Banish Race Nerves Forever

This article, Banish Race Nerves Forever, was published in the current issue of Triathlon Plus.

“TRIATHLETE EMOTIONAL Intelligence 

(EQ) is a term we have coined to describe 

that ‘something else’ that allows you to 

perform at your best in a stressful race 

situation. In this article, we will explore 

what happens to our bodies under the 

pressure of a race and begin to understand 

what it takes to manage the variables that 

cause the pressure.”

5-1 Ratio of Surprises

I received quite a substantive amount of messages regarding the last blog post on surprises. As folks begun to ask direct reports, and peers (and even family members) of what surprised them in the previous few weeks or months, there were predictable surprises at the surprises.