Mike takes us inside his Ironman Chattanooga training with some unique admissions. Plus, why training in the heat can get in our heads so much. Reasons why you start to doubt yourself as the race gets closer and how to shift perspective. Eating, training, and losing weight as your training volume increases. Race weight. What to eat the two days before your race. Frodeno vs. Sanders in an epic clash? And Speaking of Clash…for some reason, Challenge Daytona changes their brand. 

Topics: 

• Coach Mike talks about his training for Ironman Chattanooga
• When you feel like you’re behind the 8 Ball 
• When Reality Sets in
• Swimming in outside pools
• Outside runs, rides and recovery
• Tired after longer sessions?
• The raising level of uncertainty
• Tired Decision making 
• Hungry decision making 
• Having a short memory in training
• Sugar shakes
• Training Peaks “peak performances”
• Put THIS in your race bag for strong mentality
• Fighting and clawing to get to our minimum performance
• How to set your race power using multiple workouts
• Eating, Training, and losing weight
• The time on the clock vs. the number on the scale
• The hunt and peck eater vs. the gorger 
• Happy mediums vs. Extremes
• Carb loads
• The day before race breakfast
• Out of sight out of mind?
• “I’m just gonna start Monday”
• “5 easy ways to break the hack habit”
• Challenge rebrands to “Clash”
• Frodeno vs. Sanders
• Bill’s Triathlon

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