Good parents and high-performance athletes share many skills that make them successful. Here are several of the most important.
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When you’re out riding, and you get a puncture, it sucks in the moment. It may not be the worst thing in the world, though. Here’s why.
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Many great quotes have been spoken. Here are a few with our interpretation for endurance athletes who want to improve.
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Racing at your potential and enjoying training is easy when you’re following the right programme.
If you think you have to feel good in all your training sessions, think again. Feelings don’t dictate outcomes.
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The habit of discipline is essential for success in anything, particularly sport. Learn what discipline is and how to make it a habit.
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Successful athletes know that it’s the boring stuff that makes them a success. Learn why you must condition yourself to love the process.
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While it’s tempting to compare yourself to the best athletes, it’s not always useful or beneficial. Here’s why.
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Knowing your pace, HR, distance, elevation, and all the other data you can pull from your devices can be a huge benefit. But it’s not always.
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Success is for you to define, not someone else. Approaching age forty, here is how Coach Ben defines success.
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In this article, we share comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s thoughts on systemisation and exercise.
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Fictional football coach, Ted Lasso, said “be a goldfish” to an athlete he was coaching. It’s great advice. In this post, I share why.
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Worrying about a finishing time is like standing on the soccer pitch and looking at the scoreboard. You may hope that your score is higher than the other team, but, likely, it won’t be at the end of the game because you’re focused on the wrong thing.
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Training and racing advice is easy to find, and a lot harder to filter. Here’s how to do it.
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If you want to enjoy your running (and any other exercise), think less about the outcome and more about the process. The joy is found in the process.
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While it’s tempting to compare yourself to others – especially those faster or more accomplished than you – it’s not always useful or beneficial. Here’s why.
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Not every race can go to plan.
Sometimes you just you have a bad day, things go wrong or you feel like sh*t.
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Body checks are a great tool for reducing pain and discomfort during training and racing.
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