LEARN TO TRIUMPH OVER FAILURE
Every single person on this planet will experience failure in their lifetime. There’s just no getting around it. When it comes to sport, racing and triathlon, we perhaps notice it more. But no one has come into triathlon and won every single event they’ve ever raced.
Four-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington, while undefeated in all her iron-distance races, has a few non-podium places in her race results list. Even two-time Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee has suffered his fair share of setbacks in his illustrious career, namely at the hand of injury.
Of course, failure can mean different things to different people. While you’re unlikely to be judging yourself based on your performance on the pro circuit, you may be chasing a podium in your age-group or trying to beat a personal best in your A-race. So, when things don’t go exactly to plan, how can we deal with it? f
AVOID NEGATIVE SPIRALS
“It’s also important to remember that disappointment takes time to get over”
an event, we can experience a whole host of emotions, such as sadness or anger, but this is entirely normal, says sports psychologist Hannah Brooks.
