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Feb 2024
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Mental Health and Performance, Gravel vs...

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(0:00) Welcome!

(01:34) ​​What is Orthorexia?

(04:08) What is the difference between disordered eating and an eating disorder?

(06:47) How is training for gravel different from XCO

(22:26) The biggest change Haley has made to her training since going to gravel

(33:33) Suggestions for keeping training fun for kids and your friends

(47:02) How to manage the weight of expectations from previous results


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