Trained harder than ever, got in best shape ever, but laid an egg of a race.
Any tips for bouncing back from a really bad race where the result did not reflect the weeks/months of hard work leading up to it?
Trained harder than ever, got in best shape ever, but laid an egg of a race.
Any tips for bouncing back from a really bad race where the result did not reflect the weeks/months of hard work leading up to it?
RoadRunner19 wrote:
Trained harder than ever, got in best shape ever, but laid an egg of a race.
Any tips for bouncing back from a really bad race where the result did not reflect the weeks/months of hard work leading up to it?
Get over it and race more often.
Race more before a goal race.
Go beyond trying to crush a race and getting a PR.
Alternative goals: Negative split, even splits, destination race, place in age group, progressive run, etc.
When you get to your goal race, you'll be more at ease knowing your other accomplishments and knowing the race doesn't mean as much.
Your fitness hasn't left because you ran a poor race, go sign up for another one.
Good Luck Kid,
Dad
Bounce back by racing again in the next week or two. Assuming it wasn't a 'thon that destroyed your legs.
Have an experience that reminds you of how unimportant running is.
A week ago I blew up in a half-marathon, did some walking in the 11th and 12th miles and finished 6 minutes slower than expected. I was so bummed out that the fact I still won my age group (I'm old and female) didn't help. Then on the drive home from the race I was almost projected into two dimensions by an SUV pulling out from a side street into the road down which I was traveling at 50 mph. Somehow I managed to pull off onto the shoulder in time to avoid a collision. That gave me some perspective as to how bad my day could have gotten in a big hurry.
kingofjmain wrote:
Bounce back by racing again in the next week or two. Assuming it wasn't a 'thon that destroyed your legs.
Ditto.
Did you race badly because you just wimped out mentally? Or did your body just not perform as expected? In either case, you should rest adequately and race again soon. Take the frustration of the bad race and pour it into the next race.
My best races have happened a couple weeks after I ran a crappy race (from mentally wimping out) and I was determined to go after it properly.
celery wrote:
kingofjmain wrote:
Bounce back by racing again in the next week or two. Assuming it wasn't a 'thon that destroyed your legs.
Ditto.
Did you race badly because you just wimped out mentally? Or did your body just not perform as expected? In either case, you should rest adequately and race again soon. Take the frustration of the bad race and pour it into the next race.
My best races have happened a couple weeks after I ran a crappy race (from mentally wimping out) and I was determined to go after it properly.
Mentally I was all there - just quads and calves locked up 100% and couldn't physically perform. Never have had that happen before.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!