The Journey
Some advice sticks because it is simple enough to remember and strong enough to live by. This is one of those lines. Coach Joe Vigil, one of the most respected distance running coaches in the world, built his career...
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Tom, Rick, Shelly...just names. But I would guess that as soon as you read those names something popped into your head. An image of someone you know. Maybe it is a good image...maybe it was a person who bullied you...
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We have all done it. For some reason we feel drawn to do it. Maybe we see others do it and think "I can do that too" or perhaps it just intrigues us down in our core. When I was...
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Maybe, like myself, you are a grey beard in the sport of triathlon and you often get asked about what to put in your Ironman Special Needs Bags (SNBs). Perhaps, like myself, you get sucked into threads about SNBs in...
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“First ask yourself: ‘what is the worst that can happen?’ Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.” – Dale Carnegie
When I read that quote it made me think about race day planning for Ironman, especially Special Needs Bags (SNBs). They are, after all, called “special needs” not “regularly planned items” bags. With that in mind, how do we best utilize them for race day?