A lot of things can happen in your last month of training before a big race. Today, we talk about what some of them are and why the last thing you want is to start dreading the sport. How do you keep your body and mind right as training gets more intense and the weather heats up? Burnout is a slow burn and often starts with obsession. Obsession to the outcome instead of what's happening today. As coaches it's likely we'd rather have you miss a few days here and there than get into a funk of dread. We look at ways to keep your bandwidth open and be available to train. We talk about keeping perspective on what you want . . . really want from this sport. We talk about the price it takes to be the best and why that isn't for most people. We can't be great at everything, and it's usually not how fast you go, but how little you slow down.
Topics:
A lot can happen in a month
The psychology of a triathlete
Missing workouts in your race month
Last month focus to be your best
It's not how fast you go, but how little you slow down
Over-obsessing with metrics
Can't be great at everything
When every day becomes a chore
Worry and the pressure of expectations
Having bandwidth to be available
Keeping perspective and having fun
What do you want? Really want?
Are you willing to do that level of work?
Do you want the work or the result?
Saying no to things you enjoy
When Mike finally realized how he makes himself dread the training.
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