Episode 11: Stop Guessing on Race Day

You can build all the fitness in the world, but race-day execution is what connects that fitness to the result you get. In this episode, I’m breaking down what a race-day execution plan really is, why the run is often where you notice a problem that actually started much earlier, and what athletes mean when they talk about “burning matches.” We’ll talk about bike pacing, fueling, carb availability, fatigue, adrenaline, and the decisions that can either protect your run or sabotage it. I’ll also share a few of my own race-day mistakes, including what happened when I realized too late that I had fallen behind on fueling. And because no race goes perfectly, we’ll talk about what to do when the plan starts to fall apart, how Happy, Super Happy, and Rockstar goals can help you adjust, and why a race that doesn’t go according to plan is not automatically a ruined race. If you remember nothing else: make a plan, stick to the plan when you can, and give yourself grace when race day has other ideas.