic performance by modulating the athlete's mindset. However, science shows that this mental barrier has its limits: when effort becomes maximal, the body's pain signals naturally take over again, rendering distraction less effective. Describing simple counting as 'self-hypnosis' to become 'unstoppable' is a somewhat enthusiastic oversimplification, but the basic principle of this mental gymnastics remains very solid.

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