Scores for May 16/17, 2015 event

[94boosted]

Thanks Murray!

I had the strangest day ever on Sunday, opened up with a half decent 54.1 (but I hit a cone) and instead of building on that time and improving I couldn't even get back into the 54's the rest of the day. Couldn't get rid of the shakes/jitters and my driving reflected that. How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked 

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

Maybe it's because someone ran in front of you?

[MurrayPeterson]

How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked 

It's probably different for everyone.  I go through my "pre-flight check" of seatbelt, parking brake off, A/C off, seat adjusted correctly.  When I come to the start, I try to think about nothing other than the course elements, paying particular attention to the first few.  And if you look at camera shots of me, I always take a deep breath, hunch up my shoulders, and let it out while relaxing my shoulders.  Didn't even know I did that until I saw some camera shots of me

[Tuna]

Maybe it's because someone ran in front of you?

He was jittery before he even got in the car.

[E6Cueman]

I had the strangest day ever on Sunday, opened up with a half decent 54.1 (but I hit a cone) and instead of building on that time and improving I couldn't even get back into the 54's the rest of the day. Couldn't get rid of the shakes/jitters and my driving reflected that. How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked 

lol.

Just put a bigger muffler on your car, and some pink flowers or something.  It looks and sounds like it wants to kill you and everybody else.

[Stuart]

Thanks Murray!

I had the strangest day ever on Sunday, opened up with a half decent 54.1 (but I hit a cone) and instead of building on that time and improving I couldn't even get back into the 54's the rest of the day. Couldn't get rid of the shakes/jitters and my driving reflected that. How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked 

If I feel less than focused I tend to try to get some fight-or-flight focus by hitting my chest and thighs a few times hard.  It may not be for everyone, but seems to work alright for me.  I also try to focus on a few key points on the course, after the event I marked them on a map and I will try to post it once I get home.  Less thinking allows me to get in a better rhythm.

[94boosted]

Maybe it's because someone ran in front of you?

Lol that was interesting but I can't blame my poor driving that day on the marshal.

How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked 

It's probably different for everyone.  I go through my "pre-flight check" of seatbelt, parking brake off, A/C off, seat adjusted correctly.  When I come to the start, I try to think about nothing other than the course elements, paying particular attention to the first few.  And if you look at camera shots of me, I always take a deep breath, hunch up my shoulders, and let it out while relaxing my shoulders.  Didn't even know I did that until I saw some camera shots of me

I also do something similar where I close my eyes for a couple seconds and take a deep breath, usually it helps but on Sunday it definitely didn't.

I had the strangest day ever on Sunday, opened up with a half decent 54.1 (but I hit a cone) and instead of building on that time and improving I couldn't even get back into the 54's the rest of the day. Couldn't get rid of the shakes/jitters and my driving reflected that. How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked 

lol.

Just put a bigger muffler on your car, and some pink flowers or something.  It looks and sounds like it wants to kill you and everybody else.

  I use a washer, bolt and wingnut to keep the exhaust valves on the muffler closed for events but for some reason the one on the passenger side fell off twice on Sunday.

Thanks Murray!

I had the strangest day ever on Sunday, opened up with a half decent 54.1 (but I hit a cone) and instead of building on that time and improving I couldn't even get back into the 54's the rest of the day. Couldn't get rid of the shakes/jitters and my driving reflected that. How do you guys calm yourselves down before a run? I tried taking deep breaths, music etc. etc. nothing worked 

If I feel less than focused I tend to try to get some fight-or-flight focus by hitting my chest and thighs a few times hard.  It may not be for everyone, but seems to work alright for me.  I also try to focus on a few key points on the course, after the event I marked them on a map and I will try to post it once I get home.  Less thinking allows me to get in a better rhythm.

hitting my chest would of not helped me haha

[Stuart]

I only actively thought about the notes below.  Limiting how much I think about in a run is very helpful to me.  Everybody has their way of getting through a run though, maybe just experiment with a bunch of methods and see if one works well for you.