Rules only take you so far. To reach your full potential as an athlete, you must become adept at finding creative solutions to the challenges you will inevitably encounter vs. merely applying readymade solutions in paint-by-numbers fashion.
Very interesting to hear about how you trained with long COVID, Matt. Along with respiratory muscle training, did you explore vagus nerve stimulation or anything similar?
Love this idea! I used problem solving over this weekend during a very hilly 10K over the weekend. 🏔️
Instead of dreading what I knew was coming, I took a problem-solving approach, stayed in the moment and attached one “hill/downhill” at a time.
I stayed curious (like my coach suggested) and tried to focus on addressing the next thing that came around each corner. And ended up with a PR and AG win to boot!
Congratulations on a well-executed race! As athletes we can't eliminate uncertainty. What distinguishes endurance masters from everyone else is how uncertainty is dealt with.
Thank you! You might not remember, but I interviewed you a few months back for my blog about the book (How to Pace the Perfect Race). Glad to see you've joined Substack!
Very interesting to hear about how you trained with long COVID, Matt. Along with respiratory muscle training, did you explore vagus nerve stimulation or anything similar?
Yes, I did a lot of that and found it to be highly beneficial.
I'm aware that long COVID is associated with significant vagal dysfunction so thought you must have done.
Are you considering writing up in full how you trained and the evidence behind what you did?
https://youtu.be/G9c3xhyarRQ?si=H8hICEStjqHbDq-p
Yes, but it's pure narrative, not really a how-to.
Love this idea! I used problem solving over this weekend during a very hilly 10K over the weekend. 🏔️
Instead of dreading what I knew was coming, I took a problem-solving approach, stayed in the moment and attached one “hill/downhill” at a time.
I stayed curious (like my coach suggested) and tried to focus on addressing the next thing that came around each corner. And ended up with a PR and AG win to boot!
Congratulations on a well-executed race! As athletes we can't eliminate uncertainty. What distinguishes endurance masters from everyone else is how uncertainty is dealt with.
Thank you! You might not remember, but I interviewed you a few months back for my blog about the book (How to Pace the Perfect Race). Glad to see you've joined Substack!