#826 – Your REAL Why

Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

It's hard to pull logs out once they're on fire. Today, we looking at some parts of triathlon from a different perspective and finding your Real why. We talk about why burnout is usually a choice and how you can avoid it and attack triathlon from a long term perspective instead of a short lived dream. What is your real why? This is a great time to experiment with that notion. We get into re-thinking your strengths and weaknesses. Why we don't often give our bodies enough credit. The dirty secret of Ironman. And ask if you might be eating and drinking too much in races.

Topics:

• Sunny and Balmy
• Getting into the cold
• 'Laying in the snow
• Bed of nails
• 1st year excitement
• Sophomore slump
• The dirty secret of Ultras/IM
• Stop short
• Short lived dreams
• Real Why
• Why the F8ck are you doing this?
• Core and nutrition
• Burned out is a choice
• Re-thinking strength and weaknesses
• We don't give our bodies enough credit
• Sticking with something
• Too much water
• The best time to experminent
• Hard to pull logs out of the fire

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