“The main factor is choosing a goal race that really motivates you. The desire to perform at your goal race is what will keep you going in those training sessions where you struggle for motivation. When it comes to kickstarting your 2022 multisport season, David McNamee ignores all the noise and lays down the key driver that'll have you creaking out of bed for three-hour rides in the rain. With two, third-place Ironman Worlds finishes behind him, who are we to disagree? In fact, we don't. But as McNamee says, this is the main factor”. Over the page are a host of other factors that'll make or break your season, beginning with the importance of acronyms...
SMARTER OR SCALED UP
Regular readers will be aware of the SMARTER framework. This breaks down as: Specific - make each goal as precise as possible; Measurable - how you quantify your current position and determine the improvement required; Accepted - goals need to be shared and negotiated with others; Realistic - the goal is realistic yet challenging; Time phased - date is set for when the goal is to be achieved by; Exciting - must motivate; Recorded - the goal and progress toward it written down.
It's a proven base to build performance. But not the only one...
I use the SCALED UP model, says Dr. Josephine Perry, sports psychologist, and age-group triathlete. It's similar but with a few tweaks. It's: Specific; Clear, so you're not tempted to change when it gets hard; Achievable; Layered when we focus only on the outcome, We develop unrealistic future expectations and these reduce our confidence, increase anxiety, stop us putting so much effort in and cause poor performance.
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"I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE THE GROWTH OF TRIATHLON"
British Triathlon CEO Ruth Daniels talks Paris, her plans to grow tri and her own personal goals... knees allowing
ZWIFT RIDE
£1,199.99 Zwift's new Ride is an indoor bike that might help you break your PB... but won't break the bank
PARIS SHOWED THE VALUE OF OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
With the spotlight on triathlon like never before at these Games, debutant athletes talked about being overwhelmed by the unique environment
THE OLYMPIC CHAMPION
On 31 July, Great Britain's Alex Yee put together arguably the greatest one-day performance we have ever seen at an Olympic Games to win gold. And we were there at the finish line to speak to tri's new poster boy...
GAMES AT THE GAMES
After watching and enjoying the Olympic triathlon events, Brunt amused himself by playing the 'guess how far into each event I would die' game...
WHERE EAGLES DARE
With little heat prep, the wrong gear choice and a course-recce mistake, would experienced extreme triathlete Sean McFarlane soar like an eagle or drop like a stone in Italy?
HOW TO INCREASE RUN PACE WHEN FATIGUED
The ability to dig deep in the latter stages of a race helped Alex Yee achieve Olympic gold. Here Ben, a member of Team GB's coaching staff in Paris, explains how you too can find that extra gear...
HOW TO CARB LOAD
PACKING YOUR WORKING CELLS WITH CARBOHYDRATES IN THE BUILD-UP TO YOUR BIG RACE IS A PROVEN STRATEGY TO RACE STRONGER AND FASTER...
BUYER'S GUIDE: BIKE COMPUTERS
Log your rides, find your way and monitor your multisport training with a quartet of impressive bike computers...
POLAR GRIT X2 PRO
\"You can't be anything other than impressed with the GPS, whose design is one of the significant changes to the V3\"
