I have been asked by a lot of people lately about, what I do before a race and if I get nervous. To start with I have not been racing for long, however I do have my little routine before each race. I also don't normally get nervous, but I do tend to put pressure on myself, because I want to run my best, but I wouldn't say I get overly nervous that it affects my performance. Most of the time I have an early morning race, so my preparation starts the evening before. I will always foam roll each day, on the days up to a race, because I want to make sure my muscles are as loose as possible. I will also do some yoga and stretching the evening before. Training on the other hand is similar, but I don't carb load or anything because otherwise I would be eating pasta 24/7! Just before I start my running session, I'll stretch out for 10minutes and then I'll do my 2km light jog warm up. Then I'll do some drills for about 5 minutes, like high knees, bum kicks, high skips, walking on my heels, side steps, cross overs... it fair to say I go through lots of different drills, just to make sure I have all my muscles warmed up so I don't injure myself. I hope you have all found this helpful and interesting and I can always do one about what I do after a session or a race. I've also added a photo of my meal I had on the night before a race. CARBS CARBS CARBS, and some veg ;) Love G x
2 Comments
1/29/2018 10:19:27 pm
Doing yoga in routine has been the first thing that has been going in my mind all the time while I am getting up. It is all about keeping your health in a good condition for long term.
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
HelloI'm Grace, a 18 year old runner, and fitness fanatic. Join me on my crazy journey through life, squeezing in an adventure in every second of spare time I have. Archives
February 2019
Categories
All
Latest Instagram's: |