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It sounds like mental preparation is a significant factor for you in track and field. As you've mentioned, as you've gotten older, you've had to focus on your own skills and mentality, honing in on what you want mentally to be able to perform at your best. It's interesting to hear that doing your makeup helps calm you down before a competition and that everyone has their own quirks when it comes to getting ready. In terms of the psych or mentality aspect right before your race, it seems like having a certain mentality about yourself is crucial, especially in sports where people are quick to form impressions. It's clear that the mental aspect of preparation and competition is important to you, and finding strategies that work for you, like doing your makeup, can contribute to your overall readiness and performance.

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What about you ? I feel like when I was younger , my mentality , like warming up getting ready for a meet was always like , the person you're running against is your enemy , you know , but I feel like , as I've gotten older , I really had to come to terms with , like track is an individual sport and it's so mental that it's really just about how bad do you want it ? You know .

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We should at least be half ready . You get ready . That's crazy .

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I want to make it to the next level , make it to the next me , you know . So I really just got to hone in on my own skills , you know , really focus on what I want mentally to be able to run fast . No .

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There's really , I mean , with track , like , I love them all they're all super inspirational with their own story , you know , but I do love loo's her influence on track and the nails , the hair . You know , like when I get into track season , I feel like the one thing that calms me down before me is doing my makeup . I like you got a routine you do before your meats and stuff .

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But no , I get it . Everybody has their own , everybody has their own quirks when it comes to getting ready for a competition . For sure .