#877 –Being At Your Best On Race Day

Today we start with an Ironman World Championship breakdown and bridge into how we can learn from how the pros race. We get into understanding what you have on certain days and adjusting on the fly. We talk about how trying to save 10 minutes on the bike can cost you an hour on the bike and why. We look at “expectations” and how they should/can be adjusted as the day goes on. Finding your Best Race with what you have that day. Learning your body’s signals. What if you “kinda have it and you kinda don’t?” Everyone has a plan until . . .

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Topics:

• Ironman World Championship
• They all train together
• Run surges
• Age Groupers vs. Pros
• Adjusting pace on the fly
• “Thinking” you have more than you do in the tank
• Underperforming with too much science
• Expecting your best race
• Kinda had it . . . kinda didn’t have it
• Hope is not a plan
• Everyone has a plan until . . .
• Finding your 10 out of 10 on Race Day
• Understanding what you have today
• Learning your body’s signals
• How to dig deeper holes
• 10 minutes on the bike can cost you an hour on the run
• Ironman analogies for life
• How this going to affect my sleep?
• Decisions create habits

 

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