Before every big event, the butterflies in my tummy go on the rampage and I just feel like running away and not stepping over the start line. The fear begins to take over, the nerves kick in and I start to internally tremble and want to have a meltdown on the spot!
knew I needed to learn how to embrace those butterflies and channel these negative emotions. I always get to the start line prepared: training tick, kit tick, fuelling tick, race plan tick but it’s always the last-minute nerves that throw me off track.
So, I rang Zoe Carroll, a performance coach and asked her for help.
Here is what Zoe had to say:
So why was Nicky feeling so nervous as the start of the event approached?
