If you enjoy these emails please share with a friend and you can also read previous emails here Timeless ideas 1. Fundamentals First "I can only innovate when my routine is solid" Source: Mahe Drysdale 2. Copying Others "Todays performance is yesterday's innovation" Source: Richard Young 3. High Performance High performance is daily progress, daily learning and action to close the gap between current performance and potential performance. The high performer is a learner who comes to...
5 months ago • 2 min read
This Newsletter was written while watching Stage one of the Tour de France, Vive Le Tour 🇫🇷 Timeless ideas 1. "Pain is knowledge rushing in to fill a void" Source: Jerry Seinfeld 2. "The only way to become really good at coping with the discomforts and stresses of endurance sports is to experience them" Source: Matt Fitzgerald 3. "Unearned Knowledge rushes us to judgment" Source: Shane Parnish Grit Bunch Rides Wednesday 3rd - Kohi Cafe (Map) Wednesday 10th - 6 am Kohi Cafe (Map) Sunday 14th -...
6 months ago • 3 min read
This Newsletter is more dominant than Tadej "The Pink Panther" Pogačar. Timeless Ideas on Suffering 1. The Benefits “The body should be treated rigorously, that it may not be disobedient to the mind.” Source: Seneca 2. Humour Humor was another of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation. It is well known that humor, more than anything else in the human make-up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to rise above any situation, even if only for a few seconds. Source: Victor...
7 months ago • 4 min read
This Newsletter has more watts than MVDP and and Lotte Kopecky on Sunday in Roubaix. Timeless ideas 1. On Success "If we refrain from comparing ourselves to others and stay off other people’s ladders of success, we will have peace of mind. If we put forward our best effort, we can consider ourselves to be successful." Source: Coach Woodens Pyramid of Success 2. Endurance Training Haiku "Run (Ride) a lot of miles, some faster than your race pace, rest once in a while." The essence of the...
8 months ago • 4 min read
March Newsletter If you enjoy these emails please share with a friend and you can also read previous emails here 3 Quotes On Process 1. On Not Rushing The Process "Do you want to be fast now, or fast when it counts" Source Jim Miller Former World MTB Champ Kate Courtney's coach trying to explain to her that the purpose is to peak in the moment that matters. She wanted to win every practice, she would constantly do more than was planned, push hard in easy days, do one more set etc... A great...
10 months ago • 6 min read
February Newsletter Three quotes to remember this month. "Don't optimise the thing you are not doing" First make sure you are, training well, eating well and sleeping well before anything else. "It's very hard to beat the person who is having fun" You don't have to do this, you get to do this. "Think in years, act in days" We usually overestimate what we can achieve in months and underestimate what we can achieve in years. Ups and downs are a given. Upcoming Group Rides Sunday 4th Feb - Coast...
11 months ago • 6 min read
Merry Christmas! Hi Team, Logan here with another monthly update on what's coming up at Grit Coaching in January. We hope everyone gets a chance over this holiday period to log some quality miles on the bike, relax and enjoy time with family and make the most of these longer days. Enjoy this months email from your coach! January Bunch Rides A lot of time an effort goes into these rides to offer a safe and fun experience for those that join. I do them regardless of my own fitness, motivation...
about 1 year ago • 5 min read