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Its Go Time!

Now is the time when I really need positive thoughts sent my way! I have been training for weeks for this event and it is now only 5 days away. What do you do the week before race day? Running times are short which makes me a little mental. I have started to stalk the weather and its looking like we are going to have a muddy mess of a race day. I am no newbie to mud so I will be fine with that Im just hoping that it wont be raining the whole day while we are running. Im sure the forecast will change a few times from now until Sunday so I need to stop looking at it!

I have been trying to stick to a strict diet for the two weeks leading up to race say. For me diet is big part of how well I perform when I run. I feel great physically.  Mentally I'm a little nutty haha. Work hasn't been extremely busy which leaves me with too much time to think. I know I will be fine but any words of encouragement are always welcome!


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  1. UnknownSeptember 30, 2015 at 4:51 AM

    Well done for sticking to the diet, I would find it hard to manage that for a day, never mind two weeks.. Out of interest, why do you have to avoid garlic?

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    1. Danielle September 30, 2015 at 9:39 AM

      Garlic can cause digestion issues for me! Anything on the avoid list pretty much causes either inflammation (sugar) or digestion issues which I'm hoping to avoid at all costs for this event!

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