Craig Alexander: Confidence Is Learned

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In 2010, the verdict on Craig Alexander was that he was too slow on the bike to win the Ironman World Championship in Kona again. A year later, at 38, he rode 13.5 minutes faster with lower power and a lower heart rate, broke a course record that had stood for 15 years and won his third world title. He's honest about why: "As much as I'd like to sit here and tell you that that was all me, it was technology." In this episode of FRODENO GOING MENTAL, Jan sits down with Craig "Crowie" Alexander. They talk about the soccer career that didn't work out and the TV pictures of Kona that pulled him into triathlon, the mentors who showed him the way, the "crazy" sessions he did for confidence rather than fitness, how he handled fierce rivalries without taking them personally, and why becoming a dad made him faster. Jan was standing at the side of the road in Kona the day Crowie set that record, and it changed how he thought about Ironman. A conversation about where confidence comes from, and being honest about what actually made you fast. Enjoy this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices