We have a special guest on this week's podcast, Mental Performance Consultant and Professional Trail Runner and Climber, Lucie Hanes. Lucie has finished 2nd at the Leadville 100, 1st at the Ring of Springs 100k and 1st at the Valkyrie 50k. She's a 5.14a climber and is sponsored by Scarpa. As well as been an accomplished athlete in two disciplines, Lucie is fast becoming a thought leader in the space of Applied Sports Psychology for Outdoor athletes and has her Masters in Applied Sports Psychology. This conversation is full of tons of great insights for athletes of all levels, so check it out!

In this episode, Lucie takes us on an inside out journey into the following topics:

-The Impact of Mental Barriers on Performance

-The Importance of Embracing Failure and Learning From it

-The Process of Grieving Failure and Finding Lessons From it

-The Power of Segmenting

-Integrating Mental Performance Training with Physical Training

-Finding Harmony between Outcome and Process

-Shifting Focus from Outcome to Process

You can check out Lucie on the web through the following links:

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On this week's podcast, coaches TJ David and Zoë Rom take a deep dive into the guiding principles athletes can use to help shape their training when they are looking to pursue their potential. We talk about everything from the importance of knowing your why and developing your vision, so having a sound plan so you can work on the gap between where you are today and where you want to go. We also get into some guiding principles and ways to approach your training on a daily basis and offer some additional principles around Patience, Judgment, Stress, The Numbers and Data and more.

Coach Zoë Rom is back in the studio this week to chat about her upcoming race season. Coach TJ & Zoë discuss swapping A races this year, as TJ Runs Western States 100 which Zoë ran in 2021 and Zoë runs Leadville 100. which TJ ran in 2023.

Hey everyone! Welcome back to the MicroCast, I’m really excited to welcome Jonathan Levitt, creator and host of For The Long Run Podcast to this weeks’ show. 

Jonathan has conducted over 300 podcast interviews over the past five years and those interviews often span a wide spectrum of perspectives, backgrounds and abilities but seem to get to the heart of what really drives and motivates athletes to train and pursue goals year after year. I’ve brought Jonathan onto the podcast to chat about what he’s learned from interviewing people from the top of the sport to the back of the pack and everywhere in between. Jonathan, welcome to the show! 

On Today's Show we cover topics from:

-The Importance of Knowing Your WHY

-The Curiosity Mindset

-Community for sustaining the process

-Outcomes

-The Power of Creating a Vision

-and many other topics.

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We had a very special guest in the studio for this week's podcast - Athlete, Doctor of Philosophy and Religion and Author Francis Sanzaro!

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This week we welcome Microcosm Coach and Athletic Trainer Zack Russell to the podcast to discuss the nuances of planning for your a-race. Including how to develop a 16 week plan with specific guideposts and intermediary goals to take you from where you are to where you want to go. As part of this discussion, we get into the importance of adopting your training the specific life constraints, priorities and responsibilities you might have as a person, after all training doesn't happen in a vacuum. We also get into the importance of developing your why and purpose behind the event and then touch on how to best work on auxiliary goals, like preparing for altitude, heat, developing a nutrition plan and gear.

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Coaches TJ David & Zoë Rom talk about the pitfalls in New Year's Resolutions and how you can up level your resolutions by taking a habit and outcome based approach rooted in commitments to make those resolutions stick. They also get into a hot or not covering Stair Steppers, Racing Abroad, Kettle Balls and Crunches!

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On this week's podcast, Coaches TJ David & Zoë Rom discuss 2023, from their most memorable moments, to pop culture, to their rose, bud and thorn. This conservation spans everything from relationships and life to athletics to coaching and business. As usual, the two also discuss several hot or not topics, including Normatech Boots, Peloton, Planks and Clif Bars. You won't want to miss this episide.

Coaches TJ David & Zoë Rom discuss their favorite influencer, plus Training Peaks, Foam Rolling, and Flat Coke in their opening "Hot or Not" segment. From there they move into an in-depth discussion around the Four Essentials to the Coach-Athlete relationship. They also discuss some tools for managing new life stress in the context of training as well as best approach for being on the "waitlist" of your A-Race.

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On this weeks' podcast, Coach TJ and Coach Zoë take a deep dive into the difference between operating on the level of intention and the level of commitment. We make a strong distinction between the two so athletes can gain awareness on the importance of both of these qualities of being, while also helping athletes make the shift to commitment in order to elevate their habits and routines in service of their goals. We also talk about the importance of commitment in support of progress, and some of the things we look for in the athletes we coach to help them and us determine whether they are making progress. We also touch on Loop and Out and Back Races, plus Xtraining and Saunas!