Whoops! Bigger race than I thought... (Read 1038 times)

Next on my list is to go back and read about what foods to eat the day before a long race!

Simple: eat what you have been eating! Do not try any new foods the day before a long race! If you want to carb load, you need to do it a couple days before (someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think what you eat two nights before a race is more important than what you eat the night before?)... and even that is pretty simple: whole wheat pasta, potatoes, wheat bread, etc. Stay away from anything you "heard" is "the perfect running food" and stick with what has worked! Race day is not the day to find out that food x and your stomach do not get along. Good luck with the race!

I think I'm letting my nerves get to me. I have convinced myself to hardly run at all this week because of the HM on Sunday, and I don't think that is the right thing to do. I'm a little confused!! After running almost 10 miles on Sat., I was in some pain on Sun, and Mon. But, after playing soccer on Monday night I felt great, it was odd. Yesterday I didn't run, because I was fearing that I'd bring the pain back from Saturday's run and that I had already pushed my luck by playing soccer and running hard on Monday night. Today I really need to run but I'm not sure of how much or how hard to run. I feel like I'm cheating myself out of running time because of being nervous about Sunday. Any suggestions?

I just ran for 40 minutes at a 10 minute mile pace, it felt good. I actually didn't want to stop but I'm on a tight schedule with having to drop my youngest at kindergarten and then get back to work by 1:00. I cut my work out short with only doing two sets of push ups and sit ups - then I did my usual stretching (that felt really good to do). Not sure what I'll run the rest of the week. Race week is stressful stuff!!

Well, Friday night before my Sunday race. Am I nervous. OF COURSE. Is my family ready to ship me out...OF COURSE. They are sick of hearing about all my "what if's". Tonight it will be spaghetti and meatballs for dinner (despite what the rest of my family wants). Early to bed tomorrow night and then up at 5:00 a.m. to get ready and head to DE for 7:45 packet pick up...9:00 a.m. race. I figure that by 5:00 on Sunday I'll be on the couch with two ice packs (one for each leg) and two beers (one for each hand).

Thanks for the good luck wish! For some reason right now I'm not as nervous, perhaps I'm in shock that the race is already here!! I'm more worried about getting lost on the way there. That would not even be funny. I plan on leaving WAY early, just in case. There are 7 girls on the team and 4 of us are meeting at a house local to the race. I think that will help ease some of the pre-race stress. I think there is talk of heading out for an after race drink or two. I guess if I can still walk after the race I'll have to have a celebration drink - Maybe a Nuts & Berries (my favorite sipping drink)...I'll save the beer to enjoy with my husband once I get home.