This week we had the Australian Masters National Road Series take place, national titles on the line for the individual time trial, teams time trial, crit race and road race.

For a lot of our athletes, this is their biggest race of the year, this is their A race, the one they’ve been training for. And for some select athletes, the goal of winning gold and wearing the coveted Australian Champions jersey is possible and is what they’re aiming for.

Leading into your A race like this, naturally there’s a bit of pressure around the race, often accompanied with nerves and anxiety.

So how do you deal with this? What should you be thinking about before your race?

Focusing on the right things and getting yourself in a peak frame of mind can be the difference between a performance you’re proud of, and feeling disappointed in yourself on race day.

So today we get to hear from Gerard what are the MOST important things he wants to talk to an athlete about in race week.

Keys to the episode:

• No matter what the hurdle or obstacle, you can find a way to succeed
• Understanding that you may respond differently to the next athlete after being sick or injured
• How to make sure your race plan is accurate
• Once you’ve got a race plan, what do you do next?
• How much detail do you need to know about the course? How much is too much?
• The two things you need to measure against your plan throughout race
• What is pressure? 
• Why nerves are important to have
• The best tactics to deal with nerves
• What movie are you playing in your head?
• The key question Gerard asks his athletes before every race
• Are you a patient enough athlete?
• When is it time to go?

The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly.

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