okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Saturday, August 23, 2003
Confidence and training
The U.S. Champs are coming up soon and I'm not ready. I haven't trained much this summer. I haven't done any meaningful training on maps since the Texas Junior O' Camp in June (I don't consider the relay champs in Idaho to have been meaningful running on maps).
I've got a couple of weeks to get some confidence and plan my races at the U.S. Champs. I'm not especially worried.
I read a quote today about confidence. Greg Meyer won the Boston Marathon back in 1983 (in 2:09!). He's quoted in "Sub 4:00":
My personal philosophy, after all these years, is that everyone is gonna get their cardiovascular stuff done a certain way, but believing in what you're doing and keeping that focus is what I think determines success. A lot of people can post great workouts, but if you come out of there still doubting yourself and worried about what's going on, you're not going to run as well. Ron [Warhurst, Michigan's coach] has the ability to help build confidence; a lot of people don't. With him, when he said you were ready to go, you felt you were ready to go. When you take that doubt out, it allows you to run a lot better.
posted by Michael |
7:05 PM
