12.05.07
Race Rituals
So, with the time drawing near, I must ask what crazy race rituals does everyone have?
Mine are pretty interesting. The night before I like to eat my favorite Peanut Butter (which thank Trader Joe’s is now only 3.50 a jar) and the large generic type of jellybeans. Tomatos always seem to often come into play too. - but night before is not as essential as day of…
Race morning - I relax and prepare mentally with music and internal mental imaging while doing my ab/hips circuit on my ball. Breakfast consists of a little bit of coffee if time allows for proper consumption before the race, normally 1/2 caf. preferrably a toasted English muffin with one jam packet on each side and one honey packet on each side. Three extra jam packets and two honey packets to be consumed on the side or on a piece of light toast. Water of course.
Race warm-up = 20 mins with 4 strides, two to three bathroom trips, and stretching. On the line pump up jumps and the gun goes off.
Granted this is not always the way it goes (there has been a “wait isn’t that my race lining up!?” mad dash to the starting line with chucking CD player and shoes aside to lace up huffing and puffing at the starting line), but this has proven to work in the past! I’ll stick to my jam and honey even if it is straight out of the plastic.
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