- Morning, trainiacs.
That was 3100 yard swim in just under 59 minutes,
short on time today.
Today we're gonna talk about, for your beginner triathletes,
do you have the courage to become a triathlete?
I know you do.
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So trainiacs, a word that I've been thinking about
a lot lately is courage.
That really applies to beginner triathletes,
and triathletes who are long into their career,
there's a lot of obstacles that you're gonna
have to overcome.
But you're absolutely going to be able to
overcome them, guaranteed.
But every single person has the ability to overcome them,
it just takes will power, little bit of guts.
You can do it.
One of the first things that you're gonna be shocked by
as you start your triathlon journey is that
you're old lifestyle, what you're trying to
get away from, it involves your friends and your family.
And sure, they're going to support you and they're
going to share your successes when you cross that
finish line.
They're gonna be motivated and you're gonna be
touched by that.
But the second that you have to leave early
because you can't stay out all night 'cause you want
to train in the morning, or the second that you have to
turn something down at a family gathering because
you know that it's not healthy and you're not gonna
feel good about it, you're gonna get a little bit of
push back and it's gonna feel like they're not
supporting you because it's different for them
and it's different for you.
You're trying to become a better version of yourself
and they don't know how to put that into the old
version of you.
And this is gonna happen for a long time,
but it's something that you're going to have to get past
and you can.
And just like your family and your friends are
gonna have to get used to a new you,
you're gonna have to get used to a new you
and that's gonna take more guts than telling them
that you're changing.
The first time that you don't have an evening to
watch Netflix or you've got to get up early
in the morning or you've got to change what you eat
at a restaurant, it's gonna be tough.
Trust me, these are good decisions.
We've got some work to do.
Lot of bags.
That was some funny client work that we
just did right there, very successful.
Of course there is the courage to get through the workouts,
like that's painful stuff,
that is life-changing courage there.
Now we play the waiting game.
Speaking of the courage to get through painful workouts,
that was 10 times 400 meters at better than 5k
running race pace.
So sub 130s, I think I averages 127s
and the last one I did on 125.
I wasn't able to finish that workout last week.
Almost more important than the courage to get through
the pain of a workout, is the courage to hold back
while all your friends are out there crushing it,
you've got to know when to be smarter than that,
hold yourself back.
And that's almost harder to do than pushing.
And then finally you have the courage to even
tow the line and finish a triathlon.
Well I'm here to tell you that whatever you think,
the answer is yes, you can do all those things.
So I truly believe that every single one of you
has the courage to do anything that scares you right now.
In the context of triathlon, talking about your family,
you don't take your family and friend's advice even
at the best of times so why let them get you down
just because they don't understand what you're doing.
Do your own thing, make yourself better and hopefully
in the process it'll change them.
You're not gonna be able to change their minds
as you're going through it.
You can only lead by example, so do that.
Then when it comes time to getting in the new routine
and changing your old habits and finding the time to train,
literally every one of you can find an hour
three to four time a week to train.
Some of the fastest athletes in the world are the
most busy CEOs and business people out there.
If it means a lot to you, you find the time for it.
Think back to when you were younger and maybe you
broke up with a girlfriend or a boyfriend and
you said, "I'm sorry, I really just don't have the time,"
but then magically a new person comes along
that is totally right for you and you found the time then.
And if triathlon is that important to you
and becoming a better version of yourself is that
important to you, you will find the time and the courage
to get over that old you and do what you want.
Getting through the pain of workouts,
take a look at the end of a marathon or a Spartan race
or even just walk outside of a Crossfit gym as
people are leaving that workout and the smiles that
you see on everyone's face and the comradery
and the sense of pride and accomplishment that
people feel when they get through something
really challenging, that's life-changing stuff.
That changes the DNA and the mindset that we have as people.
So that little bit of pain that you go through.
I think that we are actually wired to overcome
challenges and see what we're made of because that's
when we feel alive, that's when we feel like we've
done something and we mean something in the world.
So that pain, that challenge that happens in a workout
that people who don't work out don't understand it
and say, "Why would you do that?"
You have to go through it to understand why you do it
and then when you do go through it,
you will love that feeling and become addicted to it.
Might just take a while to get that addiction.
The courage to rest, this is one of the hardest things
that all triathletes, all athletes around the world,
frankly even business people have to learn that
stress plus rest equals improvement.
Remember that.
Stress, challenge, pain, fatigue,
overcoming adversity, overcoming obstacles,
reaching a new milestone, plus rest, down time,
structured rest, days off, weeks off,
equals improvement.
And there is no way around this.
The people that go out and smash themselves day after day
after day and then look at people who are taking
rest days or holding back on a workout and saying,
"You know what, I can't do that."
Those people don't have the courage to say that
they know that it is more important to be smart
about things than it is to go and be a tough guy
all the time.
And guys, lets be honest, we're worse about this.
Do you want to be in the sport for a little while
and look extra tough, or do you want to be in the sport
for a long time and actually have good performances?
If that's what you want, you've got to have the courage
to hold back when everyone else is out there
smashing themselves.
Finally, the courage to step up to a start line
and actually do a race and finish it and get through
all of that fear that you might have associated
with the swim or the run or the bike or whatever it is,
well you know what?
If you've had the courage to do all of these things
up to that point to get you to the start line,
the race is the easy part.
The race is the fun part.
All of the other stuff is the hard stuff.
This is when you get to have some fun and enjoy
all of that work and the courage that you've shown
in the weeks and months leading up to the race.
And by the time that race happens,
us trainiacs are gonna be prepared for it because
we had the courage to do everything right leading up to it.
And for all of those reasons I know that every single
one of you can do a triathlon and should.
The stories that we hear about people becoming
better versions of themselves and improving
not just their life, but the lives of the people around them
make this sport fantastic and life-changing
for decades for families.
Be brave, have the courage to do it,
enter your first race, or enter your next race.
So be brave, have the courage to do it,
enter your first race, or enter your next race.
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