Tuesday September 22nd 2020
Not sure who this young lady is from Europe - but she obviously did well at the Spanish Trial and wrote some very good advice to anybody new to the sport. !!  We are lucky to see a lot more young ladies getting involved with Trials, all over the World.
Nice to come home with a first place in my trial 
Improved my line selection & techniques which felt amazing. But most importantly of all I calmed those nerves down. Our thoughts have such a huge influence over our performance in competition and in training or out riding In general. Here were some strategies I used that may help you too
Improved my line selection & techniques which felt amazing. But most importantly of all I calmed those nerves down. Our thoughts have such a huge influence over our performance in competition and in training or out riding In general. Here were some strategies I used that may help you too.
Say a mantra before you ride a line. Whatever reminds you of either a technique or even how to relax. Mine was active legs, soft throttle. To remind myself to stay active on the bike, not to tense up & use technique over misuse of power. When we are nervous it’s easy to stop thinking and make an error.
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Regulate your HR by slowing down your breathing and focus on deep breathing
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Place less importance on the result and more importance on what you’re gaining/learning from the experience
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Practice your ability to move on when you feel disappointed in your performance. Become a power house at not ruminating on one negative experience.
Move on quickly. I’ll share the trials event footage soon
UPDATE - Just got word that this lady is from the USA !! ( Thanks to Chris Hrabb for that) - so not sure which Trial she was talking about.
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Great performance by the British lads & gals in Andorra .
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Video for today >>>
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And to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Britain - Here is an excellent photograph of a Spitfire and a Hurricane. ( Unfortunately the pic got a bit squished downloading)
