Masters Champion at the 2016 Olympics:
Never Too Late, Transitions, Life Balance, A Positive Mindset
Kristin (not Lance) Armstrong herself one of the most legendary time-trial cyclists in Olympic history – winning her third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the cycling time trial (she also won golds in Beijing and London) and the oldest women’s cycling gold medalist ever. On the day of her event – an 18.5 mile hilly course which she completed in 44:26.32 (almost 25 miles per hour), 5 seconds ahead of Russia’s Olga Zabelinskaya – Armstrong was 42 (and 364 days) -- almost 43, older than all the other cyclists by seven years.
Kristin’s example confirms facts, which many of you know.
1. It’s never too late. "I think that for so long we've been told that we should be finished at a certain age,” she said. “And I think that there's a lot of athletes out there that are actually showing that that's not true." Many you know this -- and can inspire Kristin.
2. Transitioning to a new sport of focus can be exciting. Kristin was originally a triathlete before osteoarthritis in her hips changed her course. She only became a full-time cyclist in 2011.
3. Training provides balance that helps her achieve other goals as well. Kristin is the Director of Community Health at St. Luke’s Hospital in her hometown of Boise, Idaho. And she’s also the mother of a five-year-old son, Lucas. Training, she said, “provides me balance and it keeps me on track and it keeps me super-focused."
4. Training and competition are full of challenges for which a positive mindset is transformative. On the morning of her race Armstrong woke up at 4:30 a.m. Looking out the window, she saw it was pouring. Blowing sheets of rain created mist. Obviously the roads, many of them steep, would be slick.
“Ugh,” she said. “I had two choices,” Armstrong said. “I could say, ‘Oh this is awful, I don’t want to race today,’ or I could say, ‘Hey, you know what? I have experience in the rain. I can do this.’ I took the latter and kept my mind positive.”
Another athlete who will be having that attitude for sure is Olympic triathlete Joe Maloy who will be competing next Thursday on August 18th at 10:00 a.m. Go Joe!
Never Too Late, Transitions, Life Balance, A Positive Mindset
Kristin (not Lance) Armstrong herself one of the most legendary time-trial cyclists in Olympic history – winning her third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the cycling time trial (she also won golds in Beijing and London) and the oldest women’s cycling gold medalist ever. On the day of her event – an 18.5 mile hilly course which she completed in 44:26.32 (almost 25 miles per hour), 5 seconds ahead of Russia’s Olga Zabelinskaya – Armstrong was 42 (and 364 days) -- almost 43, older than all the other cyclists by seven years.
Kristin’s example confirms facts, which many of you know.
1. It’s never too late. "I think that for so long we've been told that we should be finished at a certain age,” she said. “And I think that there's a lot of athletes out there that are actually showing that that's not true." Many you know this -- and can inspire Kristin.
2. Transitioning to a new sport of focus can be exciting. Kristin was originally a triathlete before osteoarthritis in her hips changed her course. She only became a full-time cyclist in 2011.
3. Training provides balance that helps her achieve other goals as well. Kristin is the Director of Community Health at St. Luke’s Hospital in her hometown of Boise, Idaho. And she’s also the mother of a five-year-old son, Lucas. Training, she said, “provides me balance and it keeps me on track and it keeps me super-focused."
4. Training and competition are full of challenges for which a positive mindset is transformative. On the morning of her race Armstrong woke up at 4:30 a.m. Looking out the window, she saw it was pouring. Blowing sheets of rain created mist. Obviously the roads, many of them steep, would be slick.
“Ugh,” she said. “I had two choices,” Armstrong said. “I could say, ‘Oh this is awful, I don’t want to race today,’ or I could say, ‘Hey, you know what? I have experience in the rain. I can do this.’ I took the latter and kept my mind positive.”
Another athlete who will be having that attitude for sure is Olympic triathlete Joe Maloy who will be competing next Thursday on August 18th at 10:00 a.m. Go Joe!