Do you respect the stress of holidays? The travel, eating, drinking, conversations with in-laws? Stress is stress and today we look at how it affects our mind and decisions not only during holidays, but in race planning. We also get into meditative states and how we use external bait to force adrenaline. 

Today's Topics:

• IMAZ & Cozumel
• Training At The Holidays
• 50+ C26 Athlete Ironman Finishes in 2018
• Mike's Next Year Announcement
• The Signing Up for An Ironman
• The Pressure of a DNF
• Running Frequency
• Remembering How Workouts Affect You
• Sleep, Travel, Alcohol, Nutrition
• Things That Jack Your Heart rate
• Traveling Effects On Workouts
• How Added Stress Sneaks Up
• The Most Underrated Aspect of Training
• Forced Adrenaline
• Smart Planning for your Race Calendar
• Staying Present and Mindful
• Meditation in Training is Practice
• The Perils of "Watch Watching"

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