Currently I am training for the Ironman World Championships. Just like you, I am balancing life with training and sometimes life will get in the way. But I often remind myself that triathlons are my lifestyle (and not my life) and I end up finding myself loving my sport of choice, that much more.
I am currently coach seven amazingly talented athletes (1 slot available for coaching) who live around in the US, each with their own personal and athletic goals. Should I consider myself more successful than they are just because I am training for a World Championship? Absolutely not.
Yesterday, a friend of mine from the International Society of Sports Nutrition (Tim Ziegenfuss) posted a link to a fantastic article that I could not wait to share. I invite you to read the entire article but I wanted to post a little of it on this blog post:
The Nine Mental Skills of Successful Athletes
Jack J. Lesyk, Ph.D.
You don’t have to be a professional athlete or an Olympic champion to be a...
3x Author, Board Certified Sports Dietitian, Master of Science in Exercise Physiology, 2017 IM CHOO Amateur Female Champion, 19xIronman finisher including 6xIM World Championship finisher, Triathlon Coach, 30-year Vegetarian.Trimarnicoach.com