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Driving to a race
(100 metres & 4 by 100 metre relay sprint).
I drove from my home in Orton Goldhay, Peterborough to Rockingham Triangle Athletics track in Corby, a journey of c.25 miles.
I was nervous about sprinting and I was trying to focus my mind.
When sprinting I get tunnel vision and focus on the finishing line or the changeover of the baton.
Everything else goes out of your mind.
When driving you need to move your eyes a lot and take everything in to drive well.
I had to compartmentalise the sprinting and put it away so I could concentrate on my driving skills.
When racing I arrive an hour early to do plenty of warming up and get my body ready.
I need to maybe consider allowing time for my mind to move from driving to getting ready for the sprint.
I was nervous about sprinting and I was trying to focus my mind.
When sprinting I get tunnel vision and focus on the finishing line or the changeover of the baton.
Everything else goes out of your mind.
When driving you need to move your eyes a lot and take everything in to drive well.
I had to compartmentalise the sprinting and put it away so I could concentrate on my driving skills.
When racing I arrive an hour early to do plenty of warming up and get my body ready.
I need to maybe consider allowing time for my mind to move from driving to getting ready for the sprint.