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Topic: Mind - March 24 2026
Should we Set Time or Place Goals?

VIS Mentor and professional runner Vanessa Fraser and VIS Expert Madeline Petry, CMPC, reveal why setting time-based goals helps athletes track progress and stay motivated.

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When we were kids, winning a race seemed to be our only goal. We lined up at the start with one thought in mind: cross the finish line first. We never cared about the clock or the split times. We didn’t second-guess our results. A win was a win. Simple.  But as we grew and the sport grew with us, our finishing times began to matter. Suddenly, times became the main way to measure success.  Now, we hear our teammates say “I won the race, but I wasn’t enough,” or, “I finished...
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