I used to have "fear" when competing until I learned how to set goals and train within my abilities and challenging myself to do "hard" events, like …
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Sighting in Open Water
If you don’t swim in a straight line, you can easily add 10-20% to the distance you swim. In an Ironman distance swim, that’s adds up to 400 meters. It …
Open Water Swim Warm-Up
You may not always be able to warm up in the water before the start of your open water or triathlon event. However, this doesn’t mean you just walk up to the …
Triathlon Then and Now
I remember my first race like it was yesterday. The summer after my freshman year in college, my teammate asked me to do the swim part of the Great Lakes …
t2coaching Tips to Conquer your Fears and Frustrations in Open Water
"What Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche taught about the underlying, fundamental uncertainty—which scientific tests now prove is more frightening to us …
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How to Prepare for Open Water Swimming
Many beginner and experienced triathletes neglect to practice in the open water before their first race this time of year mainly because it is logistically it's …