Purple Patch Podcast

As we begin to emerge into Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, many athletes are setting their sights on their B.H.A.G.s (Big Hairy Audacious Goals). The season is ahead of us and many of us are starting to move outside for more of our training. While it is a breath of fresh air for many athletes trapped indoors during the winter months, it is also the time when athletes start to make serious performance mistakes. So many athletes come off the rails by way of one or more common pitfalls as they approach their race goals. In this episode of the Purple Patch Podcast IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon covers five key mistakes to avoid in order to optimize your race readiness and pave your way to improved performance heading into the next phase of the year. 5 Key Mistakes to Avoid Turning your back on strength training Dumping more hours into the schedule than is appropriate Accelerating training load too quickly Doing the easy training too hard Failing to build and retain solid nutrition and fueling habits