This is a great trick that I’m sure some of you have heard before. Take your most desirable short term goal, write it on a piece of paper, and stick it to your wall or bathroom mirror. This will reinforce your reason for training every day as you head out the door.
Want to break 1 hr for your next Ironman swim? Be specific – “Swim 59:45 at Ironman”. Or, “Come top 10 in my age group at ….”. Whatever your goal is, let your mind know you can do it.
On a similar note, Chuckie V put up a great post over on his blog today – we put the meat and potatoes below. If you haven’t been to his site, we strongly recommend it. He’s got some amazing posts to help you as a triathlete.
Some things to keep in mind, care of ChuckieV
*Train for your worst possible day, not the one you hope to have
*Train to overcome self-doubt and to slay your inner demons
*Train for adversity, as adversity is omnipresent on Ironman day
* Train to want to be done
*Train to suffer
*Train for lock-up, as excessive eccentric loading is the name of the Ironman game
*Train to gut it out
*Train the gut
*Train to resist fatigue
*Train for pain
Train the gut?
This is a great idea! I’ve been using this method in business for years. I can definitely see where this would help for an Ironman where it’s mostly mental, especially in the later stages of the run.
These are really nice goal on your wall with have a good info.