Building confidence is a daily process that can often come from little things you doing think about. It's difficult for most of us to look at where we came from and apply it to where we're going when we hit a bump in the road. Today, we explore different approaches to gain confidence in your health, training, and racing.  Topics: Defining our Podcast What is confidence? How does confidence relate to your life? How do you build confidence? Two Types of Athletes as a Race Approaches: Accumulate Confidence over weeks and months Experiential confidence (I rode 112 or a 1/2) Quality vs. Quantity  The Importance of Cycling to Running The mindset of qualifying for Boston Repetition and Results Don’t ram your head into a pole  Peaking ON Race Day  Don't Try  Understanding Where You Are in Training How to Look Back at where you’ve come from Confidence means nothing without action Beating peer pressure There’s no better roots than your own When to Push Yourself to the Next Level Support the Crushing Iron podcast on Patreon, where the community pledge is only $3.26 per month. There are other options, but every little bit helps us keep this podcast on the rails. Thanks in advance. You can also support us at our new store at CrushingIron.com. We have some NEW classic logo t-shirts and the Official Crushing Iron Spectator shirt for sale. Support the cast and get some new gear for it! Are you thinking about raising your game or getting started in triathlon with a coach? Check out our Crushing Iron Coaching Philosophy Video   We still have a few slots left for next year's camp, but they're going fast. Check out our 2019 Camp Schedule here.  Please subscribe and rate Crushing Iron on YouTube and iTunes. Support our podcast with some New Gear at CrushingIron.com For information on the C26 Coach’s Eye custom swim analysis, coaching, or training camps email: C26Coach@gmail.com Facebook: CrushingIron YouTube: Crushing Iron Twitter: CrushingIron Instagram: C26_Triathlon www.crushingiron.com   Mike Tarrolly - crushingiron@gmail.com Robbie Bruce - c26coach@gmail.com