Posts tagged sport psychology
Acclimatizing to Open Water: The Mental Preparation It Takes to Make the Transition a Success

Welcome back to the water, triathletes! As the season shifts and the chill in the air begins to thaw (although here in my neck of the woods it’s still pretty crispy!), the call of the open water becomes irresistible. For those of us passionate about triathlon, this signals an exhilarating transition—moving from the controlled environment of a pool to the dynamic, often unpredictable realms of lakes, oceans, and rivers.

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Compare yourself to where you were yesterday; not to where others are today.

Unless you are an Olympic triathlete who is trying to be the best in the world (and even then there is truth to this rule), there is not much point comparing yourself to where others are today.

The incredible thing about sport (and most things in life, actually) is that you can become better at it over time. Life is one, big opportunity for us to improve our ability to run, bike, swim, work, play, love, create - everything you do can be improved.

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