How much sleep do you usually get before a race?
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jrfreed posted 1 year ago.
Your screwed man...but dont sweat it. I hardly ever sleep before a race due to the excitement. I lay there with my mind racing and going over and over the transitions etc.
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catwood posted 1 year ago.
Its fine... its 2 nights before that matters. My two fastest Olys have been on 45 min and 2 hours of sleep before 3 and 4 hour drives...
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UFTriGator posted 1 year ago.
Catwood's 100% right. 2 days (and three) before are the important ones. I usually only sleep a couple hours before a race (but several hours afterwards!). It's the 3 and 4 hour drives that you need to worry about.....but it doesn't mean that they'll ruin your race.....just ask carolyn about how fast she went last week after driving 4 hours.
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Triguy98 posted 1 year ago.
So how'd it go?
I rarely get to bed by my goal time (9:30- 10om) the night before a race. Normally, it's at least 11:00. I do make sure I get to bed earily the couple nights leading up to it. Then take a solid nap afterwards.
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
two nights before is key...the night before...don't worry...hope it a;; went well...let us know.
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bry3 posted 1 year ago.
Triguy98;75206 wrote:
So how'd it go?I rarely get to bed by my goal time (9:30- 10om) the night before a race. Normally, it's at least 11:00. I do make sure I get to bed earily the couple nights leading up to it. Then take a solid nap afterwards.
I ended up geting a little over two hours. I felt fine. I'm just getting up now from a 5 hour nap.
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TryScott posted 1 year ago.
bry3;75222 wrote:
I ended up geting a little over two hours. I felt fine. I'm just getting up now from a 5 hour nap.
I was wondering how the race went, not the sleep.
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bry3 posted 1 year ago.
TryScott;75243 wrote:
I was wondering how the race went, not the sleep.
I have a race tomorrow, but I have to drive an hour away. So I have to get up early. but the thing is, I'm totally wired right now. I'm afraid I won't get much sleep.