There’s nothing quite like toeing the line on race day.
The excitement and electricity in the air are often palpable.
And for a lot of runners, the nerves are a little bit frayed on race day as well.
This is especially true for those who are new to running.
If you let them, your nerves can get the best of you and ruin your race.
So how do you keep your race day nerves at bay?
Last weekend, I ran my first race in quite some time.
Me and My New Bling
Depending on how you want to classify things, it had been almost a year, a year and a half, or well over two years since I ran my last race.
No matter how you slice it, I was looking forward to getting out there and pushing it a little bit for the first time (and hopefully not the only time) in 2018.
As race day was drawing closer, I started thinking about how I was going to run the race based on the loose goals that I had set for myself.
Ultimately, I decided to do try a few things that I’ve never done before on race day.
Yeah, yeah. I know you’re not supposed to do anything new on race day.
Well, I did. And what do you know?
Things couldn’t have turned out any better! Read more
To reap the benefits of heart rate training, you need to commit to doing most of your runs easy.
With the key word there being most.
Every once in a while, dropping the hammer and pushing hard is a key piece of the puzzle.
Sometimes that’s a hard workout. Other times, it’s race day.
But determining how hard to go? When you’ve been running easy the majority of your miles?
That’s not always as easy as it might seem. Read more
When it comes to race day, there are no guarantees that the weather is going to cooperate.
And, in my experience at least, more often than not the race day weather leaves a little bit to be desired.
When it comes to the weather, there is no shortage of ways the conditions can go sideways.
Dealing with bad weather is a part of racing.
You may not like it, but it’s the nature of the beast. Read more
If you have the courage to fail, then you have the courage to succeed. ~Shalane Flanagan
How badly do you want to be successful in reaching your running goals?
Stupid question, right?
Do you want success bad enough that you’re 100% ok with the idea of failing in the pursuit of your goals?
Because if you’re not, you won’t be successful. Period.
