“There’s no crying in running!” … How to recover from a bad race
Posted June 26th, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Bridget Sullivan
Section: Running & Training, Motivation, Training Tips
“Once you’re beat mentally, you might as well not even go to the starting line.” -Todd WilliamsWhen I nervously pinned my bib number onto my new technical tee, slathered my body in Ben-Gay, and stretched my aching glutes and hamstrings, I knew that I was not sufficiently prepared for the 26.2-mile journey ahead of me.
I was too stubborn to admit defeat, but when mile 14 rolled by, I stopped. I frantically watched as the seconds ticked away and my goal time turned into a sad country song . . . the man of my dreams didn’t slip away, but the race of my dreams sure did.
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Tags: bad races, DNF, mental preparation, race goals, race habits, race plans, racing, rest, running, taper, time goals, Todd Williams
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