The Tri Town Times: 4/1/24

• Posted on 1 April 2024
• By Antonio Gonzalez
• Posted in the tri town times
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70.3 season starts this weekend. Tri Town now open 7 days a week. Pleasure and pain.

Hi all,

Here is your weekly Tri Town Times newsletter:

Last week's highlights:

Mathieu van der Poel won the Tour of Flanders yesterday, joining a list of legendary riders who have won the race three times.

Event's I'm looking forward to:

The North American 70.3 season starts this weekend in Oceanside. Danielle Lewis and Denis Pyryev will be representing Boise in the professional fields.

Shop ops:

Tri Town is now open on Sundays from 10am to 4pm. We look forward to serving our clients seven days per week from April through September.

Quote that struck a chord:

“One of the most remarkable neuroscientific findings in the past century is that the brain processes pleasure and pain in the same place. Further, pleasure and pain work like opposite sides of a balance. And one of the overriding rules governing this balance, is that it wants to stay level…With any deviation from neutrality, the brain will work very hard to restore a level balance- what scientists call ‘homeostasis.’ … With any stimulus to one side, there will be a tip of an equal and opposite amount to the other side.” Dr. Anna Lempke in her book Dopamine Nation.

There are two sides to every coin.

Failure often paves the path to success, while success can often sow the seeds of future failures.

A weakness can be transformed into a competitive strength, but if we play our cards wrong, that same strength can be turned against us.

The other side of pleasure is pain. In fact, the brain processes these sensations in the same neural pathways. It is possible for an athlete to become addicted to exercise, just as any person may become addicted to the more common vices. To deprive an athlete of the pain of exercise is to deprive them of a great pleasure.

It's not surprising that many athletes experience a sense of depression and/or malaise after a challenging race, as their brains strives to restore a balance intentionally thrown off during training and the event. The key is to remember that there are two sides to every coin, and eventually, we must find balance by addressing both.

If you have a moment to spare:

An interesting article on why elite athletes often struggle to be good coaches.

"Essentially, coaches who did not have a career as a player were able to develop coaching skills in ways former champions simply did not have the time to engage with - because they were busy maximizing their athletic performances."

Have a great week!

Antonio Gonzalez

Tri Town Bicycles

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