nerves

I am running a marathon and I am so nervous

Written by on March 19, 2012

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You arrive at your Marathon. Why is it that some people are jogging, some are in their own world listening to music and seemingly pondering something, and others, you overhear, are stating how nervous they are? The first two groups of people are probably preparing themselves for the marathon by getting into their zone. Do you fit into that last group? Do you get really nervous before a marathon? Butterflies? Upset stomach? Increased heart rate? Rapid breathing? The majority of runners will most likely fit in the last group so I am going to give you some tips by helping … Continued

Diary of a cyclist-nationals were awful, I choked

Written by on February 4, 2012

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G: hey Michelle, how are you? Well I had a TERRIBLE race at nationals. I choked. After all the training, hard work and mental focus…I still choked. I don’t know this has quite happened this bad before. I was almost in tears pre event of nerves. I tried to do relaxation, focus, music, all of it. After my performance, which I did not go as hard as I could since I was so scared to go too hard (this only is in this event that I feel this way) I could not stop crying. I HATE THIS about myself. I … Continued

Mental preparation before a tennis match

Written by on October 19, 2011

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Most players know the factors that adversely affect them before tournaments: you don’t want to be out in the sun too much, you want to make sure you get enough sleep but not too much, you want to eat the right foods (it’s not a great time to start experimenting with food), you want to go through your normal physical and mental routines and you don’t want to make any major changes to your game. Nervousness affects concentration Mentally there are many factors that can affect a player’s concentration on the day of a match. Concentration is on a continuum. … Continued