Does Everyone Get Race Day Nerves?

About this episode

Peter and Molly discuss race day nerves and strategies to manage them.

In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast , Peter and Molly answer a listener question about Race Day Nerves including: Whether Race Day Nerves are common and do the best runners and bikers get nervous? Using a Pre-Performance Routine to address things you are nervous about before and after race day Optimising Arousal or Excitement Adopting a Challenge vs. Threat mindset 💬 Have a question for a Future Episode? Submit it anonymously here This Episode is Brought to You By: 🛠️ Try the Payable Add-On for your next event, project or order-form to get paid in a google form: PayableApps.com/ATHLETE – No app fees for 6 months! Curious about becoming a Consummate Athlete Podcast Sponsor? Please Connect with us HERE Listen to the Latest Consummate Athlete Podcast 🎧 Listen & subscribe in Your Favorite Podcast App: https://pod.link/1100471297 Show Notes For This Consummate Athlete Podcast Consummate Athlete Phone Consultation Submit a question for a future episode with this anonymous form! Consummate Athlete Pre race planner https://consummateathlete.com/learn/free-tools/ Podcast with Simon Marshall (Brave Athlete) about how to use sports psychology Book - Born to run book…

People in this episode

Hosts: Molly Hurford, Peter Glassford

Topics covered

• race day nerves
• pre-performance routine
• sports psychology
• mindset
• performance optimization

Keywords

• race day nerves
• pre-performance routine
• sports psychology
• challenge mindset
• threat mindset

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Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Born to run, Brave athlete, Run Faster, The Happy Runner

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