tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823626532533196485.post5862156834936377926..comments2024-03-12T05:32:37.682-04:00Comments on GEORGETOWN RUNNING CLUB: Day before RaceKLIMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015334597223017162noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823626532533196485.post-19727591541204525532008-02-15T19:06:00.000-05:002008-02-15T19:06:00.000-05:00you guys are high maintenance. if i was you, i wou...you guys are high maintenance. if i was you, i would go chill out with dylan and listen to gangsta rap in his smoke filled basement and just pay homage to life.MAXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394290912307873690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823626532533196485.post-26391618854271052282008-02-15T16:39:00.000-05:002008-02-15T16:39:00.000-05:00Also, try eating lots of beans and prune juice.(gi...Also, try eating lots of beans and prune juice.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>(giggle)KLIMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015334597223017162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823626532533196485.post-54218888100772447202008-02-15T16:09:00.000-05:002008-02-15T16:09:00.000-05:00Amen, bottle it up for the next morningAmen, bottle it up for the next morningMatiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929571728863292988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823626532533196485.post-68686066090629597342008-02-15T13:55:00.000-05:002008-02-15T13:55:00.000-05:00I always run the day before the race. Just easy an...I always run the day before the race. Just easy and untimed on a familiar route. If I'm training through, I'll just run as scheduled.<BR/><BR/>Typically, though, I'll just run an easy 7 and do some strides. If it's a race I'm peaking for, then it might be 5-6 miles. For the marathon, it's probably 3-4 miles the day before. Everything's easy--I want to feel like I'm holding myself back from running faster.PRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09130279953377063597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823626532533196485.post-68094189501723777782008-02-15T13:18:00.000-05:002008-02-15T13:18:00.000-05:00I try to use the day before to visualize the race,...I try to use the day before to visualize the race, how I hope to feel, figure out what pace I'm going to go out at, goal time, etc.<BR/><BR/>For a 10K at this time of the year, I'll probably log 5 miles/35 minutes focusing on enjoying the run, nice and easy breathing, some light stretching.<BR/><BR/>Probably head out around 6 pm to Hains Point and see the Awakening statue before they relocate it.Matiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929571728863292988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823626532533196485.post-39400329136286969882008-02-15T12:52:00.000-05:002008-02-15T12:52:00.000-05:00Avoid alcohol. I used to buy a gallon of water and...Avoid alcohol. I used to buy a gallon of water and try and drink as much of that as possible the day before and the morning of the race.<BR/>Two days out I would do a medium run (60 minute 10 miler) and then do an easy 5 with some strides the day before.Allen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614219925118669956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823626532533196485.post-46691014823522268202008-02-15T12:28:00.000-05:002008-02-15T12:28:00.000-05:00ask wilsonask wilsonMAXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394290912307873690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823626532533196485.post-16256412096227695612008-02-15T10:35:00.000-05:002008-02-15T10:35:00.000-05:00It depends how important this race is to you. If t...It depends how important this race is to you. If this is the end all/be all race you've been training for I taper significantly and enter the race fresh as a daisy on a sunny April morning. If it's simply a "bump" in the road to a bigger race coming up, I simply train through it and run the race as if it were a workout. <BR/><BR/>Some people hate taking a day off before a race. I, personally, find that taking a day off two days before the race is helpful and/or a scaled back run the day before a race works best (ie - if you're used to running 10 miles a day...run 7 or 8 and keep it slow). Sometimes this is more mental than physical.<BR/><BR/>My advice to you (assuming this is simply a workout) is to take the day easy...run slower than you normally would and run a little less distance, but don't take the day off.KLIMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015334597223017162noreply@blogger.com