Racendo

Race day

The race-morning routine that won't fall apart

A repeatable hour-by-hour template — three hours from wake-up to start line — built to remove decisions.

Duration: 3 hours

Race morning is the worst possible time to design a process. Decisions made the night before are decisions made well; decisions made in a sleep-deprived 5am haze are not.

  1. 1

    T-3:00 — Wake & coffee

    Hot water, coffee, get the system moving. Read your fuel and pacing plan once.

  2. 2

    T-2:30 — Eat

    600–800 kcal of familiar, mostly carbohydrate food. Bagel + jam + banana works for most.

  3. 3

    T-1:30 — Kit & transport

    Get dressed. Pin bib (already done if you followed race-week checklist). Leave for start.

  4. 4

    T-0:45 — Bag drop

    Drop bag, warm up with 8–10 min of light jog and drills.

  5. 5

    T-0:15 — Corral

    Enter start corral. Take pre-race gel if your plan calls for one. Breathe.

  6. 6

    T-0:00 — Go

    First kilometre is always too fast. Don't be the runner who proves this.