DiscoverTread Lightly Podcast85: How to Manage Pre-Race Nerves
85: How to Manage Pre-Race Nerves

85: How to Manage Pre-Race Nerves

Update: 2024-09-28
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Most runners share the common experience: a jittery, anxious feeling as you line up before your race. Pre-race nerves happen - and while some nerves can be a performance enhancer, too much anxiety can wreck your race. We provide guidance for managing pre-race anxiety in this episode as we draw upon our experiences of working with hundreds of runners. 




Discussion points include:



  • What it means if you have pre-race nerves



  • Why you want to work on controlling excessive pre-race anxiety



  • How to calm yourself down before a race



  • The value of race day routines



  • How you can use tune-up races to work through pre-race jitters



  • How to relax the night before and the morning of a race






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85: How to Manage Pre-Race Nerves

85: How to Manage Pre-Race Nerves

Amanda Brooks & Laura Norris