232. 10 Ways We Changed Training for Leadville and Javelina, Love Raging, Ultra Performance Study, Feel v. Heart Rate, and Motivation!

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Nov 12, 2024

Discover how small tweaks in training can lead to major performance gains for ultramarathon events like Leadville and Javelina. Dive into the emotional power of music during workouts and how it boosts motivation. Explore the significance of muscle damage and running economy in ultrarunning, and learn to balance health with motivation through flexible rest. Highlights include a heartwarming listener story and insights into heat training's role in enhancing athletic performance. It's all about embracing community, love, and relentless perseverance!

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ADVICE

Love and Inclusion

Practice love and inclusion, especially in challenging times.
Focus on small acts of kindness and authenticity.

ADVICE

Authentic Expression

Express yourself authentically, even if imperfectly.
Showing up imperfectly is more valuable than striving for unattainable perfection.

ADVICE

Motivation vs. Health

Prioritize health over motivation, but don't let low motivation become habitual.
Find tools and strategies to overcome motivational barriers, even with small steps.

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We celebrated huge beating genius machines before this awesome episode! The main training topic was on 10 ways our training approaches changed for Leadville and Javelina. Throughout the process of preparing for 100 miles, we made itty bitty alterations that sometimes became big shifts in how our plans usually look. We break down each of them and how they might apply to other athletes. Time to pop a squat (or 2 x 10 reps of them).

Before that, we have a little love letter to listeners. That consists of a new playlist to motivate training, a SWAP hat release, some thoughts on celebration and next steps, and also some sadness about crap that we can’t control. Thank you all for giving us a space to be open and authentic, especially when we’re unsure what to say.

And this one had tons of great topics! Other topics: the Big Dump Truck Energy playlist, the poem How To Triumph Like a Girl, a question on balancing motivation and health, the new 100-mile training plan, a wonderful article on ultra performance that posits that muscle damage is the main limiter, why we think the trainability of running economy is being overlooked, how to think about using feel v. heart rate in harder efforts, David’s interview on the Singletrack podcast, heat training in the cycling peloton, some hot takes that become cold takes on the future of heat training, and Listener Corner.

A lyric that ran through our heads last week was from Bo Burnham: “I want to help to leave this world better than I found it / And I fear that comedy won’t help / And the fear is not unfounded.”

We are recommitting to love.

Raging with love.

We love you all! HUZZAH!

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