So at the meet in Iowa today i was trying to pump myself up for the 5k.. I've realized that the more relaxed i am the better i do. I just seem to tense up and run poorly when I over think about it.
Racing, or getting ready for any type of competition is a process and each person has their own things and way of doing them. In high school I used to have to wear lucky lady bug underwear, eat salmon and knoccie or at least some type of pasta the night before, eat peanut butter and jelly on a bagel the morning off, and always wear a blue sports bra.
Now, in college, I am still finding my niches, or at least have less of them. I still find myself doing the bagel thing at least some time that day, but peanut butter and cereal sometimes works in the morning if i use soy milk, i have lucky asic socks, and i wear my black nike sports bra... But what i'm getting at here, is that everyone has a thing. For some its food choices, song choices, quotes in there wallets, sayings.. etc.
Today, I found myself hiding in the locker room and tying a note to myself. Here it is:
Dear me,
Think positive, for only you are your enemy. If you believe you can't, you won't, so always believe you can...It can't hurt. Be there, be present, think fast, but RELAX.. find YOUR pace, stick with it.. see it, feel it, decide it, do it.. Don't blow out, don't worry you will.. 1. 2. 3. Go!
No one does it like you... Your a winner, you only win for yourself.. No one else is there, just you and only you can let yourself down. Build up, be strong, go after it. Don't give in, don't slow down.. It's your race, you chose it, you choose it... GO DO IT!!
Love,
Yourself <3
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