#267 - When A Race Consumes Your Life

Months and months of training for one day. That's a lot of pressure to put on yourself. Today we look at how training plans unfold and how you can adjust to stay mentally and physically fit on a daily basis so race day doesn't create undo stress in your life. 

Topics:

• You can’t control the weather
• The best remedy for a hot race
• Running in the heat
• Training for a hot race
• aero helmet or aero road helmet?
• Sleeves or Sleeveless wetsuits
• When should I put the wetsuit on?
• Which part do you look forward to most?
• Race week pain
• Mike signs up for Garmin Connect
• Mental and Emotional Burnout
• Planning a Wedding Analogy
• How far out is too far out to think about races
• Why most Ironman training plans do it wrong
• Physical and mental limiters
• What are your time constraints?
• The fundamental flaws of training plans
• "We’re doing good, but I think we can do better”
• Starting over on a puzzle every day
• The biggest recipe for over training and injury
• Your body doesn’t care what your mind says
• Are we ever truly satisfied?
• The importance of adjusting your training plan
• How to handle next week if you missed some this week

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