Decision Making
2 articles
Mental PerformanceNovember 11, 2026 · 10 MIN
Mental Fatigue and Decision-Making Decline in Endurance Events
Mental fatigue reduces endurance performance by 2-4% even when physiological capacity is unchanged — and it degrades decision-making accuracy by 15-25% after 90 minutes of sustained cognitive effort. For endurance athletes, understanding how mental fatigue accumulates and how to manage it is a genuine competitive advantage.
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Mental PerformanceOctober 27, 2026 · 8 MIN
Decision-Making Under Fatigue in Endurance Races
Cognitive function declines 15–30% after 3+ hours of sustained exercise, degrading pace judgement, risk assessment, and strategic thinking. Understanding how decision fatigue manifests and pre-loading critical race decisions eliminates the errors that cost minutes or cause DNFs in long-distance events.
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