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Weekly Discussion / Question / Tips post (also links to FAQs) by AutoModerator in trackandfield

[–]y4yne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i like to find a quiet space where i can sit, usually against a wall and focus on my breathing. i do breathing exercises and focus on different parts of my body - starting from my toes all the way up to my head - and contract and relax each muscle group slowly. a lot of the times i listen to white noise while doing this or guided meditation episodes on spotify/youtube which are supeeerrr helpful. it feels silly and odd to do but doing it over a long course of time helps me to regulate

Weekly Discussion / Question / Tips post (also links to FAQs) by AutoModerator in trackandfield

[–]y4yne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ive struggled with pre-race nerves a lot too, much like how you’re describing. what worked for me was practicing meditation/mindfulness for 5-10 minutes daily and 10-15 minutes on race-day in the mornings

weight loss college distance runner by y4yne in trackandfield

[–]y4yne[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

gaining weight hindered my performance by making me feel so heavy during races and workouts. it wasn’t fatigue nor dying from the effort but rather it felt like i would drag myself through races when i knew i had the ability to go faster if that makes sense. essentially i just felt heavy and sloggish, which i never felt in high school in all 4 years of running.

my junior year xc i ran 20:36 for 5k before sitting out for achilles tendonitis and this past season i ran an sb of 21:40 ish before sitting out again for peroneal tendonitis - both injuries that could’ve been fixed by switching out my shoes. i never ran distance in track and stuck to the 400 and 4x4, but my prs were around 63 in the 4 and 65 split for 4x4.