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BE FAST (as fast as you can be) |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 24 December 2009 |
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To be honest, I don't really know how to start this entry. It has been stressed upon us in this sport that the fast transitions are something that we don't spend much time on in training and it's one part (acctually two segments of one race) where we can pick up so called "free time". Well, as with all things in life nothing is really free. If you go to the store and get your self a great deal of "buy one get one free" you still have overpayed that first one at least 4-5 times, but our minds still recognize it as a bonus, however here, in this particular example we have a problem with this concept. Oh, sorry, most of you still don't know what I am talking about there. My sincere appologies! But rather than talk a thousand words please look at this picture and than I shall continue. :  Ok, now you got that? This picutre is from one of my frineds, a Pro triathlete from Slovakia, Martin Hubacek. I want to thank him for this picture and letting me use it here, I really appreciate it. But let's come back to our topic.: What we have here is a one of the greatest displayes of not only being THE FASTEST wherever we can be during the triathlon race but also a display of proper believes and "game on" attitude. For most of us, it's the psychological barrier we have to cross before we can pull the stunts like these at the race. Don't take me wrong, sure you have to be a good enough athlete to do this, but you are already doing a triathlon, you are a good athlete! At this point it is simple - we have to realize that everything we have learned in life was mostly through the trial and error. When it comes to this, it's no different. We must let go of our fear and move forward. Take a buddy or just your bike (it's my buddy anyways and doesn't even talk back), find a smooth road next to the grassy fiels without a curb between them and start trying. Try once every day per week and you will see that the fear vanished and it will become as slick as zip tie your shoes on the fly after your come back to the transition again. Have fun my friends, and if you need motivation just print out the picture and take it with you. Martin, thanks again, hope to see you here next year to rip it open!!! |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 24 December 2009 |
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This chrismas eve was another wonderfull day for me. After a great dinner my husband cooked I couldn't resist to grab a book and finish reading it. It is not a great drama series or anything of that sort. By now you probably guess it right, yes, it is a sport's related title: MAGICAL RUNNING by Bobby McGee. Since I don't know how many of you come here and when, I can only wish you Merry Christmas once and this review is going to be a little pick a boo gift for you into a new posiblilites and perhaps greater and more sucessfull new year of 2010. This 230 page diamond of runners quo is filled with psychological concepts that should help us run faster, happier and more with our head on our shoulders where it belongs. It consists of 13 main chapters and includes the topics such as how to assess yourself as a runner, and where you are as one right now. How to run as a life long joy rather than for a target in mind or that there is a difference between setting the goals and targets and that most of us have it wrong. ... In second chapter Bobby describes how we should start within ourselves, we should affirm ourselves of positive believes only through which we can start trusting ourselfs and move on to a bigger more sucessfull running carreer. He gives endless examples and affirmation statements and in further chapters he describes how to get there. The next one is about the "start line" and accessing where we are and trying to understand that mostly it is our mind that is holding us back. All we have to do is deal with the present situation which provides access to improvement and control and removes unrealistic expectation which our congnitive selves bestoved on us. There is also a huge tabulator at the back of this chapter to help you record everything every day and help you to start looking forward not backwards. Next he talks about setting the targets and goals. He is stressing that goals as we know them are targets, not really goals. Targets are future running PRs and something "materialistic" we want to achieve, such as medal, but our goals should be percieved by us as a state of mind of doing the particular activity - in this case running. Example of a goal in runners career should be to run with joy every day and enjoy the moment. He also points that our mind tells us what are easy targets and unrealistic targets. Those who set them too easy are cheating themselves and those who set them too high get dissapointed but in Bobby's mind this should not hold us from enjoying our running. And I totaly agree with him. 
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 |
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Hey everybody! I hope this fall is treating you well, at least the same way as it has been treating me. These nice warm days has been great and all the Iceman Cometh 2009 races can confirm that, since we lucked out and had a nice 60 F degree day of the race. It has been quite a controversy with the ICEMAN name of it, since the I have never myself experienced the snow at this race yet. (I might have just jinxed it for next year, hopefully not...) although couple years ago it has been quite cold. But since I race at 2:30 at the pro race start I don't usually have to worry much about riding during the coldest part of the day. If you ask me that is always a plus for me. I love to sleep in whenever I can. Here are some pictures from the pro women's start and read on for the full recap! 
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