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What is "race day adrenaline" for YOU?
And yes "YOU" is different for every person, every race, and every other different scenario.
Does it give you a high that makes you go an extra mile? Three miles? Five miles?! Do you get nervous? Excited? Sick?
I am getting the jitters over a race (ahem, run) on Saturday so I'm looking for some positive feedback from the pros 
Re: What is "race day adrenaline" for YOU?
Apparently for me it makes me take off at a moderate pace only to look at my Garmin about a mile in and realize that I'm 2 minutes faster than my intended pace.
It also led me to PR my 5K personal best...except that I was running a half marathon. Oops. Mile ten hit me really hard that race.
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You gals are all fancy-pants with your Garmins
I just know where the mile markers are and plan on wearing my watch to gauge my pace. I'm jealous!
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The only time I've ever been slightly nervous for a race was in HS when I knew I was close to qualifying for the state meet in the 500 free.
As for now, I trust my training, and don't really get nervous / adrenaline rush for race day.
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First thing in the morning, it gives me the shakes... teeth chattering, hands quaking, the works.
Then I get chatty. And obsessive about the details--my outfit, my food, etc.
Then it makes me have to pee a lot.
Throughout the day before, it makes me short of breath and I have to stop and consciously take a deep breath and *relax* every few minutes. This one drives DH nuts, but luckily it only applies to longer races like halves and marathons.
Once I start running, my head clears, and it's like, "What was the big freaking deal, dummy? You know how to do this." And at the end, sometimes I get emotional like on Sunday when I was hurting so bad and just wished it was over.
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I talk a lot. I get so nervous and I'm sure I bug people the day before.
Day of my stomach sometimes gets upset and I have to pee a lot.
In my non-5K races, I get really emotional from the crowd support and if I'm hurting.
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Pretty much this exactly. My tummy will be upset before the race, but once I start, it's usually just fine.
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This! I just get anxious about getting their on time, worried about what I ate, use the bathroom a lot...Then once a few miles are down, I start to relax and have fun.
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10/29/11 LA RockNRoll Min Half (5K) 42:58
12/4/11 Vegas RockNRoll Half 3:14:53
1/7/12 WDW Half 3:13:42
1/15/12 RnR AZ 2:55:27 (PR!!)
1/29/12 Tinkerbell 1/2 3:22:37 (To many picture stops!lol)
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I usually have some GI issues early in the morning, and then I pee every 20 minutes or so until race time.
During a race, my thoughts are so clear and vivid, it is weird! I talk myself down, strategize, and coach myself throughout the entire event in a way that I just can't do in training. I also tend to go quite a bit faster with little additional effort.
2012 Races: 3/18 Shamrock Shuffle 5k; 4/14 E.R. Race for Autism 5k (PR! 25:58); 6/9 Riudoso Sprint Triathlon; 6/24 Chunky Monkey 10K; 7/29 Cochiti Lake Olympic Triathlon; 9/16 Chips & Salsa 1/2 Marathon; 10/21 Duke City 1/2 Marathon; 12/2 Rock & Roll 1/2 Marathon in Vegas!