We now have requested Jeanne Collonge, a French skilled triathlete and two occasions Ironman champion, the errors you shouldn’t make throughout your preparation and your triathlon race.
What are the widespread errors a triathlete could make throughout his/her preparation?
To begin with, I believe many triathletes wish to do an excessive amount of to reassure themselves. With the social networks now, quite a lot of triathletes prefer to share their coaching and it looks like a race for the one who will do probably the most. This can be a huge mistake. Extra is just not at all times higher. It’s extra possible that you just get drained each mentally and bodily, and that you just don’t obtain the specified efficiency. You must take into consideration coaching properly. For my coach, the moto « no ache no acquire » is completely improper.
Then, one other mistake I see round me is the administration of accidents. When your physique is telling you to relaxation, or that you’re doing an excessive amount of or not correctly and that it can not deal with it, you need to hearken to it. Being a triathlete, it’s arduous to just accept to relaxation, so we’d reasonably proceed even when we really feel a bit of ache. I believe it ought to be the opposite method round, we should always hear fastidiously to our physique and cease once we really feel a bit of ache in order that it doesn’t change into an enormous damage. Once more, it’s a query a being clever.
Diet will be mistaken typically… Many triathletes suppose they should be mild to be sturdy, however for an Ironman you want vitality to carry the gap. So some athletes are too skinny initially of their race they usually disintegrate.
In the event you overlook to strive your vitamin throughout coaching earlier than the race, you’ll be able to have dangerous surprises on race day. It’s vital to know what you’ll be able to take or not, drink and meals, as a result of throughout a race your abdomen helps even lower than normal.
Identical recommendation for the gear! Attempt it in the course of the preparation to not have accidents on race day.
And in the course of the race ?
One mistake we will make is to be carried away by enthusiasm within the first a part of the race, particularly if there are many folks cheering, after which endure quite a bit from that lack of vitality… it’s vital to watch out on our personal tempo and respect it.
Diet once more: study earlier than the race what you’re gonna eat and drink and observe that plan. A nasty stomachache can waste your race and it’s very irritating.
Do your individual race… long-distance triathlons are a solo effort, even for those who compete towards different athletes. If somebody passes you tremendous quick, and also you don’t observe your individual tempo simply to observe him, you’re gonna blow out ultimately. And also you by no means know if that different athlete who handed you a couple of hours in the past is de facto within the tempo he can maintain for lengthy.
Et enfin, quels seraient tes conseils pour être le mieux préparé mentalement et physiquement, et pour anticiper (quand cela est potential) certains imprévus
And at last…What recommendation would you give to put together mentally (and bodily) for the race? How do you put together (when potential) for the sudden? 😉
Earlier than a race, no matter it’s, that you must discover you « psychological candy spot », which is that this place the place you’re feeling charged up by the stress and anticipation however not overwhelmed by it, the place you might be relaxed throughout the nervousness (really Mark Allen stated that in an article I learn and it describes precisely what I really feel). All people is totally different, some folks must do a psychological preparation, some want sophrology, and others want to seek out by themselves.
Bodily, it’s important to belief your coach and observe his/her coaching plan. A lot of the success is a matter of mutual belief between the coach and the trainee. Additionally, I believe it is usually vital to observe what your physique tells you, regardless that more often than not you might be used to not listening to it. However typically for those who really feel drained, for those who miss some extra time with your loved ones or associates, if you’re late in your job, it’s higher to alter your precedence. It is going to be extra helpful to skip a session and really feel higher the following day. Don’t attempt to squeeze in a session that can haven’t any constructive impact.
Concerning the actual fact of anticipating some contingencies, one of the best ways to keep away from being thrown off is to remain very calm no matter occurs, and by no means panic. It’s a lack of vitality and psychological toughness, and it’s every part that you must be sturdy!
