# Hey, NYC Marathoner!   Let's build your mental strength for the big race.

## 👏👏 You've already put in the hard work. Now, it's time to rest your body, shake off nerves, and stay locked-in by mentally preparing for the race ahead.

## 7-Day Pre-Race Visualization Plan

**Custom plan made for you** by Kairo's performance experts

**1 visualization exercise per day** for 7 days. Train with your mind as you head into race day.

**Short audio sessions** that guide you through the exact moments you'll experience during the race.

**On-demand feedback.** Text with Kairo's experts and get your plan adjusted to better meet your needs.

[REGISTER NOW](https://kairoapp.typeform.com/to/zXXYgwOu)

## Sample Race Prep Visualizations

Click below to listen to a sample visualization. Get Kairo's 7-Day Pre-Race Visualization Plan to get your custom visualizations for the NYC Marathon.

### The Starting Call

[Relive the moment you crossed](https://app.kairoapp.co/script?uid=cc3e7cc6-b828-42a1-9128-b1865f3fb452) [the finish line — the surge of pride, relief, and joy that came with it. Anchor that feeling so you can return to it anytime you need motivation.](https://app.kairoapp.co/script?uid=cc3e7cc6-b828-42a1-9128-b1865f3fb452) [Personalize this visualization.](https://kairoapp.typeform.com/to/mgxt5uNz)

### Pushing Through The Wall

Every runner hits a wall. This visualization helps you rehearse that moment (the fatigue, the doubt) and practice pushing through it with strength and confidence. [Personalize this visualization.](https://kairoapp.typeform.com/to/mgxt5uNz)

### Get Back On Pace

Pacing is everything. Rehearse moments when you start to surge ahead too fast, and visualize yourself easing back into your ideal rhythm — calm, steady, and in control. [Personalize this visualization.](https://kairoapp.typeform.com/to/mgxt5uNz)

## Why should runners visualize?

Visualization can help runners gain that performance edge by helping you:

### Build confidence and mental strength

### Mentally prepare for obstacles/worst case scenarios

### Keep calm under pressure

### Get those extra training miles in when you physically can't

## Meet your performance team

## With thousands of hours coaching athletes through training blocks, setbacks, and race-day breakthroughs – you can trust them to help you focus on what matters most.

### Roberto Mandje

[Olympian, pacer, and performance coach. Learn more about Roberto.](https://mandjecoaching.com/)

### Nick Bester

Running coach, creator, and sub 2:20 marathoner. [Learn more about](https://www.bestathletics.co.uk/nick-about-me) Nick.

### Jim Doorley, Ph.D

Performance psychologist and researcher, CPMC. [Learn more about](https://appliedsportpsych.org/certification/cmpc-directory/profile/10545) Jim.

## “I completed my half marathon in 2:02, and my pacing was so much better thanks to the Kairo visualization I did this morning before the race.”

– Rusty

## "I'm using Kairo to focus on hitting my goal of running the Portland marathon sub 4 hours. I love the audio visualizations and the coping strategies it's suggesting."

– Sergio

# What is Visualization?

## Visualization is the practice of imagining yourself performing a skill or navigating a scenario, using multiple senses. You're seeing, feeling, and even hearing the moment like a mental dress rehearsal. When done right, visualization training builds muscle memory, sharpens focus, and boosts confidence. It activates your brain like real-world practice.