This 60-year-old writer surprised herself by running back-to-back races, and offers tips from coaches so you can conquer multiple races in a weekend, too.
It’s dark, 2:30 a.m., and Disney’s hotel-room version of Alexa wakes me up with an unfamiliar sound. Although I had used blackout curtains to try to fall asleep at 7 p.m., I was awake until 11. Now, I have to catch a 3:05 a.m. shuttle to join more than 15,000 other runners in the Epcot parking lot where I will run the last of three back-to-back races.
In my case, I unexpectedly woke up the second day feeling annoyed, likely a sign of fatigue, despite the fact that it was the day of my 10K, my favorite distance. Plan for this, says Bennett. “You probably will feel unmotivated,” he says. “You’re trying to race three or four days in a row—that’s exhausting! So plan for it.”Remember, he adds, struggling is not a sign of failure. Struggling is a sign of successfully not giving up. When you struggle, you are on the right path.
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