Some strange ones appeared at the marathon, so I wondered if anyone would like to share their neurotic pre-race routines?
Mine probably warrant psychiatric investigation, but here's some of the less weird to start it off:
Can only wear two colours, i.e. white and black.
Bottoms /shorts have to be black.
I have to 'click' my upper vertebrae beforehand.
Have to do a certain number of leg and hip mobilisations, 20 on each leg, to be precise.
One shoe always get re-tied once they're both on, whether it needs it or not.
Over to you...
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Always protein drink straight afterwards and in the same bottle - if its not in teh same bottle it doesnt work as well (WHAT?!?!?!)
My pre race isnt so bad - its more my usual running thats mad. I have to run on certain sides of the road on different roads or it just feels wrong! My training partner is thankfully now used to this and even senses when I want to change sides! Even new roads we havent run on before have a right and wrong side - bizarre!
I also like to have a haircut before a race...partially to look less bad, also to lose a few grams of weight!
dave
and its never enough.
Oh, and my pre-race Lucky Pee.
Like to have hard house tunes on and up really loud in the car, on the way there, to get the adrenalin flowing.
Will have a few chunks of dairy milk half and hour before the start
I'll be wearing my lucky race shorts, with freshly shaved legs.
Brekkie
Dump
Shower
Out-the-door.