Was My First Win Repeatable? Racing Again 14 Days Later
Oct 1, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min · 16 segments
Send us Fan Mail Two weeks after earning my first-ever win, I lined up again with a bigger question: **was that performance repeatable—or was…
Send us Fan Mail Two weeks after earning my first-ever win, I lined up again with a bigger question: **was that performance repeatable—or was Patriot just one great day?** Giant Acorn answered that question with rough water, wind, hills, accumulated fatigue, and another two-day race weekend. In this episode, I break down what the double podium really showed me about competing, recovery, race execution, and the difference between the workload you *can* handle and the workload that actually produces the best adaptation. **What You’ll Learn** - Why **performing well once** is different from being prepared to compete repeatedly - How I managed the 14 days between Patriot and Giant Acorn without trying to manufacture new fitness - What rough conditions taught me about resilience, fatigue management, and measuring race performance - Why successful results don’t automatically mean your training decisions were optimal **Timestamps** 00:00 — Giant Acorn and the question I needed answered 02:45 — Rough water, frustration, and the lesson from Jamestown 10:30 — Complete vs. perform vs. compete 18:00 — The training load behind four races in 12 weeks 20:00 — Recover, reload, sharpen, taper 25:00 — Was my training effective—or simply survivable? 31:00 — Saturday Aquabike: adapting to wind and terrain 38:00 — Second place, competitiveness, and gratitude 42:00 — Recovery between two race days 46:00 — Why training makes fatigue familiar 49:00 — Sunday: bike durability and racing off fatigue 54:00 — The progressive run that changed the weekend 1:01:00 — Double podium and what Giant Acorn proved 1:03:00 — Offseason priorities and what changes next **For coaching inquiries:** Coach Katie → https://fuel2run.com Coach Justin → https://tabularasaracing.com Podcast Email → [theenduranceathletejourney@gmail.com](mailto:theenduranceathletejourney@gmail.com)
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