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May 31, 2012
by Chris Hague I work in a triathlon store and some days I feel like I have walked onto the set of “Sh*t triathletes say.” I hear all the stereotypical lines like “Yeah today was just an easy 3 hour ride. I averaged about 300 watts but wasn’t wearing my compression socks so it naturally […]
May 28, 2012
“Repeat after me…” by Chris Hague “Mission abort, mission abort…Houston I think we have a problem here…self destruct now!” Red lights flashed across my brain as I frantically whirled my arms and raced (or tired to) across the once placid lake in a vain attempt to catch the lead pack of swimmers. What am I […]
May 25, 2012
Spending weekends training. Being too hot. Being too cold. Giving up Friday and/or Saturday nights. Training before work. These are some of the things that go along with triathlon. So what’s the point? Well, rather than go off on some philosophical diatribe about goals and accomplishments, I think this one is really simple and comes […]
May 21, 2012
Since our last post, Overcoming Race Day Anxiety, there has been some discussion among my colleagues as well as a couple of comments from athletes, and it seems to be a bigger issue than I even thought. I have some ideas on what I think causes this, but I wanted to reach out to the […]
May 18, 2012
by Chris Hague It’s race day morning, and the sun is just peaking over the horizon. The conditions are perfect with cool temperatures, a cloudless sky, and calm waters as far as the eye can see. Right after the cannon fires, marking the start of the pro wave, you wade into the water with your […]
May 14, 2012
I’m in the midst of reading a book called The Talent Code, by Daniel Coyle, which is about how greatness is not born, it’s grown. The author uses many examples from the world of sports to show where some of the so-called “super talents” have come from, and why it’s much more about “deep practice” […]
May 12, 2012
by Chris Hague I stood upon the mountain as the rain beat upon my bearded face and lightning illuminated the stormy night sky. When suddenly the clouds parted, and my coach descended through the storm upon the mountain. “Chris, take these tablets and hold them sacred. Follow them and you shall obtain success, break them […]
May 3, 2012
by Chris Hague If you are like me and many triathletes, you hate off days. Whether out of fear of losing fitness or getting fat, I dread seeing that gap in the my training log with a friendly reminder from my coach to take it easy (her last note was “Chris, recovery means recovery: no […]