the winter is to stay motivated, but that is a challenge in itself. Alistair Brownlee famously races cross- country in the winter to maintain his high motivation levels. He recommends seeking out new run and bike routes and finding exciting things to do
reality is that many of the country's top athletes - including Alistair Brownlee, the reigning ITU World Champion - spend the majority of their off-season slugging it out through rain, sleet and snow right here in the UK. And if they can do it, so can you
Maitland, Triathlon Performance Coach at Leeds Metropolitan University, and coach to Alistair Brownlee, who finished 12th in the Beijing Olympic Triathlon.3. Accentuate the positive"Elite athletes contrive to see almost everything in a positive light," says