You've started training so what happens next?  What can you expect in your training within your first month, your first 6 months, your first year and beyond?

How does your body change physiologically?  And psychologically also there are changes, what are they?

In episode 2 Mark and Matt  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1989695/episodes/10662727 spoke about how to train, how hard to train and how often to train.  Episode 3 is a follow up to that and talks about expectations in training.

Topics covered include:

- Balancing your training by allowing your body to recover sufficiently
- Patience and it's importance for longevity
- The importance of habits and routines
- Book James Clear Atomic Habits https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
- The gift of health
- Physical signs from your body that you're not overtraining
- Benefits of training appropriately on physical and mental health
- Coastal Five https://coastalfive.co.nz/
- Basic psychological needs of humans - autonomy, mastery and connection
- Stressors in life that impact training adaptations 
- Benefits of aerobic exercise and community on mental health
- Why you need a strong why 
- Getting out of your comfort zone to allow continued improvement 
- Danger of comparison 
- The danger of doing events like Ironman Triathlon too soon
- The benefits of smaller community endurance events such as Park Run