preparation

Low-intensity activity performed after a hard workout or race to gradually return the body to a resting state and aid recovery.

A carefully arranged photo of all race day gear spread out on a flat surface, usually taken the night before a race.

The point of highest nervous energy in a race, where thousands of runners gather in corrals before the starting gun fires.

Low-intensity activity performed before a workout or race to increase blood flow, raise core temperature, and prepare the body for stress.