Over the last two months, you've stabilized, adapted and innovated. The weather is improving in most places, and maybe, just maybe, races are on the horizon?

We don't know, but what we do know is that you can continue to progress. So, how should you approach your training in the coming months?

If races don’t happen, you'll be priming yourself for a massive season in 2021. It will be disappointing, sure, but the work you will have done will NOT be wasted. Remember our theme: Emerge stronger.

If you stay on track, the very worst outcome that can happen is that you end this season improved and primed to SHOW those improvements next year. We can think of worse outcomes, yes?

So how should you approach the coming months of training? How can you start to spray that perfume of performance without overdoing it? Matt breaks it down into three main areas:

* Mindset

* Building the Plan

* Getting it right in execution

As Matt says in the podcast, "It's a great time to ramp to become Strong Like Bull, but you're going to have to sweat like a rented mule to get there."

Ahh...We can smell that perfume wafting through the air.

Book and Reading Resources from Podcast

For those of you whose hearts are hurting right now and who want to do more to better understand and fight racism, it looks like there are some really good resources below.

https://medium.com/wake-up-call/a-detailed-list-of-anti-racism-resources-a34b259a3eea

Black Lives Matter Reading List: https://www.booktable.net/black-lives-matter-reading-list For kids: https://www.instagram.com/theconsciouskid/. Their Patreon page is full of good resources.

Some other books that have been recommended to me:

My Grandmother's Hands - This is an excellent work for understanding through an intergenerational racial trauma and healing lens, and explicitly offers exercises for police, which is interesting in the current context.

Mindful of Race - While politically left-leaning, I really like the tie in to a mindfulness framework and Buddhist psychology.

Why We Are Polarized - I like this a lot because of its examination of race x politics x identity

White Fragility - Though challenging, I think this is an important text for anyone seeking to understand the current landscape of anti-racism work. I also think it is important to read prior to reading texts by people of color as she names a lot of the issues that people of color experience and feel when interacting with white people and, in particular, talking to them about race. From this book, one could then take on Me and White Supremacy, if they were inspired to examine themselves more deeply.

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