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Get Motivated! ... Daily in 2026

May 13
Confidence is the name of the game! - JoAnne Carner
When we feel are feeling a lull in self-confidence, it is often helpful to go back to the basics. We can reestablish our confidence by working on all our moves and strategies. Too many times we find ourselves obsessing about our performance that may not be up to our usual standards. Best approach is to step back, analyze what needs more attention and focus on that. Undue pressure will have a negative effect. Fixing the problem area will give me confidence and improve my overall performance!

Every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back ... Today's Message of the Day is:
Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should DANCE!!!

Get Motivated! ... Daily in 2026

May 4
It's very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results! - Jim Courier
There's more to life than sports. No matter what level, athletics are only a portion of what makes us who we are. We have other responsibilities, interests, commitments and pleasures: from our careers to our children, our stamp collection to our volunteer work, we are complete, well-rounded individuals with a lot to do. It's important to keep a healthy balance between these and all other aspects of our lives. Athletic participation is important to me, but it's only a part of the complete, well-rounded person I am!

HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR RACE

In the last few days before the day X, it is worth reducing your training.

Who hasn't experienced it: when the competition approaches, uncertainty and nervousness set in. Will I be able to do it? Have I trained enough? In the remaining one or two weeks before the race, people try to get the most out of it and make up for what they have missed. But this is usually counterproductive! What worked in school time with a special effort immediately before exams has the opposite effect before a race: the increase in volume and intensity leads to additional micro-injuries in the muscle tissue and exhaustion of the energy reserves. The result is a significantly worse competition result.

TAPERING IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS

Instead of training more immediately before a race, it is important to reduce training in a targeted way. Tapering is the technical term for this and is aimed at building up physical and mental reserves for day X. Admittedly, it is often not easy to be reasonable with the race in mind. But one thing is certain: no one has ever been too well rested at the starting line. The opposite, on the other hand, has very often been the case.

TIPS FOR THE LAST WEEKS BEFORE THE RACE

- Keep in mind that grass doesn't grow faster when you pull on it. It simply takes time to grow. It is exactly the same with the training build-up. What you do today will only have an effect in 4-6 weeks.
- Reduce the volume, but not the intensity. This way you can recover from the demanding preparation on one hand and maintain your fitness and speed hardness on the other.
- The longer the distance and the more ambitious the goal, the more important tapering is.
- You can keep your usual alternative training during the tapering phase. But of course, there is no point in filling the freed-up time with a new sport.