143. Racing: 6 ways to develop the race day edge

6 WAYS TO BECOME A BETTER RACER 🤩 Podcast episode #143 🎙 . Racing is a skill that takes time to develop. Pacing, fueling, mental toughness, etc. There are so many parts to racing that you can continually improve upon . 👉 PACING: Running negative splits & finishing races strong takes a ton of practice. Feeling out the effort and knowing when to hold back and speed up is not an easy skill to acquire! HOW TO GET BETTER:👇 ✅ Race more: Not every race you run is going to be a PR. But you can run races with non-time based goals like running negative splits or running completely off of effort without looking at your watch. Doing this often will improve your ability to read your body and pace appropriately in your PR attempt races . ✅ Set realistic goals: Look at your workouts and training as a whole. Set realistic goals based on that training. It helps to get an unbiased look at your training from a coach. The more realistic you are, the better you’ve set yourself up for success . ✅ Run your own race: If you want to negative split and finish as strong as possible, be aware that pace groups don’t run negative splits and that they run even splits. You may run better with your own plan! Keying off of pace groups can be great and it’s helpful to keep their whereabouts on your radar . ✅ Practice how you want to race: Doing progression run workouts and running all of your easy runs as progressions will help you start easier and finish strong during races. Your body will learn to run every run and race this way! . 👉 MENTAL TOUGHNESS: Racing is very mental. When you’ve done the training, it comes down to your mindset on race day to reach your goals HOW TO GET BETTER:👇 ✅ Gratitude list/”I am” statements: It seems so simple, but keeping a gratitude list and writing down “I am” statements (I am fast. I am strong. I am a good parent) daily can do so much for your mental state. Did you know you can actually rewire your brain to see the positives in things? You do this by spending a little time each day focusing on the positives. Do this daily and you’ll find you can overpower negative thoughts while racing and stay positive when it gets tough . ✅ Practice visualization: During your workouts in training, picture yourself in a racing environment. Visualize your race course and practice how you want to feel at certain points on the course. Visualize yourself finishing strong and running your last mile your fastest. The body follows the mind! . Do you need help improving your racing? You can become a great racer! You have it in you. Start a free trial training program today and see what coaching can do for you! Link in bio. www.run4prs.com ⭐️ .