When you are months out from race day, there are numerous things you can do to get faster. For instance, (surprise) you could run more! However, when you’re within days of your important race, the physiology you have laid down for yourself is already set. The money is in the bank, the hay is in barn and the clichés go on…
Sometimes the hardest thing to do for runners who are driven by their routine and work ethic is to accept that less is more in the days leading into an A-race. To help minimize the anxiety of not running, I always think it’s valuable to focus on doing the things you can control that will help you be faster on race day. One of these controllable variables involves priming the mind to deal with pain.
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