Thinking & Racing Don't Work Well Together

Well today was an off day for Nuna, so we went to a water polo game, visited the FINA water world and then we workout. Tonight we watched finals sitting with the Swedish contingent. Very nice people, as we all know from Coach Michael. Funny no one new him? He must be over 50.

But the highlight of the day was our own (USA) Miss Katie Ledecky. At the World Championships you have heats of the mile, followed by finals the next evening. This morning, Katie who was seeded 20+ seconds ahead of 2nd place swimmer, swam a World Record time, "without thinking about it". That was her coaches quote. He said, it's like a golfer, when having a great round, they get in the zone, everything feels easier and you play lights out. That's what she did. Katie could have gone 40 seconds slower and still made the finals.

What can swimmers learn from that? Well, when you swim relaxed and get into a good fast rhythm, that's when you swim your best. You trust the process that got you to thre. NO DOUBTS.

Wow, if only I could Coach that, I would be .......