Final Push

Photo: Are you ready to feel the heat on race day?


I am coaching a lot of people who have upcoming races: On Nov 7th I'll have athletes in Beach to Battleship, Ironman Florida, and Miami Man. A few dozen are also getting ready for the Nashville Half Marathon on Nov 14.These are some epic races, and everyone will be challenged.

We are 4 and 5 weeks out from these races, respectively. Now is the time for the "final push." The last 10 days to 3 weeks before an epic race is the taper period, where your training scales back and you find the extra mojo for race day. Before that is the last chance for the hardest levels of training.

If you are training for one of these or another race this fall/early winter, then find the toughness in yourself to go the extra mile. Do one more repeat, one more hour, one more workout, one more day-long of training. Make it hurt and make yourself suffer. Take care of the body, but punish it.

Then race day won't be so bad.