Nerves are weird
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RV posted 48 weeks ago.
I think it is directly tied to your expectations for the race - whether it is an 'A' race or a catered training day 'C' race.
Then again I get nervous before every race whether sprint or IM.
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kylie posted 48 weeks ago.
I'd say it depends on how hard you plan to push your limits and what your goals for the race are. Some races I have very little nerves, others, like when I'm going for a PR and think I can make it and I want to make it, I'm more nervous at.
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Anybody else think it's weird that I feel more nervous doing my first Olympic distance tri(this sunday) than when I did my first 1/2Iron Distance about a month ago?
Not really sure why...Maybe I'm expecting more of myself in this shorter race, but I don't really have any good base for my expectations. I've only done 2 Sprint Triathlons and 1 Half-Iron Tri before, not much...And to be perfectly honest, I've only done a handful of running races before...
Honestly though, the nerves are not that bad, I'm pretty confident in my training and am excited about this weekend.
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