Sunday, September 16, 2012

The emotional side of the run (triathlon or running race). | Purplepatch Fitness

The emotional side of the run (triathlon or running race). | Purplepatch Fitness: "Emotion has a nasty habit of destroying perfect preparations of many athletes. In triathlons, it occurs in the run because that is the last discipline, and where poor pacing in subsequent swim and bike rear their ugly head.  In running races, such as the marathon, it occurs in the latter half of the race, especially if one has poor fitness or pacing is off.  Today, I won’t discuss pacing or training, but the emotional approach to maintaining pace, form, and performance in your running (portion of your) race.  Following are a few simple:"

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