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Saturday, 25 July 2015 00:10

UPDATES: ZITUR three-peated at WALKER TRI this morning. HOSCH trashed the men's CR. RESULTS

Guess who won the HOOT LAKE TRIATHLON today? We'll give you some hints. He's a local guy who's won the race several times before. His name rhymes with JAVID DENSEN. RESULTS

By Duncan Larkin (triathlon.competitor.com)

Ask any Olympian about their experiences competing at the top of his or her sport and it’s a good bet they’ll not only mention the highs of their career, but also the lows.

Even elite athletes are human beings and being human means having to deal with setbacks. For endurance athletes, whether you’re an elite athlete or an aspiring age-group competitor, lows usually come in the form of a bad race or terrible workout that fell far short of expectations. It’s when we let these bad experiences fester that training and racing can go from something that brings us joy and peace to something that makes us feel irritated, stressed or even depressed.

Next time you have a race or workout that doesn’t go as planned, employ these tried-and-true tips from elite-level athletes to move past an unplanned setback....

1. Cut yourself a break.
If you fail to run a desired time in a race or don’t hit your planned splits in a track workout, ask yourself two important questions:

— Is it really the end of the world?

— Does this setback mean I’ll never run a good race again?

The resounding answer to both of these questions is: No, of course not! American Olympian and champion ultrarunner Magdalena Lewy Boulet tells the runners she coaches to put it all in perspective. “Remember that everybody has bad races and the fact that you have bad races make the good races that much more satisfying,” she says.  READ MORE