The team was in for a trail race this weekend and we talk about running 50 miles in the dark. After that, we talk 2020 and how it related to us and our sport. The good, the bad, the ugly. This year has been mentally tough on a lot of our athletes. We look at the power of connection and the pain of isolation. How we connect as coaches and people to not only our athletes, but people we meet who may need it most. 

Topics: 

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• Intro to our trail race summary
• We’ve spent enough time alone this year
• They don’t race 50 or 100 miles for the finish line
• Do you do it for the finish line or yourself?
• Feeling the weight of the year 
• “Let’s get through this” and it’s still going . . . 
• Changing trail races?
• The power of “I just did it” 
• Differences in how we’re motivated 
• Changing your belief system through sport
• What matters most is what you do when people aren’t watching
• Mike’s 10K adventure and his time in the lead . . . 
• Letting go of pace and embracing effort in trail races
• The best ways to attack the trails 
• The things that stick out the most to us about 2020
• The pain in Mike’s heart 
• We need each other 
• The power of focused one-to-one communication 
• When we just need to get something out of our system 
• Coaching challenges in 2020
• Athletes mental health and exercise 
• Escaping the chaos
• The greatest gifts for athletes 
• The value of writing Training Peaks comments
• The uneasy feeling of wanting to give more 
• Compassion for the Homeless 
• There’s only so much you can do . . . but find the happy medium
• Creating optimism

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