The Rev3Tri Experience…..

It is impossible for me to capture what I experienced in this race (and while being at this race), as one of its commentators, one of the race organizers and one of the people in charge of Trakkers, in a blog. I am shocked by how few (errr, none!) pictures I took at this event. I am kicking myself now for so many classic missed opportunities.

However, it was “hit the ground running” from the moment I landed at the Hartford airport on Wednesday through the race – so it’s not like photo opportunities were on the brain.. Like anyone who has helped to put on a race will tell you, everyone wears multiple hats, everyone learns what they’d wished they’d done differently, and everyone is running around with their head cut off for days on end. Sleep over 4 hours a night is a true luxury.

I’ve decided to include some highlights of this weekend as opposed to writing a novel of my experience.

• Meeting the beloved Trakkers...

Don’t forget to check out the Rev3tri race site this Sunday for LIVE coverage and updates on the race. I’m excited to see what advanced technoloogy can bring to our sport…..

www.rev3tri.com

Heather Gollnick and I will be doing the live commentary on race day, with Lars Finanger covering the live text updates on Slowtwitch. FUN!!!!!

Cheers!

Success.

“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.”

- Orison Swett Marden -

Call The Toe Truck

Here is some collateral damage from the Gulf Coast 1/2…

Gotta love blood blisters…

The truth within yourself….

A few weeks ago I received an email from a woman from NY. She had some rather detailed questions about training and racing, but ultimately what she was getting at was how she could learn to develop greater confidence, or reduce “fear” in her racing.

Apparently she was having some difficulty getting past some of her fears; these were becoming performance obstacles for her. In her email she gave several safe, protective details as to what her fears were, but instinctively I knew she wasn’t being completely truthful. “If you want to conquer your fears, whatever they are, you have to admit them – and then face them”, I said confidently.

I spent some time responding to her query and asked her to specify what those fears were (to herself). Once we can truly name our fear, we can then look to conquer it. I felt myself a bit of a hypocrite with my counsel and realized I was not being so truthful with myself.

A few weeks ago...