I have a grueling 1 mile race tomorrow and I know Im going to feel like death towards the throughout the race especially the end! what can I do to push through this and possibly finish really fast.
BTW this is my last HS race ever so I need to run a solid PR
Whats your go to Motivation or mantra that works to help you kick it home in a tough race
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Crank the Diesel.
Crank the MF'ing Diesel. -
Run on pure hate. It's that simple. Dozens of threads on the topic on LRC.
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One can do anything for 5 minutes.
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pinterwat wrote:
One can do anything for 5 minutes.
NOT true
You probably think "if you can dream it you can do it" and "i race to see who has the most guts"
You probably think that Farah wins the 10k because he BELIEVES in himself more than the other guys out there -
The faster you run the sooner the pain will end.
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pinterwat wrote:
One can do anything for 5 minutes.
Someone said that to me once just before at the start of a road mile. I responded by pointing out that while that might be true, it was going to take me more than 5 minutes to run the mile.... -
Dretch wrote:
Crank the Diesel.
Crank the MF'ing Diesel.
Yes!
There comes a point in a race where you have to decide if you are going to run all out to the finish or not. I have found that when I make the decision to put everything out there the effort feels easier and I run faster. Doing everything you can in the last part of the race to beat your competition has a similar effect. Basically, you need to except that you will be very uncomfortable. Once that is a given you only have to worry about getting to the finish as fast as you can. I hope that makes sense. -
Always aim for 10 metres past the line and literally say in your head 'I'm a sprinter' in those last 200.
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Focus on running faster, not harder.
I would normally come off the turn with 300 to go and launch into a full sprint, in a normal even paced race. Obviously championship races are different. But, if I ran my race, I always had a really good last 300-400 left in me. I'm not sure how, as I usually thought, as I approached the bell, "there's no way I can do it this time, I'm exhausted." But I always did.
I used a few shorter steps as I was finishing the turn and entering the back stretch to get my legs moving faster, then I opened up my stride and launched into a full sprint as I hit the straight away. -
Back in the day it was arrogance and competitive spirit.
"You're not going to be able to deep as deep as me, you will crack, lets do this"
Now its more like,
"You know its really not that important, it seems a lot longer than I thought" -
The harder I run the more likes I'll get.
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pinterwat wrote:
One can do anything for 5 minutes.
talk the talk walk the walk wrote:
NOT true
You probably think "if you can dream it you can do it" and "i race to see who has the most guts"
You probably think that Farah wins the 10k because he BELIEVES in himself more than the other guys out there
It's not that I believe you can literally keep your 400 m pace steady for 5 mins, but it helps to put a finite limit to what you're doing. Whatever pain you're feeling (even as you get slower and slower with the same effort) will all be over in 5 minutes and that is a certainty.
Can't say that about cancer!
And a motivational mantra is a different thing than the truth. Truth is for later assessment. Sometimes you have to lie to yourself a little. -
Conundrum wrote:
Back in the day it was arrogance and competitive spirit.
"You're not going to be able to deep as deep as me, you will crack, lets do this"
Now its more like,
"You know its really not that important, it seems a lot longer than I thought"
And in SHOCKING news uncovered by our crack investigative reporter it turns out that every single generation thinks that their generation was so tough, so street smart, and just so all-around wonderful compared to the current generation of self-centered softies. -
pinterwat wrote:
It's not that I believe you can literally keep your 400 m pace steady for 5 mins, but it helps to put a finite limit to what you're doing. Whatever pain you're feeling (even as you get slower and slower with the same effort) will all be over in 5 minutes and that is a certainty.
Can't say that about cancer!
And a motivational mantra is a different thing than the truth. Truth is for later assessment. Sometimes you have to lie to yourself a little.
Just for you. Not a trick!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqZkXbDUKU -
I simply say 'blessed'
meaning I am blessed to have the talent, health, perseverence and luck to be in a race.
I think it works because it flips the argument - it says that you are fortunate to be in the situation were you are truly suffering. And it is true. -
Hah! That made me laugh. Watched it a couple times.
King of the Liars wrote:
Just for you. Not a trick!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqZkXbDUKU -
I use one or more of the following. They all look a bit divvy written down, but seem to work for me in a race...
Pull the m'fing pin
Empty the f'ing tank
Take your f'ing tampon out (courtesy of a presumably male poster on a similar thread)
I also like the 'blessed' comment from previous poster. I personally wouldn't use it in the final stages of a race, but I use something similar to get through the dodgy patch say two thirds through a 5k basically reminding myself that this is what I enjoy doing and lucky to be here, etc. Good luck! -
In very hard tempo workouts (that were usually raced) & races I had a shot at winning in college I'd like to take the lead & push hard a little farther out then what I knew I had left and repeat "Pride is the only thing you can lose at this point" in my head.
My rational was that I knew the pain was temporary/I wasn't going to die, and that the result/importance of the race/workout would eventually mean nothing.
And since neither the pain or whether or not I lost the lead really mattered in the grande scheme of things, all I really cared about was my self-respect and proving to myself that I had the willpower to bring mind to a place where I'd rather run myself to death then lose the lead.
Of course occasionally I'd tie up and get caught right before the line, but those were the easiest losses to take. -
My motivation is Finisher Medal spread eagle at the finish line
