Scotttriguy wrote:
Hey Morgan,
Good job on those Lausanne hills, and your result. Getting 11th in your 2nd year of the sport bodes well. I first heard of you on some podcast and you told how you dropped into that US national race while driving across country, and I thought 'dude's got some talent' and started to follow your rising results.
Questions: What was the strategy behind your heavy race schedule last year and this year? How did / do you deal with that much travel and get in quality training?
Thanks Scottriguy!
The two basic reasons for the heavy race schedule are 1) experience - I am racing guys that have been in the sport for many years. It is important to get in as many races as possible, with in reason. 2) Olympic Points - to get 3 olympic bids, USA (or any country) needs to have three athletes ranked in the top 30 of olympic points.
As for dealing with travel / racing / training. I am still learning and figuring that out. My coach is really smart with having me do go sessions after travel to prepare for the race. I also work with a strength coach, Chris Lee who gives me a travel session which gets by body reset after travel. I do find my performances tend to fall off at the end of long racing trips so I hope to limit these trips in the future.