Nervous b4 a race; will it affect performance?
03-20-06, 03:06 AM
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Nervous b4 a race; will it affect performance?
Halo,
I'm wondering will it hinder my performance if I'm nervous(butterflies in tummy, a little cold hands) b4 the race begins?
TQ!
I'm wondering will it hinder my performance if I'm nervous(butterflies in tummy, a little cold hands) b4 the race begins?
TQ!
03-20-06, 04:04 AM
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I've never raced without butterflies so I couldn't say.
03-20-06, 04:27 AM
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Possibly if its your first time in a racing environment. It's all mental, just learn to relax. I haven't raced yet, but I remember being nervous my first time at the plate. After that, I was itching to be up next. The same will apply to cycling, you will be more excited than nervous.
03-20-06, 05:16 AM
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unless the anxiety is so bad that it's incapacitating, then I say some adrenalin helps
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03-20-06, 07:47 AM
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Normal. Usually dissipates after the gun goes off.
Don't allow it to cause you to put a death grip on your bars. And don't let it turn into stress.
Establish your pre-race routine and get comfortable with it. This is going to happen every weekend. Don't be a basketcase.
Don't allow it to cause you to put a death grip on your bars. And don't let it turn into stress.
Establish your pre-race routine and get comfortable with it. This is going to happen every weekend. Don't be a basketcase.
03-20-06, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by EventServices
Normal. Usually dissipates after the gun goes off.
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03-20-06, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by roger89
Halo,
I'm wondering will it hinder my performance if I'm nervous(butterflies in tummy, a little cold hands) b4 the race begins?
TQ!
I'm wondering will it hinder my performance if I'm nervous(butterflies in tummy, a little cold hands) b4 the race begins?
TQ!
You're nerves should settle down once you find you're normal pre-race routine. Then you're nerves will turn into boredom as you sit in the hot sun, drinking your water, while they try to move that last car off the course. "C'MON ... LET'S GO!"
jw
03-20-06, 09:50 AM
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Some people go too fast at the start with so much adrenaline; make sure you don't burn yourself out in the first 10% of the race.
03-20-06, 10:20 AM
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The more often you race the less it will bother you.
And like ElJam said - don't let it make you go off too fast. Have a plan and stick with it.
And like ElJam said - don't let it make you go off too fast. Have a plan and stick with it.
03-20-06, 11:13 AM
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You can edit your posts.
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Bring the pain.
Bring the pain.
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I've never raced with out being nervous (been racing for 7 or 8 years now). Like everyone else has said, once the race starts you'll be fine.
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Halo,
B4 start of race, plz 2 B doing jumping jax 2 use up all of adrenaline build up.
THX!!111oneone1
B4 start of race, plz 2 B doing jumping jax 2 use up all of adrenaline build up.
THX!!111oneone1
03-21-06, 02:01 AM
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Well OK,
I read that if you're nervous our stomach temporarily shuts down.. maybe that's what causes the butterflies.. So should I eat the powerbar 30 minutes b4 the race?..
I read that if you're nervous our stomach temporarily shuts down.. maybe that's what causes the butterflies.. So should I eat the powerbar 30 minutes b4 the race?..
03-21-06, 02:14 AM
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im always anxious but not necessarily nervous. i was nervous on my first fast group descent though when everybody was seriously bombing the hill. not sure where you live, but there are ALOT of Cat 4 racers in Portland that are racing well below their skill level and should upgrade to Cat 3 and they know it 
03-21-06, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by pdxtex
there are ALOT of Cat 4 racers in Portland that are racing well below their skill level and should upgrade to Cat 3 and they know it
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