The Tri Town Times: 8/12/24

• Posted on 12 August 2024
• By Antonio Gonzalez
• Posted in the tri town times
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Olympic wrap up.

Hi all,

Here is your weekly Tri Town Times newsletter:

Last week's highlights:

An extraordinary Paris Olympics wrapped up with the closing ceremonies yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed these Olympic Games, and there are simply too many highlights to list, but I would be amiss not to mention the amazing feat of grit and endurance by Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, who won the marathon after taking bronze in both the 5k and the 10k.

Events I'm looking forward to:

The week-long Tour de France Femmes starts today.

A quote that struck a chord:

"Sure, there will be a lot of pressure. And a lot of us will be facing more experienced competitors, and maybe we don't have any right to win. But all I know is if I go out and bust my gut until I black out and somebody still beats me, and if I have made that guy reach down and use everything he has and then more, why then it just proves that on that day he's a better man than I." Steve Prefontaine speaking to reporters before the 1972 Summer Olympics. 

There is so much great insight in this one quote. A few things that stood out to me: 

• No one is technically 'qualified' for anything until they actually do it, and that is okay. It's normal to feel a bit like an imposture because, technically, you are. So you might as well jump in, do the work, and prove you're the person for the job. 
• All we can ever do is our best. Nevermore, and preferably never less. 
• If you do your best and still lose, there is nothing to be ashamed of. 
• When you lose, it simply means someone was better than you "on that day". It can be left at that.

If you have a moment to spare:

- In part due to your feedback on our Dump Loop Survey, ACHD will improve cycling signage on the Dump Loop as part of the 5 Year Plan. We will continue to push for more and improved bike lanes on this popular cycling route.

- Mexico's #1 ranked triathlete, Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez, has been provisionally suspended from competition after both his samples failed doping control for clomiphene after he won Ironman Texas with a record-setting run split. Read about clomiphene and why the drug typically used by women who are struggling to get pregnant may also be used as a sports performance enhancer.

Have a great week!

Antonio Gonzalez

Tri Town Bicycles

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