mental skills for triathletes

Triathlon is a Game of Coping With Distractions

by brittanyvermeer|14 April 202318 March 2024|Blog, Mindset

“The part of our brain that thinks and talks is not the same part of the brain that moves the body. With quiet, your brain has the full capacity to devote to propelling you forward and to finding the flow...

How to Avoid the Trap of “What If…” Thinking

by brittanyvermeer|20 September 202218 March 2024|Blog, Mindset

During my swim workout this week, I had a “quality” swim set. 8 X 100. The goal was to swim 100 as fast as I could, and then maintain that pace for all the rest of the 100s. After my...

Blood, Sweat, Tears… and Mental Toughness

by brittanyvermeer|15 April 202218 March 2024|Blog, Mindset

Triathlon is uniquely designed to test mental toughness. As athletes, we endure the physical demands of training. We push our bodies to the limits, achieve milestones, rehab through injuries, set new goals, and repeat. But focus rarely centers of the...