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Tabula Rasa Racing Tabula Rasa Racing provides triathlon coaching for beginner, returning, and experienced athletes focused on structure, consistency, and race day confidence.

We help everyday competitors train smart, build endurance, and perform with purpose.

I’ve spent a lot of time over the past several months thinking about getting back to racing at a higher level.And one th...
08/27/2026

I’ve spent a lot of time over the past several months thinking about getting back to racing at a higher level.

And one thing has been holding me back more than I wanted to admit:

**Fear of the outcome.**

What if I can’t perform the way I want?
What if I’m not the athlete I used to be?
What if I put myself back out there and it doesn’t go well?

Then I had this conversation with Jim Logan.

Jim was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic colorectal cancer and told he might have six months to two years to live. After chemotherapy, radiation, major surgeries, an ostomy, and repeated setbacks, he is still training—and preparing to race the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona.

By the end of the conversation, I found myself asking a different question:

**What am I actually afraid of?**

Jim’s story was a reminder that being able to train, race, and pursue something meaningful is a privilege. A result matters—but it does not define the value of the work, the growth, or the person you become along the way.

Sometimes the bigger risk is letting fear of the outcome keep you from starting at all.

This is one of the most meaningful conversations we’ve had on The Endurance Athlete Journey Podcast.

🎧 **He Was Given 2 Years to Live. Now He’s Going to Kona.**

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/OXiyBGum-Qs

06/11/2026

Race-day fueling should not be a surprise.

If you are training for a triathlon, running race, long ride, or endurance event, your gut needs practice just like the rest of your body.

You build stronger muscles through training.
You build better endurance through training.
You build fueling tolerance the same way.

Test your fuel during workouts. Learn what works. Adjust what does not. Then build from there.

That is how you show up to race day with a plan your body has already practiced.

05/29/2026

One of the biggest mistakes endurance athletes make is treating all soreness the same.

Training creates stress. Stress drives adaptation. Adaptation often creates soreness.

The goal isn't to eliminate soreness.

The goal is to manage it appropriately so it doesn't progress into pain or injury.

That's where smart training, recovery, and workload management become critical.

What do you personally use to monitor whether you're recovering well from training?

Just completed my 2026 USA Triathlon coaching recertification 👊But coaching is about far more than certifications.Endura...
05/27/2026

Just completed my 2026 USA Triathlon coaching recertification 👊

But coaching is about far more than certifications.

Endurance sports continue to evolve. Athletes evolve. Life demands evolve. Good coaching should evolve too.

This carousel shares a few thoughts on what I believe athletes deserve from a coach—and why continuing education matters to me.

Grateful to continue helping athletes navigate the endurance journey through training, racing, setbacks, growth, and long-term development.

— Coach Justin | Tabula Rasa Racing

05/26/2026

One of the biggest mistakes I see from triathletes is trying to solve every swim problem by simply swimming more.

Volume alone does not guarantee improvement.

At some point, inefficient movement patterns become reinforced instead of corrected.

The athletes who improve the fastest are usually the ones who focus on:
• efficiency
• body position
• muscle engagement
• technical ex*****on

Not just accumulating yards.

That’s exactly what we discuss in this clip from Episode 90 of The Endurance Athlete Journey Podcast.

05/25/2026

The real challenge isn’t following a training plan.

It’s knowing what to do when the plan stops working exactly as written.

Most athletes are using:
• generic templates
• downloaded plans
• AI-generated schedules
• or static plans that assume life always goes perfectly

But real training doesn’t work like that.

At some point, every athlete has to navigate:

* missed workouts
* fatigue
* illness
* injury
* schedule conflicts
* or performance setbacks

The athletes who continue progressing are usually the ones who understand how to adapt training without overreacting.

That’s one of the biggest differences between simply having a plan and understanding the process behind the plan.

05/24/2026

A lot of athletes chase performance before they have built the durability required to sustain training.

That is where the rebuild cycle starts.

You ramp up.
You feel like fitness is coming around.
Then something flares up.
Training gets interrupted.
Now you are starting over again.

That cycle does not usually get fixed by forcing more intensity into the plan.

It gets fixed by building a stronger foundation.

Run frequency can be one of the tools that helps with that — not because more running is automatically better, but because appropriately structured frequency can help build durability.

And durability is what allows consistency.

Performance comes from consistency.

05/22/2026

If you are a runner moving into Ironman, this is one of the most important shifts to understand:

Your run fitness matters — but it is not the only thing determining your Ironman marathon.

By the time you start running, you have already swum 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles, managed fueling, absorbed muscular damage, and accumulated hours of fatigue.

So if the run falls apart, the solution is not automatically “more running.”

Sometimes the real limiter is bike fitness.
Sometimes it is bike ex*****on.
Sometimes it is fueling.
Sometimes it is pacing patience.

This clip from Episode 95 explains why Ironman marathon training has to be built differently than standalone marathon training.

05/13/2026

Watching the swim at the Kinetic Triathlon Festival this weekend was a real reminder of how important swim readiness is.

I saw a number of athletes get pulled from the swim, and from what I observed, it did not appear to be because the conditions were unusually difficult.

For many athletes, the swim is not just about fitness or technique. It is fear, panic, open-water uncertainty, and not knowing what “ready” actually feels like.

One thing I really appreciate about Kinetic Multisports is that when an athlete is pulled from the swim, they can still continue with the rest of the race. They may not receive an official finish time, but they still get to experience the bike, the run, the finish line, and the race-day environment.

That matters — especially for newer athletes. The day can still become part of the learning process.

But it also reinforces the bigger point:

You do not need to be a perfect swimmer to start triathlon.

But you do need to be calm, safe, controlled, and prepared for the swim you are about to do.

That is why I refreshed this Triathlon 101 episode on swim fear and beginner swim readiness.

Watch the episode here:
https://youtu.be/5wfJIGoLtCI

Full Triathlon 101 beginner series:
https://tabularasaracing.com/triathlon-101

05/02/2026

One of the most common things I see with athletes isn’t lack of effort—it’s misapplied effort.

You have the time. You’re motivated. You’re consistent.

But you’re stacking stress in a way your body can’t actually absorb.

That’s where progress stalls… or worse, where injuries start to show up.

The goal isn’t to do more. It’s to apply the right stress so your body can adapt.

If your training hasn’t been translating into results, this is the first place I’d look.

If you want help structuring your training the right way:
👉 Start here: tabularasaracing.com/start-here

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