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"An overnight success is 10 years in the making."

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ITU CAMTRI American Cup Magog Warning: This is more of a reflection than a race report. Still should be an interesting read! This has been quite a string of rough results. I was so ready to post a breakout race or even just a step in the right direction. Fitness is there, individually all three sports have been going well and feeling better than ever. The puzzle pieces to an amazing race are still being organized. Could it have been the 3 crashes in our pack? Maybe the food poisoning last weekend? Perhaps the mid swim panic attack mid-swim cost me the vital seconds to hit the main pack? What do I think it is? I can't nail it down to an exact reason and I don't want to use them as excuses. I think it goes to a deeper level. Fear. I'm on the edge of failure/success all the time. I put the pressure on myself to excel at every race. I love it all I really do, I'm not a huge fan of "learning" experiences or paying my dues because it's hard. I train with ...