Anatomy of a Tough Race – St. George Part 2

Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Mike Tarrolly

Ironman, Nutrition, Triathlon, Podcast, Fitness, Swimming, Training, Coaching, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 724 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

We dig a little deeper into St. George, and today’s focus is on the Age Group Athlete experience. We break down the bike, the wind, the heat, and the death march of a run. We also discuss the idea of going into a race that you know you won’t PR. How does that impact your mindset, how can you learn, and how will it make you a better athlete? We also get into the post race emotion of such a tough race and the challenge of getting through the Ironman Rut.

Topics:

It’s all about effort
Coaching and parental instincts
St. George bike course/times
Pros and swim anxiety
Perils of starting late in the swim
The day got worse as it went
Props for St. George for organization and hosting
Heat and humidity vs. Dry Heat
May Race - Limited chance to train for conditions
This was a tough one
Walking into a race knowing you won’t PR
Always wanting PRs
Freedom of tough races
The fitness Boost from Ironman
How to move forward after a rough race
Tail winds on the climb might “seem” nice
Not having the same terrain to train on
Post Ironman rut
Validation and revenge
Working through post-race emotions
The beauty of tough races like this

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0:00.0	Hey, buddy. How you been?
0:18.4	Let's do it.
0:19.3	I've been great, man.
0:20.4	Double header.
0:21.0	Double header, baby. May 12th? Let's do it. I've been great, man. Double header. Double header, baby.
0:22.1	May 12th.
0:23.0	It's a Thursday year, 2022.
0:27.1	Welcome on board, everybody.
0:28.6	This is the Crushing Iron podcast.
0:30.4	We are episode 500 and 81.
0:34.1	Solid memory.
0:35.5	Solid. Yeah, solid from about 45 minutes ago. Hope you have been having a wonderful week
0:40.1	enjoying May, counting down the days so your kids are out of school or not counting because
0:45.4	now you're going to watch them for the rest of the summer like me. I hope you having an amazing
0:49.0	week gearing up for an even better rest of the month with a lot of racing going on. Those
0:53.2	you're racing this weekend.
0:54.5	Good luck.
0:55.8	Hope you have an awesome time.
0:56.5	Execute.
0:57.4	Listen,
1:00.0	it's all about execution and effort.
1:01.7	And that'll get you your best result.
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