tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post1083743079673645525..comments2023-04-12T08:26:56.602-06:00Comments on The Triathlon Book: The song of the sirens*Paulo Sousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01661280271310309495noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-42891598378346813972011-10-08T08:39:49.255-06:002011-10-08T08:39:49.255-06:00I love this post. This type of thinking helps to s...I love this post. This type of thinking helps to shrug off the ones who are soft in my own training too--all those who say “you’ve got plenty of time”, “it’s your first season”, “you were sick”, “Just have fun”. Yes, I love triathlon and my training, but losing isn’t fun. Having a bad race time isn’t fun. Shortcuts aren’t fun. Only the hard, crazy work will be truly satisfying. Thank you for Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069371008875502190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-33264288543985279852011-08-17T07:07:44.225-06:002011-08-17T07:07:44.225-06:00Couldn't agree with this post more. I've l...Couldn't agree with this post more. I've learned a lot over the last few years, and this year especially (with a huge "out of balance" life change) reinforces the need for ignoring the shortcuts, putting in the time to get me closer to my goals, and truly making it work. <br /><br />Of course, those that take shortcuts often have flighty and somewhat superficial goals (not "Megan L. Killianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13064143163134978896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-40851075833820367672011-08-16T22:43:46.708-06:002011-08-16T22:43:46.708-06:00Nice try, Jonnyo... You didn't think I'd p...Nice try, Jonnyo... You didn't think I'd publish your comment, did you? :)Paulo Sousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01661280271310309495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-30734265029721532642011-08-16T20:20:00.103-06:002011-08-16T20:20:00.103-06:00i think it s important to take this blog with a gr...i think it s important to take this blog with a grain of salt. Yes, working hard is important, but you also have to have balance to be the best you can be. when you get older, your body cant do as much and doing less if often more... less is more in a way. It s during those time that you need to be more clever and use experience to get the most out of less workout and find the tricks and technic jonnyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330566544800732453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-89699780189631759312011-08-16T12:32:33.879-06:002011-08-16T12:32:33.879-06:00It may be important to differentiate between '...It may be important to differentiate between 'sirens' and those innovators of high performance who are constantly exploring techniques to improve the longevity of the process (as you are aware, a process which warrants no shortcuts when it comes to hard work). But I can think of individuals who have contributed innovative ideas making both the work and the process more 'dialed', Jairus Streighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07438537799810942745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-73199760940217866132011-08-16T12:01:35.150-06:002011-08-16T12:01:35.150-06:00One of my favourite songs.One of my favourite songs.Richard Melikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953788551757573075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-65566766490772857052011-08-16T11:30:34.923-06:002011-08-16T11:30:34.923-06:00To deep for me.
Just love to train. Love to have ...To deep for me.<br /><br />Just love to train. Love to have the sun, the rain, the wind, the snow, on your face! It's something you want to do EVERY day!<br /><br />Love to be outdoors. Love to find that edge of your endurance and surf along it like you are balancing on a wave for as long as you can.<br /><br />Also love to take a break, to rest to recoup-orate, and to re-charge - and then Steve Fleckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09323624438361035624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-77154932708156933392011-08-16T09:12:03.523-06:002011-08-16T09:12:03.523-06:00Love it. Well said. Thanks Paulo.Love it. Well said. Thanks Paulo.hillary biscayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00010996223361324396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682083835592080008.post-9625531237109824382011-08-16T08:41:42.939-06:002011-08-16T08:41:42.939-06:00In a "great minds think alike" (or perha...In a "great minds think alike" (or perhaps NOT-so-great), I was thinking also of Greek mythology with regards to training as well. Training, to me, echoed the story of Orpheus descending into the underworld to retrieve his love, Eurydice. The journey to get her was obviously scary; a trip that required, to borrow a phrase, "engagement" and also hard work. But the trip out of rappstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10909979523123838307noreply@blogger.com