Avoid the Race Freak Out - Greg McMillan

Trail Runner Nation

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2015

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Coach Greg McMillan, Mcmillan Running, joins the Nation to discuss how to peak, prepare and work through the inevitable freak out that we feel as we get close to race day. His book, Surviving the Marathon Freak-Out, is a great handbook that the novice to experienced runner can use to help successfully prepare for your next race.

Check out the video of Dick and Rick Hoyt

Prefious Podcast with Greg: Give it a Rest with Greg McMillan

Check out Candice Burt too!

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0:00.0	Get yourself a torch, Don.
0:09.2	It is Petzl 30 Scott, which means it's dark, the sun isn't up, but we are, and it's
0:13.0	time to run.
0:14.0	That's the best time to run.
0:15.4	Candace Birx with us today to talk to us a little bit about running at night.
0:19.3	What are some tips that you have for running at night, Candace?
0:23.3	Well, when I run at night, I usually try to wait a little bit before I turn on my headlamp,
0:28.8	especially if you're coming from getting light or being light to dark.
0:35.1	Your eyes will adjust a little bit to the dark and then turn it on before you start tripping
0:39.7	over stuff.
0:40.7	Yeah, that would be the critical point.
0:43.6	Where is that light?
0:44.6	Where's the fine line?
0:45.6	It's pretty important.
0:47.6	Sometimes it will tell you yourself after that first fall, it's time to turn it on.
0:52.4	It was time.
0:53.4	Hey, Candace, I've often wondered about where to shine that light directly in front of
0:58.2	you out far.
0:59.2	I mean, where is the best, most advantage beam focus for me as a runner?
1:06.3	Well, you know, I just started using the Petzel now, and you really don't have to focus.
1:12.3	You don't have to point the light in any certain place.
1:14.7	What it does is it adjusts the lighting.
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