09/11/2026
11 Things That Are Stopping You Winning Races
1. Training fasted. People think this burns fat, but it actually burns through muscle and leads to early glycogen depletion.
2. Every hard session flat out. Leaves nothing in reserve for the races that actually need your best effort.
3. Eating less on recovery days. Your body still needs a caloric load to repair and fuel the training ahead.
4. Avoiding strength training. Thinking it’ll make you bulky. You need that muscle to reduce injury risk and support performance.
5. Masking fatigue with caffeine. It covers the symptom without ever addressing why you’re tired in the first place.
6. Relying on GP blood tests. They don’t give you the level of detail needed to understand what’s actually happening in your body.
7. Comparing yourself to someone else’s Strava. Their recovery, genetics and training history are nothing like yours.
8. Training through illness. Pushing through often costs you far more recovery time than just resting would.
9. Ignoring hydration until you’re thirsty. By that point you’re already behind and performance has already dropped.
10. Following AI or influencer training blocks. Built for someone else’s body, recovery capacity and lifestyle.
11. Not practising race day nutrition. Then wondering why your gut can’t handle it when it actually matters.
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