Key Race Preparation List
Key Race Preparation List
Going into high level racing with big goals takes preparation. Here is a list to help you be best prepared into your A events.
Name of the Competition:
Date and location:
Performance Objectives:
Overall Level of Support (1:low – 7: high) Weeks before leaving to competition:
Training
Course Recon
Accessibility of resources
Fitness level (recovery rate, intensity)
Mental aspect (Self confidence, motivation, relationship conflict, self talk, relaxation, focus)
Nutrition
Sleep
Equiptment
At Competition:
Training
Course knowledge
Equipment
Accessibility of resources
Fitness level (recovery rate, intensity)
Mental aspect (Self confidence, motivation, relationship conflict, self talk,relaxation, focus)
Nutrition / Hydration, Electrolytes
Jet lag
New experiment, (anything new that you don’t at home)Out of pattern activities
Altitude & heat
Sleep quality
Pre race commitments
Day of competition:
Wake up time
Describe the time and activities up to start of the race
Time and list of food and drink before start
Travel time from hotel to race site
Arrival time to competition site
Your Start time
Race site: weather, food, water, distance to washroom, any issue...
Your Warmup as planned
Duration between warm up and start of the race
Race strategy and execution