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Boost Confidence & Steady Race Nerves with this One Training Element-Running on Carbs Podcast-S1 E24

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Boost Confidence & Steady Race Nerves with this One Training Element-Running on Carbs Podcast-S1 E24

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Boost Confidence & Steady Race Nerves with this One Training Element-Running on Carbs Podcast-S1 E24

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RunningRunning On Carbs PodcastCoach ValRace

You’ve trained for months, and you want to show up at the starting line of your race confident and prepared. What is the one thing you can do to hit the turbo boost button on your confidence gauge?

Practice! And, I don’t just mean running. You actually have to practice the art and science of racing and the logistics that come with it.

Like anything else in life, when we know what to expect, it takes the fear of the unknown out of the situation. Then, we are free to focus on our performance and live in the moment, rather than in our heads.

In this episode, Coach Val talks about the importance of tune-up races and how to properly structure them into a training plan at any distance.

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