How To Plan Your Next Racing Season with Joe Friel

Joe Friel is a renowned endurance sports coach most notable for
some of the elite triathlon and cycling athletes he’s worked with
over the years. He’s also the author of a great book called the
“Triathlete’s Training Bible” and he joins the show today to
discuss some of the running-related themes in the newest
edition. 


In a wide-ranging conversation around mental readiness, physical
readiness, and race-season planning you’ll get some excellent
takeaways from topics like:


why should you become mentally ready before you’re physically
ready for a race

the most important questions to gauge your mental
readiness 

the concept of a “success savings account”

how to determine your “ability limiters” and “goal-specific
weaknesses”

how to properly use a training diary



Joe is a wealth of training information. Give it a listen!
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