What are the biggest mental challenges you are faced with when racing ITU style?
Ethan Brown The biggest mental challenges you face in ITU racing are preparing for that swim start and first few kilometers on the bike. Those are the most critical points in the race when the lead pack is forming – if you want to be in it, then you have to prepare yourself to go max effort to get there at those two points. Sarah Haskins Making sure you have your transition nailed down. If you have a poor transition, it can cost you a race, so I try and mentally rehearse the transition area. Also, if you come out of the swim just 10 seconds back from the leaders, you mentally have to stay in the game and try catch up to the pack on the bike. Heading out on the run in T2, athletes are going very fast and you can’t let people 100 yards ahead of you let you down mentally, but stay within yourself. Andy Potts You are constantly strategizing as the race moves along. You have to plan for every possible scenario to be successful. How much is mental and technique and how much is physical when
