Race Week Tips

🚨RACE WEEK TIPS🚨

THINGS NOT TO DO DURING RACE WEEK

❌️Hard, taxing workouts

❌️Anything extreme/anything that could get you injured

❌️No trail running if you are running a road race

❌️Underfueling/cutting carbs, meals and/or calories

❌️Cleanses, detoxes (just don’t do them at all)

❌️Underhydrating

❌️Trying new things – foods, activities, etc.

❌️Staying up late

AKA, JUST DON’T BE DUMB…

WHAT TO FOCUS ON THIS WEEK

1️⃣ Nutrition – fuel your body well❗️Now is not the time to cut out meals, calories or carbs. Your body needs the energy❗️

2️⃣ Hydration – stay well hydrated with plenty of fluids, but also make sure to stay on top of electrolytes. Water alone will not hydrate you – you need both water and electrolytes.

3️⃣ Stay off your feet – give your legs a rest. You need to recover this week🔥

4️⃣ Don’t overdo it – don’t add more to your schedule this week. Don’t overdo running, walking, exercise, etc. – you CAN overdo it but you won’t underdo it during race week. You can’t make fitness gains during race week so don’t do too much. Your focus should be on recovery and rest.

5️⃣ Mindset – your mindset can make or break it❗️Breathe believe into yourself. Review your training logs. Look at the work you have put in, even if it hasn’t been what you had planned – no training cycle is ever perfect (if it is, you didn’t get challenged/pushed hard enough). Positive thoughts all week 🙌 Remind yourself that YOU CAN❗️ AND visualize yourself running the race using these tips.

6️⃣ Get everything ready for race day BEFORE the day before race day. Taper crazies and race day nerves and anxiety come from the unknown. Reduce these feelings by having everything ready prior to the day before race day.

Good luck and have fun❗️Stay in the smile zone🙌