I've been running now since 2017 and I started fairly late, way into my thirties! But over the years I've learnt through my mistakes what generally works well during race days and what definitely does not! Sometimes the race has gone better than I expected, and other times it's fallen short, but I've learnt something about myself every time I've crossed that finish line. So I thought I'd share with you my top 5 tips for achieving the very best results on race days. Number 1 - Set Three Goals What I mean by this is most people enter a race and set a time goal, usually their Personal Best time to beat, which is absolutely fine and something I do myself. Usually that's my 'A' Goal after completing numerous races over the years, however set a backup/B and even C goal too. This could be 'to complete the race under X time' or 'to not stop throughout the race' , or even just to cross that finish line. By setting additional goals you set yourself up for a more rounded and satisfying ...
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