On some level we all dread the wind, the heat, the cold, the rough water, and the hills, but how do you learn to love it all for training benefit? Today, we look at the transition from indoors to outdoors and why it can be a shock to the system. We look at ways to build confidence and calm while preparing for anything in a race environment. How do you break out of your own personal matrix and create situations that will help you put your body in charge when the mind wants to run wild. We look at avoiding the inevitable and getting more and more comfortable with tough situations as the season rolls on.

Topics:

• Early season outdoor training
• Differences between indoor and outdoor
• The benefits of each
• Pool swims vs open water and how to break them up
• Trainer and outside riding variables
• Treadmill and the road mix
• Focusing on good posture and form
• Breaking out of your comfort matrix
• Avoiding the inevitable
• Is it chop or just water texture?
• Is it windy or just some wind?
• Cries for comfort
• Uncontrollable's are uncomfortable
• Going from the Symphony to Rage Against the Machine
• Life spans and loneliness
• Mindless mind
• You aren't guaranteed "extra space" in a race
• Repetition to train the body to lead
• RPE as it applies to understanding flow
• Thoughts that pass without engagement or judgement
• Don't avoid it

Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]

Robbie Bruce - [email protected]