Every week of swim/bike/run I learn something new. It can be little things, like the fact that putting air in my tires once/week makes a huge difference, and you can't really check the tire pressure just by pressing on it with your fingers. Or bigger things like the fact that I need food on the bike even though I don't feel hunger.
I have always been someone who liked to figure things out on my own. In school I would always look for answers to my questions in books rather than ask the teachers for the answer; this was not social anxiety, or fear of evaluation, but the thrill of figuring things out on my own. I see this with my son every day when he stops me mid sentence when I don't give him enough time to figure out how to write a word, or what a traffic sign says. There is a light in his eye when he comes up with the answer on his own.
I think part of the reason I decided to give triathlon a try is this thrill of a new adventure and of figuring things out, both about the sport and about myself. The thrill of figuring things out is why I learned to swim on my own - sure, had I taken a class, it wouldn't have taken me over 6 months to figure out that you should not rotate your feet/legs during the body rotation, created my own training plan, did my own research and learned from your blogs. Sure, taking the hard way is more time consuming, but I am in no rush to get to the finish line.
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you shoudl check your tires before every ride!!!
This is a great attitude - I love it.
Your posts always inspire me to do so much better! I like figuring things out, too, but sometimes I just get tired and whiny and want the miracle cure. So I pop over here to your blog to get my fix of putting me back inline :). Thanks tons! Glad the tri training's going so well, you are just going to get better and better as you learn more and more!
Totally agree with Tami; check tires efore every ride...I usually do...yesterday I did not....I got a flat. That is not to say I wouldn't have gotten one, but the two times I did not check my tires before riding I got a flat...weird.
Like you, I love figuring things out on my own. Also like you I have a little one at home and love seeing the joy in his face when he figures something out with no help.
Great way to approach it! Especially in triathlon, I think, there is an obsession of finding every little fraction of a second to remove from your time. There's also a glut of info on how to do it. Love that you're doing it your way!
In life, I truly believe that we only truly learn something when we come to the learning and answers on our own. This totally applies to how I teach and work with children and then, just spills out into every area of my life. Seems like you've got it figured out! You're working so hard right now, well done!
Awesome attitude! Keep up the great work!
If we stop learning we stop living! That's why it is cool to continually do new and different things. It is a lot of fun to read about your budding triathlon career ... keep it up! Paul :-)
I love your last line. that sums it up best.
It's all about the journey right?;-)
Happy Wknd!
I would tri if I could dog paddle the swim. I'd come out last, but could probably make it up in the bike/run.
great post :) love your attitude!!
chris makes me put air in my tires before every ride, including the training - its kind of annoying!
Figuring things out is how I learned to run marathons and BQ too! This was before the age of blogs and internet! Good attitude.
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