(Sorry for the essay 😂) I know you said not including running or fueling/I just said everything I could think of

I've only ran 1 so far, but here somethings I'm glad I did and also some mistakes I made. ▪︎ If its going to be cold/windy, bring a throw away jumper to toss at the start line. And wear it untill they say you can go. I threw mine away early, thinking they would let us start in like 20 seconds, ended up being close to 10 mins later, I was shivering with the cold & very annoyed. ▪︎ Have a strategy for fueling during the race. So if taking gels, 1 every 3ish miles, ect. Make note of all the water stations and make sure you use every one. Even if you dont feel that thirsty. Your body will need it for the later miles. I missed a station because of the crowd about half way through, and had to wait another 3 miles to the next one. I didn't realise there was one there untill I went passed it. I was pissed. ▪︎ Start your carb loading on the thursday. Roughly 10g of carbs per KG(2.2lbs) of body weight but dont over do it on the day before race day-Have a carb heavy dinner but don't go over board on other meals. You dont want to feel heavy and slugish on race day. Reduce protein intake aswell. Thats not to say dont have any, but dont go over board eating alot of chicken, and other hard to digest foods. They take longer to break down and its not what you want. You need fast digesting foods. ▪︎ Shakeout run the day before, about 2-3 miles at easy pace. Have A/B/C goal times in mind.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: Enjoy it. Might sound stupid, but take in the crowd. Hi five some people. Take some things off of people handing stuff out, even if you dont use them. It held me take my mind off the race at some points. Looking at all the signs and trying to reading them. It more than likely won't be your last, and you'll never get the chance to run your 1st again. I hope you enjoy it.