Have you ever thought of post-races as a reverse taper? Sort of a cool down back to your baseline? Today, we look at some struggles Mike has faced since Ironman Wisconsin and how shifting perspective and balancing expectations is the right approach to the next goal. Moving on but taking what you have with you. How do we "re-discover discovery" after a long goal is met? We also take a look at Ironman Chattanooga race strategy towards the end. 

Topics:

• Chattanooga Heat
• Different levels of fatigue
• How long does an Ironman Recovery take?
• The reverse taper
• Phantom Pains
• “Warm Down”
• Fitness doesn’t disappear as quick as you think
• Losing the Immediacy of a race
• Races as a motivator
• Psychology behind post-ironman
• Losing weight process
• Balancing Your Expectations
• The Excitement of Discovery
• Re-discovering Discovery
• Process Oriented Thinking
• Removing Expectations
• The Little Things add Up
• Do Your Best and Leave The Rest
• Remind Yourself Why It’s Good
• Moving forward vs. Laboring In the Past
• It’s Okay to Change
• When to give up on Goals
• When goals are counterproductive
• Mini- Ironman Chattanooga Preview

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