173. How To Race To Your Potential: Strategies For Your Best Race Yet

What can we do as amateur runners to race more like an elite? ⬇️ Podcast Episode #173🎙 . PACING PRACTICE in shorter races, workouts and long runs. You can race shorter distances more often since they aren't as taxing on your body, so you can practice racing more 5ks and 10ks in the lead up to your marathon. Give yourself honest opportunities to practice race pace and not pushing it beyond race pace. Run AT your fitness level instead of running at the fitness level you're striving for. You can also try doing workouts with other runners 🤩 . PRACTICING A POSITIVE MINDSET: Take a key positive out of EVERY workout and run. Write down those positives so your mind becomes more accustomed to looking for the positives. Try to visualize a non-time based goal ahead of time, like not stopping on your run or staying present in the mile you're in. It's also helpful to remember that a workout or race that doesn't go well isn't the "end all, be all". There will always be more opportunities! 🙌 . HAVE REALISTIC RACE EXPECTATIONS: Give yourself pace ranges that are realistic for you based on your training and recent race times, and have A, B, C, D goals. Ask yourself: How hard do you want to push in this race? Is this your A Goal race for the season/year? This will help determine how aggressive your goal should be! 👍 . PUSH YOURSELF IN NON-RACE ENVIRONMENTS: The more often we put ourselves in uncomfortable situations in our lives, the more we will thrive in a racing environment. Run in unfavorable conditions or run after having done some mentally challenging work tasks. There are many ways you can challenge yourself in a non-race environment to become a more mentally tough racer 💪 . What have YOU done to become more of an "elite" racer? Let us know! ⬇️ . #teamrun4prs #run4prs