Avoid These 5 Holiday Training Traps

Holiday training sets up the whole season. Get it right and you start ahead. Get it wrong and you spend months fixing it. This episode breaks down how to train through the holidays without losing fitness or burning out. How to add volume without piling on intensity. How to protect consistency, recovery, and family time. And how to avoid the classic mistakes that leave athletes cooked by January. We cover clear strategies for both hemispheres, including winter training indoors, mid-season summer racing, and how to exit the break fitter, fresher, and motivated for what’s next. Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction01:10 - How To Approach the Holiday Season06:45 - Mental Reset10:00 - Opportunity to Work on Your Weakness11:30 - Goal for the Holidays18:15 - Training Indoors and Outdoors19:45 - Principles For Indoor Training22:00 - How To Make Training Enjoyable28:00 - Advise For Athletes In Summer35:25 - Getting More Race Opportunities39:30 - Replicating Race Conditions In Training42:30 - The Mindset This Holiday44:30 - Winter Training Mindset47:45 - Early Spring Goals50:15 - Training Twice a Day If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.