That was good, he’s very interesting. Does Valeri have a book out? or more articles?
I especially liked this part near the end:
But now five minutes remain until the start. I must stimulate my nerves, elevate the pulse, and simulate the state that prevails during running.One must maintain the ability to control one’s actions by the degree of general mobilization, not by details of technique. This can be accomplished on a foundation of anger and risk, but not fear which leads to confusion and chaos
“…a foundation of anger and risk”. I like that a lot.
Anger is key. Actually I’ll take anything but apathy which I tend to see way too often.