Can you imagine yourself standing on the podium accepting your prize, looking out over the hundreds of people in the audience?
Some of us are aiming at finishing a certain race respectably, some are aiming at winning their category in that race. Some dream of qualifying for Hawaii. Some squad members will realise the dream of racing in Hawaii for the first time in four weeks. Some of our Hawaii squad dream of either winning or at least placing in their categories in Hawaii in four weeks.
Whatever of those goals is …

We have all felt the pressure to perform at some time. Most of the time we put that pressure on ourselves. Often the pressure we put on ourselves is as a result of our own high standards. If we consistently perform to a high standard in other areas of our lives, we naturally expect to give our best on race day. A glance around our squad will show that they’re all overachievers.
 
The other day I had a phone conversation with one of our Hawaii qualifiers. She’ll be racing in Kona …