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Old 04-01-08, 12:06 AM
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nerves

any one else get big time nerves a few days before a big race..I have a HUGE 2 day stage race this weekend, and my nerves are going crazy...I think i will do ok well we will see, just realy nervous due to the level-step up in race.
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big time nerves are good
what stinks, is when you have to go race and there are no nerves
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I've got my first race ever this sat..."nerves"? Man, that is all I have right now...a total distraction--but I love it!

edit: Oh, good luck this weekend!

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For some reason, the nerves have left me. For Sunday's race (which was really important for me since it's flat), I was surprisingly calm all week. Even the morning of, I didn't let the rain or anything really enter my mind.
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