Triathletes and Coaches: Lets be great leaders - be BRAVE! Triathlon is an awesome sport and a healthy lifestyle but like anything that is good for us, if overused it can be just the opposite. We speak from experience with this subject as Bruce was diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia in 1999 after 16 years of endurance racing and training for triathlon and although there is no certain cause for this it appears that many endurance athletes have similar diagnosis. The facts don’t scare us away from the sport however; it does make us mindful and incredibly responsible as coaches and competitors. We need to change the “more is better” training culture that many triathletes have. Sure, you may feel invincible racing Ironman, you may be smashing your opponents or you may even be the best junior athlete on the circuit but lets not strive for success at the expense of our own health. We are nothing without good health. Inform and educate those around you. Be leaders and be BRAVE by showing others that success in triathlon doesn’t need to come at a cost to your health or your life and that training should be balanced, effective, realistic and enjoyable. Train SMART! Here is a worthwhile article written by By Torbjørn Sindballe From The Heart: A Former Ironman Pro’s Story Of Heart Risks For Athletes. triathlonpetitor/2014/02/insidetri/from-the-heart_93083#PfdMZy3x12iGVhsW.99
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 11:59:31 +0000
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