What should i do?

Question

what should i do the night before my track meet to improve performance? should i eat something or stretch or what? also, how can i make myself run faster?

Answer 1

The night before a meet, the most you can do is just strech. Eat light foods.
To make yourself faster, it depends on what events you do. For sprints you need to build up leg muscles. For distance, you need to improve your stamina by running more and for longer amounts of time.

Answer 2

Good question, Pix. Here's the secret to your running if you promise to keep it a secret.

First, it's not what you do the night before a track meet that counts. It's what you do the NIGHT BEFORE the NIGHT BEFORE that determines your performance. Your other repliers have lots of suggestions about what to eat. Just be sure to get lots of rest the night before the night before.

Good Luck

The more stretching you do the better your performance will be. Stretching keeps your muscles warm and long, allowing for maximum flexibility. Just don't go overboard.

Finally, with all that prep, and a good warmup, you will do great. Remember, a long slow warmup....

How do you run faster? Depends on your distance. If you are running 1600 m, 1 mile or shorter races, your performances will be improved by building upper body strength. Look at the college men and women who run say 880. All muscle from the waist up. Legs too.

If you run longer than a mile or 1600 m, then you need to substitute 1 day of speedwork for your regular running schedule. Just run 100m, then jog the rest of the lap 10 times; fast enough that you are moderately winded at the end of the 100m. One other day, on your normal training runs, inject 10 one-minute surges - surge for 1 minute at 85%, then recover for 2 minutes, then repeat.

Answer 3

When I was in track, I had this ritual of eating a *light* meal of spaghetti, salad, and saltine crackers a few hours before a meet. You load up on carbs and sodium. Of course, the carbs are for energy. The sodium is to replace the salt lost when you sweat, which is important if you run long distance. Also, it's important to have enough fluids to keep hydrated but not full to avoid cramps. Overall, you just want to be content, and not hungry or full. You want your mind to focus on whatever your goal is, not the state of your belly.

Answer 4

Eat pasta. Or PB&J. Most athletes eat pasta and especially PB&J. They give you lots of good energy.

Answer 5

eat pasta and drink water

don't eat a heavy meal, eat small dinners, breakfasts and if you get hungry, have a small snack

don't get full a day before a race (make sure that your stomach is just content) and please don't starve yourself... :)