Sometimes you just have to listen to your body....and if that fails, listen to your coach! As triathletes, we are largely Type A people with the general idea that more is better. But when training, especially for longer distance races, we must learn the quality over quantity lesson.
I love providing the voice of reason to my athletes. In fact, that's what I do best. My athletes are smart, motivated people; I mostly have to reign them in instead of motivating them to do more.
So the lesson from the coach today, is take a break if you need it. Generally, you're more likely to go into a race overtrained rather than undertrained.
So listen to your body today! As a matter of fact, schedule a massage! Coach's orders!
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