Cooked, smashed, shattered & wasted: all adverbs used to describe a challenging training session. Day after day, week after week, month after month, athletes grind away in hopes of performing at their absolute best on race day. It’s normal and expected for an athlete to delve into the depths of their own personal hell while suffering in training. An athlete doesn’t achieve their best performances by being overly conservative in training. However, that doesn’t mean you need to