A great quote by the great Greg Lemond. If you do not know who that is, chances are you stumbled across this blog by accident and you will never make the same mistake again... or perhaps you are interested in learning who that is? In that case, go do your homework and come back afterwards... ;)
I think that quote is a great reflection on the kind of athletes I attract... the kind that a quote like that puts a smile on their face and makes them nod their head in agreement... the kind that wants to push their limits and take it to the next level.
Not all of us are born with the ability to become an elite level athlete... so the mindset I refer to means different things to all of us. For some it will be to move from participating, to competing. For others it will be moving higher in classification in their age group, and then perhaps placing in their age group too. Then there are those who progress from competing at the age group level to the pro level and from rookie pro to seasoned pro...
So if your goal is to get faster, it does not get easier; not at training and not at racing. You work hard, then you race just as hard :)
Noa
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This is one of my favorite quotes as well. I often recite it in my head while suffering through one of your kick sets!! Other's I like are "Hard training, easy combat; easy training, hard combat." by Russian general Marshall Sukarov and "In short course racing if you feel you want to quit you are going the right pace." by John Hellemans. Also like the anacronyms HTFU and JFT!!
Yap, thats what John used to say alright... and very true for short course races ;)
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