Topics:

• Emotional Roller Coaster of the taper
• The categories of an athlete’s mindset
• From race sign up to race taper, then . . .
• Life happens 
• How to find confidence in the work that you’ve done
• The race doesn’t move 
• Being Grateful and Appreciative 
• Make lists of the people you need to thank
• Take everything out of yourself
• Erase the 6 months ago you
• Chatt 70.3 training day
• Don’t look for excuses 
• "Oh, it’s just a training day” rant
• Protecting our egos
• Adjusting your effort during the race
• The way you feel in race CHANGES
• Quit looking for ways to over-analyze 
• You become the story you tell yourself
• Remember how you got through training days
• Last minute Larry 
• Race Days are opportunities
• Don’t judge a swim, bike, or run in first 10 mins

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