Craig Alexander : Overcoming Self Doubt to become an Ironman World Champion
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- Опубликовано: 18 авг 2020
- “Just continue to push just lean into it and push, and at no second give up. Because at the end, a race is just a collection of moments, a collection of time, a collection of seconds, and you want to win ever second and every battle you have with yourself...” - Craig Alexander
Craig Alexander is a 3 x Ironman World Champion and a 2 x Ironman 70.3 World Champion. He has over 50 victories in other Ironman and 70.3 victories around the World. He is one of the best to ever compete in the sport of triathlon. He dominated in the short course olympic distance then he moved up to Ironman later in his career to set new records and dominate the sport for years. During his reign as the best Ironman athlete he and I raced against each other a lot and we had some great battles. During those years I finished 2nd a lot to him and was runner up to 2 of his World Championships both with close finishes. I have the greatest respect for him and we cultivated a friendship through racing because of the journey it took us both through.
In this episode we go back and talk about a couple specific races and the thought process and mindset we both went through and how those races unfolded. Through these discussions I realized something I would have never guessed in a million years. Someone I thought was the most sure and confident person dealt with self doubt on a constant basis. Hear how Craig dealt with that and how he overcame doubt to be one of the best Ironman athletes ever and an athlete that is still racing at 48 and winning races.
This was a great discussion, and I look forward to talking even more in the future.
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SHOW NOTES
In this episode, we discuss:
- How we brought the best out of each other racing
- Racing together at the Honu or Hawaii Ironman 70.3
- The fight at Ironman Boise 70.3
- Craigs Mindset or Montra
- Being self aware through your mind and body
- What drives Craig and the importance of drawing a road map
- Craigs biggest challenges
- How lack of confidence effected his racing
- Dealing with that voice telling him he didn't belong and how he overcame it
- Asking the right questions
- From "why me" to "why not me"
- Proving that he belonged
- Why it's important to stay humble and grateful
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Dude....Crowie is such a badass. And such a class act. Had the opportunity to be on the same course with him at IM 70.3 Kansas back in the day. Wow....
yes he is!
Love you both! World class athletes, champions and human beings!
Man this has to be one of the most inspirational and teaching talks I have heard in a while. Craig Alexanders way of speaking up was awesome.
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it
I grew up watching Lieto hammer it on the bike and Craig hammering it on the run. Both inspired me to complete my first half-Ironman. These gentlemen are class acts and LEGENDS!
Thank you very much👍🏽
Absolute honesty from the World Champ.
"We over estimate what we can do in the short haul, and underestimate what we can do in the long haul..." thats got to be worth a subscription
watching the old training day vids that Craig was on years ago were the first time I saw Ironman, proper legend.
so awesome, two of the greats sitting and having an amazing conversation.
Your best one yet! So many quotable quotes, e.g. "Your idol should be the best version of yourself". In individual sports we are constantly fighting against internal and external competitors, it's cerebral.
Thank you!!
Great comment
Brilliant conversation, thank you
I can't tell you how refreshing this video is. Two titans of their time reflecting on their rivalry on preparing the mindset to compete during their heyday, but most importantly; to come full circle years later to learn that their battles, sacrifices, and commitments were required to push themselves and the sport to a higher level. To be the best, you have to compete with the best and these guys did not shy away from one another. This segment taught me many things as an age group triathlete where we too have our rivals! We experience some the same mindset, but what I loved about this segment is you can see the respect for one another and humbleness from Craig and the powerful character of Chris. These guys are just starting their journey and their story is starting to unfold just like Dave Scott and Mark Allen...Thanks for sharing and always tip my hat to both of you!
Thank you!!!
Wow. Absolutely riveting interview. Thank you gentlemen for sharing your wonderful stories, insights, motivations and mindsets.
Great chat between these two amazing athletes.
I raced Hawaii 70.3 in 2009 with them. Amazing to see them coming back at you way before I hit the climb to Honu
Nicely done fella’s 👌👏
Sensational.
Great chat. Thanks!
Amazing Interview. A lot of Things to take note. Thank you Chris and Craig! Saludos desde Chile
Glad you enjoyed it!
Definitely Interview Chris McCormack!!!
Good old times when this two were racing. Lieto at the front of the bike and Craig pushing HARD to catch him.
Please! Interview McCormack! Please!
Great video. Thank you.
👍🏽 thanks
Finally yes!!!! Thank you Chris Lieto! If you have an old jersey or race suit you want to ship to me. Please let me know I collect :)
Thanks so much. Sorry no old race suits. 👍🏽
Greetings,from Mr Axel Vasa the west coast wizard himself. I have got something essential to share with you. Let's keep spreading much love and positive light to the world. 💯❤️🙏😊
Have on Macca. He’s the best
I hope to get him on soon