Browsing Archive: June, 2009
Posted by GC on Tuesday, June 30, 2009,
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Legends
Its good to see some real racing going on in the WCS races so far this year and in the World Cups. Its been a long time since the swim has had a role to play in the sport on a regular level for many years. Now the chasers are passing around the andrex and not liking the thought of some guys busting a gut out front.
Its always someone elses fault that the chasing group cant get organised, never anyone one taking personal responsibility. At present the chasing group only appears to have a limit ... Continue reading ...
Posted by GC on Friday, June 26, 2009,
In :
Education
Now there is a word I came across today. Complexify described as making things more complex and difficult than they really are.
As opposed to the Simplicity of
Are you understanding what you need to do (Swim / Bike / Run / Transition faster)
Are you improving
Are you enjoying
Are you willing to suffer.
On an aside have a read of Mark Cavendish autobiography thats out now. Its actually a very good read.
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Posted by GC on Friday, June 12, 2009,
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Quotes
Posted by GC on Friday, June 12, 2009,
In :
Education
Simplicity............................................Complexity
Commitment........................................Participation
Energiser.............................................Sapper
Opportunity..........................................Sacrifice
Reality.................................................Perception
Lead....................................................Follow Continue reading ...
Posted by GC on Monday, June 8, 2009,
In :
Education
We can be prone to taking everything we read as gospel. If its written down its true. its not that simple. Anyway on a separate note here are a few things you may not have known about my dim and distant past Click here Continue reading ...
Posted by GC on Monday, June 8, 2009,
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Quotes
"When Im focussed, there is not one single thing,person,anything that can stand in the way of my doing something. If I want something bad enough, I feel Im going to get there."
Michael Phelps Continue reading ...
Commitment to a race session or particular action is different from merely participating. Its like "Bacon and eggs" where the pig is committed to the process a the bacon as opposed to the Chicken who merely participates in the process by providing the eggs.
As athletes there is also a big difference between being the pig and the chicken. There is nothing wrong with participation and without it we wouldnt have bacon and eggs. But its important that we are clear in which we are looking to be met... Continue reading ...
Adversity what is it where does it come from does it hold a key in the DNA to athletic success. MMMmmmmmm... perhaps.
Adversity comes in differing forms either from the past or present, it can be physical or mental, it can be directly related to performance or from another area of life. It can be ongoing or it can be from a specific moment in time.
Each individual is unique with regards to their DNA and also the specific DNA for adversity. I am officially becoming the first Adversity counseller... Continue reading ...
Posted by GC on Wednesday, June 3, 2009,
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Quotes
" The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. "
Martin Luther King Continue reading ...
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