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EPISODE · Dec 27, 2025 · 8 MIN

Countdown To Dopey Day 12: What Actually Matters Now

from The Be Fierce & Tri Podcast · host Be Fierce Multisport, Jill Bartholomew

Takeaways The final two weeks are about protecting your body.Tapering is a shift in training focus.Maintain regular running but reduce intensity.Avoid adding test workouts before the race.Control is key for athletes to avoid injury.Confidence comes from the training you've done.Being undertrained but healthy is better than exhausted.Shift your mindset to focus on race day readiness.Consistency and discipline are crucial in the final days.Nutrition will be discussed in the next session.   If you are training for a Triathlon or Run event of any distance from your first 10k to your first full IRONMAN and beyond, connect with Jill to talk about how to take your performance to the next level! Jill is the Head Coach and owner of Be Fierce Multisport is a full time, professional coach and works with athletes of all skill levels. We also specialize in training for runDisney race, as Jill is an avid runDisney fan with 7 Dopey finishes and nearly 100 Disney races under her legs - she knows the courses and how to train for them!Click here to schedule a consultation Tired of cycling in your basement alone? Peloton and Zwift has gotten old? Try live online group cycling with Be Fierce Multisport - now in Beta and accepting founding members!Join our virtual group cycling beta at 👉 https://fierce.li/cycling Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Day 12 – Final Two-Week Training Priorities With just two weeks to go before runDisney Marathon Weekend, training priorities shift — and doing more is rarely the right answer. In Day 12 of the Dopey Countdown, Coach Jill Bartholomew explains what the final two weeks of Dopey preparation should actually look like, and why this phase is about protecting fitness rather than building it. After months of training, the goal now is consistency, recovery, and arriving at the start line healthy and confident. This episode covers why “last-minute confidence workouts” often backfire, how easy runs and reduced intensity support performance, and why athletes who show up slightly undertrained but healthy consistently outperform those who overdo it. Key takeaways include: Why fitness gains are no longer the goal What final two-week training should feel like Common mistakes Dopey runners make during this phase Why consistency beats intensity right now How to shift from training mode to execution mode This episode is a reminder that restraint, patience, and discipline are key to a successful Dopey race weekend. 🎧 This is Day 12 of the daily Dopey Countdown, designed to guide runDisney athletes calmly and confidently to the start line.

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Takeaways The final two weeks are about protecting your body.Tapering is a shift in training focus.Maintain regular running but reduce intensity.Avoid adding test workouts before the race.Control is key for athletes to avoid injury.Confidence comes...

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