Mistakes you should NOT make before a Long Distance #Nordic #Ski #Race

-Decide to race long with no preparation

-Forget about your technique (do not think), go back to your old habits and ski on automatic pilot

-Buy new equipment and not test it out several times before a big race

-Not ski long several times every couple of weeks leading up to the race

-Get injured or sick and try to shrug it off and train hard anyway

-Go real long within the last 10 days or so of the race

-Do not be bothered to prepare your skis

-Try to fit too much training too close to the big race

-Not get enough sleep in the 48-72 hours before the race

-Donate blood within 3 months of a big race

-Eat strange foods that disagree with your body in the 48 hours before the race

-Do other activities that you are not used to 

There are many other mistakes that you can make but these are just a few that come to mind right away.