I was reading about mental strength in Going Long,waiting to go for my afternoon run, and it recommends answering the following questions. I don't think i have actually written it down. I think this would be valuable- I've noticed a new response around the staff... asking me how it goes as an "elite athlete," which of course I'm not. One has also asked when I will hit the Olympics with all my training... I'm not sure how that applies to my goals and the work I'm doing, except the fact that I have been committing above average hours to my training.
Pg. 150: PREPARING TO RACE:
During Training
- write a list of your reasons for the race:
- Can I do it? I want to see if I can... if others can, surely I can- this looks exciting because it requires so much focus and strength.
- I love to bike and run for extended amounts of time, why not combine that into an intense goal race?
- Its hard
- I feel better when I'm working hard - my energy is more balanced when I am exerting at higher levels.
- I like the feeling of having a strong, hard-working body.
- I like to share in extraordinary
- Write a list of your life priorities
- Be the best effective teacher I can be - I want to make the experience memorable and powerful for my students
- I want to finish ironman strong.... not just suffer through it so i want to train the best i can
- I would like to meet someone to share these two important priorities of mine.
- Write a list of your goals for the race
- Race strong at the half -iron, maintaining every confidence that I can go even further!
- Move up the ranks from the bottom end of the first third of female age-group competitors to the middle third... perhaps even reach a qualifying spot for worlds...
- Have fun at the race: not panic uncontrollably in the swim/ ride strong in the bike portion/ run strong (9 and 1s) for the run.
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