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Olympian Gabby Thomas discusses consistency, visualization, and the mental side of running

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How Much Mental Work Do You Do on Race Day?

On race day, i wake up, do my visualizations, do my meditation. Some athletes it's through their own eyes, and some athletes it's in the third person. I like to see myself actually doing it. And then also, it just calms you down, right? It just everything,. Just the cemi, your brain tory in the hormons is really helpful. The heart rite recovery will be slower, like your heartright, actually won't drop as quickly. Whereas if you're very fit or you're peaking physically, ah, you can have really dramatic heartright drops ind a bit.

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