Comments on: Tip #2: Pre-Run Routine

By: pjm

pjm — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:44:41 +0000

@Katy — One shoe??? Been there done that. The other day I had everything except shorts. Just not my day!

@Nathalie — Thanks for the kind words…the cadence hack is a big favorite of mine…glad you like it!

@JV — I hear you on the “less than an hour” thing. That said, even just being ready enough for your final 15′ pre-run minutes can make a big difference!

By: Katy

Katy — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:44:06 +0000

I like the pre run organization…got to a run venue all psyched ready to go and realized I only had one shoe!! (we still have snow so I wear boots in the car!) BUMMER! But I visualize all the time and have on occasion visualized a race…and have also needed to slow down because I was I was so in the moment I was actually “sprinting towards the finish line”. Maybe a different visual?? haha

By: nathalie

nathalie — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:10:58 +0000

Great ideas! I too always organized my gear before a run. I have not visualize before a run and i’m sure it would be helpful..I did my cadence check yesterday( ave 21-20) and more great tips! ! I’ve learned more in the last two days than a dusty collection of running world mag could offer me!

Thanks!

Nathalie

By: Jim V

Jim V — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:35:25 +0000

Great pre-run tips. I don’t always have an hour to “prep” but the concepts are useful. I can build a routine that fits my schedule…probably 30min works better.

By: Paul Vance

Paul Vance — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:12:36 +0000

Organization – I am right there with you. I lay every thing I may need out the night before. That is were the similarities stop.
Last Hour- I don’t think I give my self a last Hour. More like last 15′. Pit stop, drink, and go.
Visualization – None to speak of. However, after reading yours, I will be using some
visualization on the next run! Maybe if utilized some Visualization this morning on my long run, it wouldn’t have seemed so long!!!
Great Tips Patrick! Thanks…

By: Joe Ruiz

Joe Ruiz — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:43:32 +0000

I am also an early morning runner but typically run about 30 min after getting up in the morning (5am ish). Prep the night before is critical so
I don’t wake the baby, my other two rug rats or the wife in the morning. The one thing in which I need to improve upon is hydration. I need to start drinking more while I get ready than I currently do. However, on runs longer than 1 hour I do wear a race belt with fluids and gel.

My mental image…..crossing the finish line at IMLP. When I need to dig that picture is all I need! I literally get the chills every time I do and it makes everything else snap into place.