Comments on: What I’ve Learned From the Sport of Triathlon

By: David Hussey | triathlon

David Hussey | triathlon — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:55:56 +0000

Your sporting spirit is encouraging. Your life lessons is really good advice. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

By: scheng1

scheng1 — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:52:59 +0000

Remarkable! It seems that you get better as you get older. I think you can run ultramarathon at the age of 120.
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By: Lance

Lance — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:42:59 +0000

Jeremy, I hear ya – on getting in gear! Swimming is the hard one for me, between finding pool time and it being my hardest event – this can be a real struggle. Best of luck if you end up doing this – I love the sport of triathlon, and being able to help others in the process – awesome!

By: Jeremy Day

Jeremy Day — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:56:57 +0000

thanks Lance! Train for Humanity is pretty inspiring so I think Im gonna do it. Just gotta get in gear, ya know.

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By: Lance

Lance — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:53:14 +0000

Jeremy – running a marathon – wow, I think that is very impressive! I’ve never run more than 10 miles, and recently 4 seems like a lot! Triathlons are great, with the three different events – there is just so many different aspects. I have read about Leo’s triathlon, and I think Mark Hayward was doing it to. I’m more familiar with Mark – but I’m pretty sure they were both doing this with Train for Humanity – what an awesome way to give back! Let me know if you decide to try a tri – that stuff always excites me!

By: Jeremy Day

Jeremy Day — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:40:40 +0000

Hi Lance, That is awesome. I have run a marathon but I want to do a tri. Maybe that should be my news years resolution. Anyhow, did you read about Leo's triathlon writings at Zen Habits. They have a pretty cool thing going where they raise money doing tri's. Now if only I could find the link... Cheers, Jeremy Jeremy Day´s last blog post..Building Community: A Month in the Making

By: Lance

Lance — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:04:15 +0000

Laura, that’s a great philosophy! We can all be athletes, if we so choose. A great point to remember – if we work at it, we can do whatever we set our mind to. Now, I have to read that article!

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:44:06 +0000

your quote reminded me of one of my favorite "philosophies" .... it actually came from an article done by nike... " if you have a body, you are an athlete". i love it because i may not be the skinniest, or the fastest, or the strongest... but when i work out hard, i do feel like an athlete. cheers Lauras last blog post..Fall in love again

By: Lanceman

Lanceman — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:31:27 +0000

@RooBabs – I think we can pick up life lessons in a lot of the things we do, but like you said, we have to think about it to realize what they are.

@Marelisa – Yep, I guess that’s what I DIDN’T do!! I need to work on doing better at not forgetting about the things I think I already know (and that goes for a lot more than just triathlon). I like how you’ve described it with the army.

@Urban Panther – Right on, I think I did become complacent. And you’ve given me a burst of inspiration to pick it up here on my end! Thanks.

@Jennifer – You make a great point about balance being the key. It is so true in everything we do in our lives. And it’s easy to fall out of balance – without diligent effort to make sure we don’t. Thanks for the reminder.

@Mark – Thanks! The hardest part for me has always been the swim. What’s nice is that there are always many people out there in the water watching out for you. I say go for it!

@Avani – Thanks, it’s been a lot of fun!

@Barbara – Thank you. Like you said, practice is the key, whether you finish first or last, if you know you’ve given it your all, then that’s what counts.

@Irene – Thanks, it is amazing what training for a triathlon will do to your body. I reached the best shape of my life doing this (that’s a great side-benefit). When I find myself letting up in training, that’s when I find I put on a few extra pounds.

@Mizfit – Come on, I KNOW you could do this no problem! If you can bike, if you can run, and if you can at least float in the water – you’ve got the makings for that start of a fun new event!

@Rebecca – You are most welcome. I should print this out too, to remind myself when I find that I’m slipping in certain areas of my life.

@Evelyn – Thank you. It’s been a great experience to compete and improve in these fun events.

@Bamboo Forest – Yes, I do say! Strategy can play a real key can’t it?

@Damon – First off, congratulations on getting out there and doing a triathlon – that’s awesome! Second, I love that quote as well – it really can apply to so many aspects in our lives. Keep at the triathlons, there a lot of fun, aren’t they!

By: Damon

Damon — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:11:05 +0000

I broke my ankle 13 years ago and haven’t been able to run since. It always kept me from doing a triathlon…I completed my first triathlon 3 months ago and I’m doing my second in a month.

“Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do” – John Wooden

I realized that I could walk the running part, one of the best things I’ve ever done!

That quote can be applied to so many different aspects of life as well.

By: Bamboo Forest

Bamboo Forest — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:50:06 +0000

Using a mountain bike in a road race will put you at a disadvantage you say.

This is really good advice. Sometimes will power is not enough. We must couple will power with strategy. We should always make our strategy in life as optimal as possible!

By: Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map

Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:04:22 +0000

Me too…I’ve always admired those who could do triathlons! It’s great that you managed to do them even though you couldn’t for a start. Well done!

Evelyn

By: rebecca

rebecca — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:13:19 +0000

i’ve always been in admiration of those that complete triathalons. what peak physical condition you have to be in. congratulations for attempting and succeeding and for translating your journey into life lessons we can apply to any area in life. again, you are on the mark when you say that nothing good that we want is gained if we do not put in the work… it will not be given to us, it has to be earned through much sweat and determination. fantastic life lessons here, lance. i definitely have to print this out to paste in my journal to reread over and over again and use as a point of reference and inspiration whenever i am feeling a little “lazy.”

thank you again for your insight and continual “life” support….

By: MizFit

MizFit — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:27:09 +0000

this is BY FAR the most compelling post about tri’s Ive ever seen….in that you are thisclose to convincing even me.

By: Irene | Light Beckons

Irene | Light Beckons — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:52:46 +0000

Lance, I love the way you translate your learnings from sports into life lessons! I personally know someone who’s into triathlons. I’ve always admired his physique (he’s almost fifty but is probably fitter than all the younger folks I know), his determination and how focused his mind is. Your post just explained how he got there, cool!