Races can unfold as a series of flight or fight episodes, so how will you deal? Not giving too much, but not giving too little is a fine line, so it’s good to know your body, mind, and understand effort. Today, we look at how to approach a race, how training should line up, and how you can mentally approach the day for your best performance. Did you really give it your all . . . or did you back down? Topics: Oceanside prediction re-cap Jackson Laundry chipping away - you never really know race differences the difficulty of early season races we forget how hard racing is how do you know what your best performance is? dusting the rust off going to the hurt locker not the best biker or runner.. the best triathlete patience is confidence the race is the whole package it’s easy to feel confident if you don’t have to prove it seized up in the moment where’s the edge? not too much not too little Are you proud of yourself when you finish? Did you really give it your all or back down? Going for 80% and being 100% at that Only YOU know how much you have left Not going for it when you feel great Mike Tarrolly - crushingiron@gmail.com Robbie Bruce - c26coach@gmail.com