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My fastest involved a sprint for the bus, a much later train than I'd planned on, another sprint from the station to the start and a kind stranger dropping my bag off as I ran to the starting pen. I was so stressed then relieved that all that training wasn't going to be wasted that everything else was a breeze.
Not textbook prep
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Trust your training & focus on not going out too hard, that'd kill the pb attempt. Too slow at first not a bad thing unless you go extreme and walk first mile.
Don't chase fancy dress runners.
Have fun!
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Start of calmly and monitor it and then if you aren't going to get the pb, hype yourself and go full gas...
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I'll be there on the start line with you. First time doing a running race for a good while, but I'm a regular with tts/road races on the bike. I find the thing that works best for me is visualisation. What it will be like on the start line. Imagining the feeling and when I want to take the first fees etc. For me, it's a bit like when you've got loads of stuff to do and it's a scrambling your brain a bit, but then as soon as I write them down in a list then the internal chaos subsides and I calm down. No idea if this will be of any help, but the best prep at this stage is a good night of sleep so anything that helps that goal is beneficial
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I've got the Manchester marathon tomorrow and aiming for a GFA, but it will require about five mins off my pb. Looking for some mental prep advice.
I'm currently swinging between hyping myself up or just calmly focusing on running my own race. The worry about the latter is that I won't be ready for the extra push or go out too slow, and with the former that I will go out too fast and suffer the consequences both in the race and afterward.
The main concern is that I won't believe I can do it and that doubt will play on my mind. Light encouragement welcome.
Probably and age old debate so apologies if this is a bore.