![]() ![]() Wind), use a mindful mantra to keep things in perspective and avoid getting sucked into a negativity loop. If you use your energy to fight the wind, you burn through mental and physical energy at a rate so fast you can end up in the bite-me zone by mile 12. Repeat after me, "it can always be worse." Mind over matter.Your taper is coming to a close and it is the perfect time to focus in on three simple race day strategies. Go with the flow because you never know what race day will bring. ![]() The next year you may get hit with a brutal Lake Superior storm, develop a blister in the first 10K and realize at mile 20 you've got two different shoes on. Every year the course fluctuates as do all the variables that go into a marathon performance (health, training, stress, fuel, sleep.) One year, the planets may be perfectly aligned, the weather gods smile down on you and all your racing apparel matches. ![]() We tend to compare our race times for the same course year to year, but like comparing apples to oranges it just doesn't match up. A good rule to follow in racing (and life) is to go with what the day gives you. Pacing a point-to-point course like Grandma's is a unique challenge, especially if you have a headwind to deal with along the way. Do you have any suggestions for pacing? Thanks. It looks like we may have a significant wind to contend with at Grandma's Marathon this weekend. ![]()
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