Stop treating your 'C-races' like 'A-races' (and start doing this instead)
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends
English - October 05, 2021 14:00 - 13 minutes - 31.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFitness Health & Fitness Mental Health running run runner triathlon cycling marathon half marathon mike trees dlake creates endurance sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
If you're a serious and committed endurance athlete like me, you've got your a race, your b-race and even c races planned throughout the year.
But how do you optimise a c race in your training and the same c race theory into your everyday life?
Find that out and more in this episode of DLake Creates.
In this episode my every now and then co-host Phil and I go a bit fringe and niche. We discuss something that I haven't heard discussed enough —- The C Race!
For a real-world example - Let's take my half marathon distance virtual DIY race (or whatever you want to call it).
I wanted to test my fitness, get a decent half marathon time under my belt for the year (to keep my annual half marathon streak going), and also gain fitness to run my best in an upcoming 5k time trial for the year. Very ambitious but also very doable.
The half marathon strategy of racing it like a c race was perfect because I wanted to maximise my aerobic gains, not burn myself out (staying aerobic helps) and then slide into sub-threshold pacing to help get my lactic acid system ready for the demands of the 5k coming up.
A few things you will learn from this episode;
Phil discusses the article he wrote on thishow to not treat every race and hard work as a smash war festPhil's mindset on C races and how it will help you race and live betterThe beauty of thinking like a scientist and embracing failureFixed mindset vs growth mindsetand more!Like what you're hearing? Want to train and live consistently to do dope shit with your health and fitness?
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