How do you prepare psychologically for your race day?  Do you focus on any of the following and if so with what preference;Concentrating on your own time, going for either a PB or a course best if you want to beat the time you did in that race

Might as well aim high coz I'm feeling pretty down at the moment. ff.... No!!!Look, we all feel shit at this point before a race.. I'm going through it too; but I recognise it as a natural psychological thing.Let it wash over you right now

Purchased a pair of Adidas Adios a few months back and have been wearing them for every session so as to be used to them on race day. Is this a good idea or should i wear something with more cushioning for training so as I'm aware the adios

're planning to run a ridiculous distance tonight, anything you do will neither help nor hurt you in a physical sense for your race on Sunday. As the previous poster said, though, if a run will have a positive psychological impact (and it sounds like it will

HiI'm looking for volunteers to take part in my Masters Thesis. I'm looking at people's preparation for, and participation in, marathon races. Specifically, I'm looking for a small number of volunteers fitting the following descriptions1st time

to be racing, the race becomes much easier psychologically. I'm doing the Coniston 14 in a few weeks, and will be doing a 17 miler in the build-up. The same then applies to marathons, and I'll build a 30 miler into my training for the next one. i may do one, i

I am around 10 days away from doing my first marathon. Recently I started using an mp3 player for my long runs which has made a big difference to getting through the long distance runs.I have never run eny of my half marathons with music and never

! Could this partly be a psychological thing ? ie. you know you are nearly at the end so you start to feel you can't go much further ? I know I feel tired the last bit of most runs..however long they are ! I agree with sarah w here - I find the last k of a

to get at least one long session per week. I also do tempo sessions, intervals and hills. I've a range of races from 5ks to ultras to hill races. I'm not competitive. My partner says that I'm addicted and don't know when to stop.  I don't think I am

the distance will be a problem, but I'm concerned my pace has really disappeared. Does anyone have any quick tips for pace improvement with only a few days to go? Thanks!  Jess  www.jogoff.me I dont think you can do much in the next couple of days to improve