When you look at the elements that contributed to your recent successes and learning experiences, you may find a pattern emerging. According to Dr Robert Nideffer, sports psychologist and author of Psyched to Win, there are internal or external elements
– the difficult one is swimming. In a race we cannot keep looking at our heart-rate monitor or stopwatch,” says Bill Black, who coached the GB Men’s Triathlon Team at the Sydney Olympics. “But if we train at a certain pace in the pool we can keep cross
to be to compete at international level. Unlike its constituent sports, progress in triathlon is hard to measure by comparing times over fixed distances. Every event is unique. Even if two races have exactly equivalent distances, they will most likely have
Picture the scene: after 10 hard years of racing and training, you make a triathlon breakthrough by qualifying for the ITU World Championships. You're one of the finest triathletes in the country, winning the right to join Team GB.So you fine
