#6 Dealing With Pre-Race Nerves & Anxiety

Race day brings a unique mix of excitement and expectations; no matter the distance. From your first 5km parkrun to a marathon or ultra, those pre-race nerves can show up in different ways and at different times.In this episode of Run Your Mind, runners share:How they feel in the days and hours leading up to a race.The thoughts, doubts, and nerves that tend to show up.How expectations, from themselves and others, affect their mindset.The strategies, rituals, and mindset shifts they use to calm their nerves and perform at their best.This episode explores how race anxiety and nerves don't have to sabotage your performance, and how learning to work with them, not against, can help you show up more grounded, focused, and present on race day.Scroll down to find out who features on the episode or leave it as a surprise to discover at the end of the episode.Runners on this episode:Lara Sullivan (@sullivanlara)Daan de Beer (@teddytogrizzly)Abi (@abirunslondon)Josie (@runwithjosie_)