Today, we look at some of the things we learned from doing hard things at Run Camp. The body always seems to be more capable than we understand, and even on less fuel than we think. We look at stress and the effect on our body and mind and performance. We talk about carb loading and get into dopamine loading. Is carb renting for real? Does good fitness overcome fueling? How does long term diet and stress affect your performance? We talk about endurance sports junkie habits and how the body's thermostat may affect health. Topics: Our bodies seem much more capable than we think Stress is stress is stress Real vacations Long term low level stress The right ways to experiment with your fuel Finding yourself and what works best How much fuel do we really need for training and racing? Carb loading? Going all in on a strategy The "habit" of popping gels Low sugar/more mindful Dopamine loading Is high performance worth your health? How much sugar should we add? Carb Renting Does good fitness overcome fueling? Long term diet effects It's all in the mind Pickle Juice for the Brain Endurance sports junkie habits The body's thermostat and health Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com