Mindset

A runner after a race smiling while eating watermelon.

by brittanyvermeer|18 June 202419 September 2024|Blog, Mindset, Run

The fine line between emptying the tank and hitting a wall.

Triathletes: Just Stop Using the Word “Just”

by brittanyvermeer|13 June 202413 June 2024|Blog, Mindset

“It’s just a 70.3” (or the similar but equally annoying) “Just wait till you do an Ironman.” Check out 3 common ways we minimize by using the word "just."

The One Triathlon Tool You Can’t Buy is…

by brittanyvermeer|06 June 202406 June 2024|Blog, Mindset

It's like the search for the Holy Grail. Self-belief is this elusive thing that we know would be amazing to have, but we’re not sure how to go about finding it.

The One Thing You Need to Do an Ironman… Or Face Any Other Challenge in Life

by brittanyvermeer|04 June 202419 September 2024|Blog, Mindset, Race

When your body breaks and your mind takes over, you can let it ruin your race or you can let it give you that extra bit of gas you didn’t think you had.

13 Things Mentally Strong Triathletes Don’t Do

by brittanyvermeer|29 May 202429 May 2024|Blog, Mindset

Putting a triathlete twist on Amy Morin's popular book- 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do.

“What if the Swim Gets Cancelled?” How to Resist the Trap of What-If Thinking

by brittanyvermeer|21 May 202419 September 2024|Blog, Mindset, Swim

The problem with what-if thinking is that it stems from a place of anxiety about something we don’t have any control over.

Empowering Endurance: A Conversation with Emma Pallant-Browne on Resilience, Happiness, and Self-Confidence

by brittanyvermeer|16 May 202419 September 2024|Blog, Mindset

I talk to Emma Pallant Browne about the struggles she faces as a pro triathlete, how to use happiness as fuel, her go-to race mantra, and where self-confidence really comes from.