Respect Not Fear

So It is now 12 days or so from the A Race of my year. So as I now enter Taper mode one thoughts go to race day and thinking what one is capable of. I tend to like to have a focus statement/mantra in my head for the key events and for Ironman Canada at the moment it is;

"Respect Not Fear"

This will likely change before race day but at the moment it sums up what I am thinking.

"Respect"

I need to respect the distance and be clear in the understanding that the day is going to hurt and it is not going to go exactly to plan. Things that I don't want to could happen but I just need to respect that possibility and have a plan for these eventualities (I.e Flat on the bike, nutrition issues etc etc)

"Not Fear"

While having respect for the race and the distance I will "Not Fear" it. What this means is that I will be mentally ready for things to go right as well as wrong. Also it means to "attack" the race and execute my plan and push when I need to push while "Not Fearing" the potential things that could happen

More posts to come as I near taper including a couple looking back at some of the fun times I have had training as part of this build.

Taper Activities - Help Needed - You Tube Videos Wanted

Not into taper quite yet, but figured should get some material together. One of the great activites on a friday Night in the house is watching you tube videos. In fact I am going to have a youtube party post IMC but that is another story.

Anyway, leave the youtube link to any inspirational, funny, triathlon, swimming, cycling, running in the comments section. To start this of I have included a few videos that may be of interest.

Armstrong Short Cut

Armstrong showing awesome downhill skills



Performance

This is hitting thew forum's as we speak and Lance's tweet on this has caused a you tube explosion.



Julie Moss

One of the big things that made Kona famous



The Crawl

Unbeleivable that this fight wasn't even for the win.




I Can

Another Ironman vid from Kona



Great Aussie Sporting Moments

Remember were I was for most of these. especially jumping around my living room for Bradbury in the speed skating and a nightclub in Mount Gambier when we beat the South Africans in the cricket. Should be good inspirational material.




Hy-Vee Triathlon Finish

Whitfield wins 200k this year.



JD Does a Triathlon - Scrubs



Graeme Obree Documentary

A documentary on the flying scotsman. Long watch but worth it

















Ghosting - Hamish and Andy

A new sport to take up



Boom Goes the Dynamite