027 Neely Gracey – Running the Tangent, Tuning Out Self-Doubt & Other Race Day Strategies
Mar 30, 2024
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027 Neely Gracey – Running the Tangent, Tuning Out Self-Doubt & Other Race Day Strategies www.runnerclick.com Episode Summary
Neely Gracey is a three-time Olympic Trials Qualifier and Founder of the run coaching group, Get Running Coaching. Today, Neely joins the show to discuss racing strategies such as running the tangent, navigating water stops, and other tactics to consider. Neely shares her thoughts on running etiquette, how to settle into your comfort zone when you find yourself running alone, and what to do when things don’t go as expected on race day.
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Key Takeaways
01:01 – Whitney Heins welcomes Neely Gracey back to the show to discuss her training and how the altitude has impacted her
12:08 – Running the tangent and other race strategies
18:19 – Running etiquette
19:34 – Navigating water stops
26:33 – Other tactics to consider prior to race day
35:29 – Settling into your comfort zone when you find yourself running alone
41:08 – Turning off the self-doubt and tuning out the excuses
51:00 – What to do when things don’t go according to your plan
1:03:45 – Whitney thanks Neely for joining the show and lets listeners know where they can connect with her
Tweetable Quotes
So the tangents are something that you often see in the Elite race. In a major, for example, all the majors have a blue line, and that is the tangent. The blue line is where the measured course is. So, if you can run the blue line,… Click To Tweet (14:15) (Neely)
For my athletes, I always tell them to grab two cups at every stop. Every single water stop capitalize with two cups, because you know you’re only getting an ounce or two out of each cup. So, over the course of a marathon, you’re… Click To Tweet (21:07) (Neely)
In my book I actually have a whole chapter on breathing and how to run on effort by utilizing this strategy. So, it’s you breathe in two steps and out two steps and that’s one. So in two, out two, in two, out two. And I do this in… Click To Tweet (37:42) (Neely)
One of the things that you can do is utilize ‘you’ instead of ‘I.’ Research has suggested that we respond better when someone else tells us we can do it. So, when someone else cheers, ‘You got this’ your brain is gonna register it… Click To Tweet (43:46) (Neely)
I was on a team with multiple Olympians. It was really, really special for me on that day. And, at the end of it, I realized it was because I was prepared mentally that if anything didn’t go my way, it was still going to be ok. And I… Click To Tweet (57:14) (Neely)
Links Mentioned
Whitney’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-heins-02ba3b5
The Mother Runners Club – https://www.themotherrunners.com/
Neely’s Twitter – https://twitter.com/neelysgracey?lang=en
Neely’s Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/neelysgracey/?hl=en
Neely’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/neely-gracey-2780054a/
Get Running Coaching Website – https://getrunningcoaching.com/
Get Running Coaching Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/getrunningcoaching/?hl=en
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