Off-season is not really a thing if you want to get better. That doesn't mean you have to thrash and burn all year, but what can you do to get better today. How do you come to terms with "boring" workouts and figure out ways to make them part of an exciting result. Today we talk a lot about patience and restraint, both in training and racing. Plus give a lot of good thoughts think and attack your big race.  Topics: Coach is back from Florida  Increasing Good habits v. Bad Habits Mont Tremblant stories Is there really an off-season? Don’t skip too many classes Practicing Restraint and Patience How Slowing Down Makes You Faster When You Feel It’s Right, It’s Probably too fast How to bank energy in a race The relevancy of the bike Know Your body and the Point of the race Restraint and Execution Putting Purpose Into Your Training It’s crazy what happens when you use common sense Zoom out on your training The Coffee shop Combo How to take BORING out of training Remember how you got here Pre-Race texts with athletes  Registration is NOW OPEN for 2020 C26 Camps. Find out more on our Camps Page.  Struggling with your Swim? Join our new SWIM SQUAD 12 Month Program and build confidence in the water. You'll get 4 workouts a week, 4 customized video swim analysis, weekly swim tip videos and discounts on our Swim Camps. For more information go to this link.  Support the Crushing Iron podcast on Patreon, where the community pledge is only $3.26 per month. There are other options, but every little bit helps us keep this podcast on the rails. Thanks in advance. You can also support us at our new store at CrushingIron.com. We have some NEW classic logo t-shirts and the Official Crushing Iron Spectator shirt for sale. Support the cast and get some new gear for it! Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video Please subscribe and rate Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes. Support our podcast with some New Gear at CrushingIron.com For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com Facebook: CrushingIron YouTube: Crushing Iron Twitter: CrushingIron Instagram: C26_Triathlon www.crushingiron.com   Mike Tarrolly - crushingiron@gmail.com Robbie Bruce - c26coach@gmail.com