Have a half marathon in june, deferred from last year (swansea half) did it in 2019 before the whole covid thing, fitness took a bit of a nose dive but i've been trying to improve it overall in preparation to the first "half" of the year ... however the nerves are starting to kick in big time ... it's not my first rodeo as they say i've done swansea, cardiff, north wales coast half and chester twice however its the first race since 2019 and i'm anxious
not sure what i'm anxious about ... getting round in one peice ... not sure, i'll eff and jeff if i have too ... my weight, i'm a heavy for my size runner ... running with others again ... so looking forward to the atmosphere as i know what the swansea crowd are capable of ... just know that the nerves are there and not in a good way at the moment
how does everyone else cope with pre race nerves ... ?
i'm a bit ocd when it come to the race i have to have everything right in my head ... perhaps that's where the anxieties come from ... not sure but any pre race advice is welcomed
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womblejogger
Half Marathon
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I write a list of all I'm taking / wearing etc then tick off 😬 I arrive nice and early to ensure I'm there and get loo with no queue!!! Good luck and enjoy it 😊
thank you for the lovely comment and advice, i am totally with you on the early arrival and for doing an item list to tick off love a list ... i know i'll enjoy it as its close to my home town and i'll get to spend the weekend with family i don't often get to see throughout the year
Nerves are normal, but anxiety is no fun. If I start to get anxious I play it through in my head ... from arrival to starting to run. Then I remember that sense of relief as you finally cross the start line that sense of 'Yes, this is a run, this is what I do, Now I can get on with it, it's OK, I've done it before and I'll do it again'. Then I remember race magic - all the extras that make a race bigger and better than just an ordinary run. Then grasually the anxiety begins to transform into anticipation. You've got this. Believe in you 😊
thanks ... once the day arrives and i'm there with everyone else i know in my heart i'll be fine ... there's always the bling at the end to look forward to
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