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Before you sign up for an event, please take these things into consideration:
- Time to train
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- Commitments
- Family obligations
- Level of guilt
- Vacation time
- Time off work
- Time for ancillary training (strength & mobility work)
- Healthy enough to do it
- Prior injury history & plan to stave off repeating injury
- Assessing your goals to be realistic with time constraints
- Prior Experience with distance? How far have you gone?
- Within your budget
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- Entry fee
- Travel
- Gear/nutrition
- Physical Therapy
- Coach?
- Unknown expenses
- Discuss with your family/significant other to make sure they are on board & know both expectations & what to expect
- Research the race itself
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- Are you able to train safely to meet the demands of the race (heat, altitude, climbing)
- What do others say about the race? Good for your ability/experience level?
- If the race allows support in the form of crew & pacers, do you have access to knowledgeable & capable people to do so?
- What questions do you have & who can answer them for you?
- Who or what will be your team/resource moving forward to help you train both physically and mentally?
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- Training partners
- Sports orthopedic
- Physical therapist
- Coach
- Mental performance coach
- Strength Training/mobility
- Crew Chief/crew/pacers
- Nutrition/hydration
- Determine your intrinsic & extrinsic “Why”
Resources:
Books
1. Crewing For An Ultrarun: Start to Finish
2. Mental Training for Ultrarunning
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