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Believing You Can Complete an Ironman2:08 – 4:37

2:08

And oftentimes, I think the biggest part, the biggest challenge of starting to train for an Ironman, especially or even a 70.3. It's having the ability to train for something that you don't believe you can do yet.

2:22

You've almost got to suspend that disbelief and train for something that not that it feels hopeless, but it feels so big and such a challenge that you can't conceive of ever being able to do it.

2:34

I've often talked about this in the early days when I was getting started.

2:38

I wanted to train and do Ironman Australia.

2:41

And there were only, I think, three branded Ironmans in the world back then.

2:45

There was Kona, there was Canada, there was Australia, and maybe there was maybe New Zealand and Lake Placid as well at times.

2:52

I don't know, maybe five or six of them.

2:54

but such that there was nobody in the UK that I knew in the tri club that I was training with.

2:58

No one had done an Ironman back then.

3:00

When I went out to Australia to train, there was nobody in the club and it was quite a big club.

3:05

There were two or 300 members.

3:07

Nobody had done an Ironman at the time.

3:09

There was one other lady who was training to do Ironman New Zealand at the time.

3:13

And me and her used to go for a ride together and chat about just the enormity of trying to figure out how to do the training.

3:20

We had magazine articles that we were trying to piece things together with.

3:23

And obviously, everyone's got an opinion, but especially when athletes haven't done an Ironman before.

3:29

you really put a lot of trust and faith in someone who's just giving you their opinion.

3:35

So things have moved on over the last 20 years.

3:36

Obviously I've made my living over the last more than a decade, but coaching athletes, God, I'm saying that it's over 16 years now.

3:44

Um, Coaching athletes as a full time job.

3:47

So we've got a system that works really, really well.

3:50

I know the pitfalls that people often fall into.

3:53

I'm not I'm not being like I'm the great I am here.

3:55

I'm just saying there are lots of things I've seen athletes try over the years that have worked and there are lots of potential pitfalls that people have tripped themselves up on.

4:04

And if people continually trip over the same areas, we can help people avoid those things.

Believing You Can Complete an Ironman2:08 – 4:37

2:08

And oftentimes, I think the biggest part, the biggest challenge of starting to train for an Ironman, especially or even a 70.3. It's having the ability to train for something that you don't believe you can do yet.

2:22

You've almost got to suspend that disbelief and train for something that not that it feels hopeless, but it feels so big and such a challenge that you can't conceive of ever being able to do it.

2:34

I've often talked about this in the early days when I was getting started.

2:38

I wanted to train and do Ironman Australia.

2:41

And there were only, I think, three branded Ironmans in the world back then.

2:45

There was Kona, there was Canada, there was Australia, and maybe there was maybe New Zealand and Lake Placid as well at times.

2:52

I don't know, maybe five or six of them.

2:54

but such that there was nobody in the UK that I knew in the tri club that I was training with.

2:58

No one had done an Ironman back then.

3:00

When I went out to Australia to train, there was nobody in the club and it was quite a big club.

3:05

There were two or 300 members.

3:07

Nobody had done an Ironman at the time.

3:09

There was one other lady who was training to do Ironman New Zealand at the time.

3:13

And me and her used to go for a ride together and chat about just the enormity of trying to figure out how to do the training.

3:20

We had magazine articles that we were trying to piece things together with.

3:23

And obviously, everyone's got an opinion, but especially when athletes haven't done an Ironman before.

3:29

you really put a lot of trust and faith in someone who's just giving you their opinion.

3:35

So things have moved on over the last 20 years.

3:36

Obviously I've made my living over the last more than a decade, but coaching athletes, God, I'm saying that it's over 16 years now.

3:44

Um, Coaching athletes as a full time job.

3:47

So we've got a system that works really, really well.

3:50

I know the pitfalls that people often fall into.

3:53

I'm not I'm not being like I'm the great I am here.

3:55

I'm just saying there are lots of things I've seen athletes try over the years that have worked and there are lots of potential pitfalls that people have tripped themselves up on.

4:04

And if people continually trip over the same areas, we can help people avoid those things.