Here’s how KeiraDAmato is preparing for the New York City Marathon instead.
And D’Amato is looking to build on that momentum. Just six weeks after placing, D’Amato will line up at NYC this weekend. The short racing turnaround was on the table for months, but it became official after D'Amato failed to lower her American record in Berlin .
The hills on the New York City Marathon course make it unideal for record attempts, and D’Amato says her goal for this weekend is just “to compete.” She’s not quite sure exactly what that will look like in New York, but she is hoping her performance will improve upon Berlin. “I got so hyper-focused on my plan for the day that I wasn’t really reacting to the race itself,” she says. “For [New York], I want to be totally present in the moment, competing and leaving it all out there.”
While in the Big Apple for a training run on the course, D’Amato caught up with SELF to discuss her marathon prep in the days leading up to the big race—as well as exactly what she’s planning to do the night before, in her own words.My mental prep doesn’t just start the night before: Heading into race week, I try to get rid of perfectionism. Nothing is ever perfect. I don’t know why we expect it to be perfect on race week.
Plus, I know this sounds weird, but I also try to pay it forward during this time. I make sure that I’m holding the door open, tipping better, maybe donating to a charity, and just generally being more aware of my surroundings and helping where I can. I live in the moment and try to put as much good karma into the world as possible.
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