I did a talk at the COF Conference on the National Summer Training Centre. Here is the NSTC presentation if you want to check it out.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Reach Goals at Westerns? Check.
Whitehorse Star Photo
This past weekend at Western Canadians the athletes did super well. The medals are really nice but it is important to keep in mind that they came about as a result of focusing on process. I love what Kerstin said in yesterday’s interview with the Whitehorse Star.
“For this weekend I’ve been focusing more on my races personally as opposed to the results. I’m not too worried about the results,…”
Kerstin knows that she can not control what her competitors do, so she was happy she was able to do the tasks that she set for herself as goals before each race. She did her best.
I hope this reinforces the value of filling out your race preparation forms and setting task-based goals before each race. You can start thinking about your races for COC next weekend.
Kendra Murray in Newspaper
A nice article about YOT member Kendra Murray in today’s Whitehorse Star.
Danish Team’s (not so) Secret Strategy
An update by Danish Juniors who are doing extremely well at JWOC at the moment said, “Nedsæt farten med 5% og løb kontrolleret.” I thought it was worth translating because it is exactly the thing we have been talking about lately.
Reduce speed by 5% and run controlled.
It goes on to say, “How hard can it be when your shape and self-confidence are high?”
We know it is actually really hard to be so disciplined. It gets harder when we run at bigger competitions because doubt can start to creep in. It can be easy to start comparing ourselves to our competitors.
We have to remember we are there to run OUR best race. We can’t control our competitors actions or performance, only our own. If we focus on our own tasks, then we perform well, which means better results. This in turn will increase our confidence. Then maybe running controlled isn’t so difficult after all.
