Things to do Before You Sign Up for A Race - Episode 226

Before you sign up for an event, please take these things into consideration:

 

• Time to train

• • Commitments
  • Family obligations
  • Level of guilt
  • Vacation time
  • Time off work
  • Time for ancillary training (strength & mobility work)

• Healthy enough to do it
  • Prior injury history & plan to stave off repeating injury
• Assessing your goals to be realistic with time constraints
• Prior Experience with distance? How far have you gone?
• Within your budget

• • Entry fee
  • Travel
  • Gear/nutrition
  • Physical Therapy
  • Coach?
  • Unknown expenses

• Discuss with your family/significant other to make sure they are on board & know both expectations & what to expect
• Research the race itself

• • Are you able to train safely to meet the demands of the race (heat, altitude, climbing)
  • What do others say about the race? Good for your ability/experience level?
  • If the race allows support in the form of crew & pacers, do you have access to knowledgeable & capable people to do so?

• What questions do you have & who can answer them for you?
• Who or what will be your team/resource moving forward to help you train both physically and mentally?

• • Training partners
  • Sports orthopedic
  • Physical therapist
  • Coach
  • Mental performance coach
  • Strength Training/mobility
  • Crew Chief/crew/pacers
  • Nutrition/hydration

• Determine your intrinsic & extrinsic “Why”

Resources:

Books

1. Crewing For An Ultrarun: Start to Finish

2. Mental Training for Ultrarunning

 

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