Tis the morning of the 4th of July, which means, like many of you as well, I’m about to leave for my road race.
While I know not everyone races today, a good majority of us do.
On this particularly warm summer morning, here are the things I’m doing to get myself ready to run a race. And again, maybe you aren’t racing, but you’re just going for a run. Most of the same tactics will apply.
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- Hydrate, but not just today, all through the week.
- Stay out of the sun as much as possible.
- Abbreviate my warmup run before the race. We don’t need as much when it is hot out. Instead of a normal 3 miles before a 5k, I’m planning on 12 minutes of easy running, 2 x 60-90 second “pickups”, and then another 3-4 minutes of easy running.
- Bring extra frozen water bottles to cool my core temperature down pre-race.
- I know we have a “towel” that you can freeze, which helps cool you down, that I’m going to find as soon as I’m done writing.
- Keep my foot off the gas. I’m feeling good and my workouts are trending in the correct direction, but that doesn’t mean I need to go all-in for this. I have two 1-mile races in the next week, so I don’t want all my eggs crushed in one basket.
- Continue to focus on the big picture. For me, that is staying healthy and getting fit. I want to fit in some triathlon races, and I’m also targeting my sub-5-minute mile attempt.
Okay friends. I want to thank you all for reading. You keep me motivated and writing – even when it’s tough to write or I don’t have anything great to say.
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