Mental: How do you mentally prepare for a race?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.how can one prepare for the human race, when we have already been conditioned from birth, with religious rhetoric and lies.
greenwood
Level 3
Nov 25, 2017
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We (those on this site) are hopefully beyond that now.
When I was running, I always had a routine. I would make sure I was physically ready in the weeks ahead, by doing the necessary running. On the morning of the race, I would go through the motions like always. I got up, drank coffee, showered, got dressed, grab a bottle of water to drink on the way there and go race. I never really thought about it much on race day.
Eazyduzzit
Level 7
Nov 24, 2017
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Hi,
College track runner here, but I don't know what to say since I don't know what you are racing. Triathlon? Cycling? 5k? Half marathon? Etc.
RunnerMiler424
Level 4
Nov 24, 2017
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Take your pick. Should have said competition.
You actually walk the course. Then you visualize yourself at particular points in the race and develop tactics for maximizing your performance in the race. You also visualize what the physical tolls are at any particular point and steel yourself for the price you are going to have to pay. You know when you are going to need an extra burst and when you are just going to have to grind your teeth and push on.
wordywalt
Level 9
Nov 24, 2017
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I’m not a competitive type, never in a hurry so racing isn’t part of my life’s repatoire.
SarahSiddons
Level 6
Nov 24, 2017
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Concentrate on winning through strategy + will. The strategy to be employed differs depending on the type of race, but the will is a constant.
evidentialist
Level 8
Nov 24, 2017
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