Good coaching…

Thanks to the L&T for forwarding me this link to this interview of the CycleU Director Sportif, and one of my favorite coaches, Craig Undem. It's a great piece on accelerating your training by doing more hills (advice I'm trying to put into action). Besides being an excellent coach Craig's great attitude and his firm belief in the power of the mind and the effects of positive thinking is contagious and something I'm striving to learn. As I was typing this up, the CycleU newsletter arrived and I thought I'd share this bit from his "From the Dean" column;

"I remember when I first started racing I would always keep my expectations low, after all there are so many things that can happen in a race: flat tire, someone crashing me out, just not feeling it, better competition showing up from out of town... So many variables, why get your hopes up?

"I'll tell you why. Because you have to! There is no power in lowering the bar just so your precious ego won't get hurt if you fail. There is no energy to kick ass from mediocre goals that don't fully challenge you to be all you can be. There is so much more you can do if you put yourself on the line and go after a big challenge instead of shooting fish a barrel."

Not much I can add to that, except maybe Twilight here I come…

Comments

[suitcaseofcourage]

Wow - time for Boise again?! Good Luck!

Great coaching advice too - though I think I may make the mistake of setting my expectations too HIGH. Guess a balance is in order...