We all have pre race superstitions such as not wearing a race shirt until after the race. What quirky thing brings you good racing luck and what should we avoid in order to fend off the bad luck.
We all have pre race superstitions such as not wearing a race shirt until after the race. What quirky thing brings you good racing luck and what should we avoid in order to fend off the bad luck.
It is weird, but before a race, I like to touch the grass at the ground at the start, and then rub the sides of my arms, not sure if it counts as superstitious behavior or not.
It's a whole process.
At the starting line, about 5 minutes before the gun goes off, I start to softly whisper "webb is back baby. webb is back baby" and then a little louder "Webb is Back Baby. Webb is Back Baby" and then louder and louder still until I am literally screaming at the top of my lungs "WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! WEBB IS BACK BABY!!! ". Then I will abruptly become silent, drop my shorts, and take a giant poop centered right on the starting line. Then I'll wipe my butt with my race number, do some calf stretches, and I'm good to go.
I've used the same four (4) black safety pins to attach my bib in every race.