FB #176 - Kristian's Lessons From Ironman Canada

Today Pete and I catch up and discuss my Ironman comeback. My last Ironman race was back in Kona in 2009. I attempted Ironman Melbourne in 2013 and I believe that was the day when I switched my celiac gene on and maybe my prior pre race dinner of pizza and beer pushed me over the edge. That day my stomach and diaphragm shut down before exiting the shortened swim (due to adverse conditions) and my day was done 90km into the bike. That led to a roller coaster of a year that ended up with adrenal dysfunction. Ironman Canada wasn't without it's challenges and race day mishaps but I'm happy to be back racing, health and resilient. Looking forward to more racing.   In today's episode, we discuss: The 3 F's
 Conquering Fears 
Nutritional mistakes in racing
 Racing with ego
 The "what if" attitude 
Pulling apart the race
 Dealing with pre-race stressors 
How to respond to stress 
Patience in racing
 When things go wrong Controlling the controllables
 Wanting to be better each time 
Sustaining the hurt 
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