Hill training can be incorporated into the early training sessions and serve to promote strength and technique. On a wet day or muddy course, your first pair likely will get unwearable for the race. Going to the starting line with dry socks and clean spikes will give you both a physical and a mental edge. Specific race-day preparation begins two nights before the meet. We tend to overemphasize the value of a good night s sleep in an attempt to begin the creation of both a physiological and psychological reservoir of strength.
Some athletes have a restless night of sleep before a race because of anxiety or anticipation.
All the more reason for that previous night to include a good, deep sleep. These three weave and intertwine with your athletic life. It is not always possible to separate each quadrant. They may just naturally overlap. However, to perform at your best on race day, you need to come up with the appropriate mind set that puts you in a state where you are not distracted by the other things going on in your life.