Crush Back-To-Back Race Days

Plan Your Race Schedule Smartly So You Dont Set Your Self Up For Burnout.

- Ashley Mateo

THERE’S A REASON you’ll probably never see Desiree Linden, Galen Rupp, or other top pros race both the Chicago and New York Marathons. Elites know that pushing themselves that hard in more than one major marathon per season can hinder performance in race number two.

But running back-to-back races isn’t that uncommon for amateurs, whether it’s at running festivals in which you can do multiple races on consecutive days, or simply because there are so many races within weeks during peak running season. Some of us sign up immediately after one race because we botched a PB oppo; others just want to keep riding that runner’s high to the next finish line.

There’s no need to settle for just one major race per season, as long as you know what you’re getting into.

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