What do you guys think? Everyone always talks about big workouts, but I never hear them talking about the day before. Does everyone just do some combination of easy run and strides, with maybe some longer pickups? Or is there some mad-science going on that actually makes a difference? Same question for warm ups. No one ever talks about it.
The best thing to do the day before a race is very little, a few easy miles and strides - at least for distance. Basically you want to distract yourself until its time to go to bed and wake up for race day. Elites are masters at this.
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What do you guys think? Everyone always talks about big workouts, but I never hear them talking about the day before. Does everyone just do some combination of easy run and strides, with maybe some longer pickups? Or is there some mad-science going on that actually makes a difference? Same question for warm ups. No one ever talks about it.
Basically as you said - jog a couple miles and strides. Maybe a handful of 200s as well - I've seen a few people run 2x200 at mile, 2x 100 at 800 at the end of an easy jog.