| Oh my God!!One day to go until my first | | | | pre-race meeting on the eve of the race, be sure |
| Ironman!What on earth do I do on that last | | | | to go, but when its over, leave. Go back to |
| day?If you are preparing for your first Ironman, | | | | where-ever you're staying and relax.Take it from |
| you will soon be facing this question.Here are a | | | | the ultimate expert. I did.I ran into Dave Scott |
| few things to do and not to do on that last | | | | after one compulsory pre-race meeting the |
| day.....Whatever you do, don't do a hard workout | | | | Saturday before a Sunday race. I had a |
| of any sort.Do however, a short workout(15-20 | | | | conversation with him. I actually asked him about |
| minutes)in each event. Just enough to keep you | | | | that last day before the race.He said most people |
| sharp for your race the next morning. Its not | | | | are so nervous they go to the pre-race meeting, |
| recommended to take this day completely off. | | | | they go to the expo, they wander around in the |
| Mark Allen(a Hawaii Ironman champion many | | | | sun getting themselves tired and dehydrated and |
| times over)suggests 10 by 10 second sprints in | | | | even more nervous.His best advice to me...."Do |
| each event on that final day.Do not go down to | | | | what you have to do. Then get away from the |
| the expo and spend hours on your feet | | | | crowds. Get out of the sun. Get away from all |
| wandering around.Visit the expo earlier in the | | | | that nervous energy and pre-race jitters. Go to |
| week, not on the eve of the race. Stay away | | | | your room, put your feet up. Rest and relax. Eat |
| from crowds if at all possible.Don't eat anything | | | | early, be sure you're properly hydrated."He was |
| strange---stay out of restaurants if you can. | | | | 100% right. I did that and I did it every Ironman |
| Hopefully you will have a kitchentte and can make | | | | after that. It was exactly the correct thing to do.I |
| your own meals.Don't eat too late on your last | | | | hope this advice helps you with your final day |
| evening. Personally, I found that eating my last | | | | before your first Ironman. It sure helped me.My |
| large meal no later than 4 p.m. on the eve of the | | | | name is Ray and I have a background of over 25 |
| race worked the best for me.This is VERY | | | | years in endurance sports including 14 Ironman |
| important!! Stay out of the sun!If there is any | | | | triathlons. I have built a website full of training and |
| check-in business to take care of, do it as early in | | | | racing tips for the first time ironman triathlete... |
| the day as possible.If there is a compulsory | | | | |