While skill development in your target sport(s) is a must, simply riding to put in miles, or thinking that this year is simply going to be an extension of the previous season is a potential mistake.
As an endurance athlete, or one about to embark on the endurance racing lifestyle, it’s important to remember that your body demands high quality food.
Granted, you don’t always need the ability to shoulder press your body weight in an ultra, adventure race or triathlon, but the strength is a base upon which you build future workouts.
Learn to harness your body’s ability to work as a single unit and it will transfer to those instances, the paddle stroke, the long run, the hike-a-bike, the teammate tow, the bike ride…
