How to Celebrate After a Racing Season
Tips to Help You Enjoy the Training You've Done
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Every 3 to 5 months, you should be celebrating.
How you celebrate is up to you, of course, but the celebration needs to happen. It's part of training and racing.
I just coached Tim to the Boston Marathon and, as you know, that was Monday on Patriots Day. How Tim decides to celebrate will be different than how I celebrate and how you celebrate.
And that's because every person's way of celebrating a huge accomplishment is different.
For Tim, Boston was it. It was huge for him to have gotten done training for months on end - waking up early, sacrificing, preparing - that how he decides to celebrate will be entirely up to him.
For context, he's run over 600 miles in 3 and a half months. (80 runs, 7.6 miles per run)
The dude has put in the work. And now it's time for him to turn it off and recover. He's owed that.
Here are some ideas for how you might decide to celebrate:
- Get your best "cheat day meal + dessert"
- Planning your recovery week with fun events
- Update your run wardrobe
- Throw yourself a party
- Pre-plan a vacation or a getaway
- Stay at your race destination for a few extra days and explore the town
And don’t forget, this isn’t just about marathons. This could be any racing season you have.
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Friday’s Action Plan
Celebrate the season by doing things you don’t normally do. Enjoy the season and your race - no matter the result.
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Running has always been a relief and a sanctuary—something that makes me feel good, both physically and mentally. For me it's not so much about the health benefits. Those are great, but I believe that the best thing about running is the joy it brings to life.
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