Episode 5: The Hurtlocker - Winners Love It In There...Or Do They?

Runners, cyclists, swimmers and triathletes - we love a good training session. Be it in on the Wattbike, on the trail or beach, or in a Virgin Active SA pool, training helps us achieve our goals and feel great. Well, until it doesn’t. Ha ha!

There’s a very special, dark and potentially dangerous place in every challenging workout where forging forward feels almost impossible. This is called the paincave/rabbit hole/hurtlocker, aka HELL. Despite how tough and relentless it feels, it can actually be the most helpful way of gauging progress. Rienzo Colpo from Performance Mind, Christine and Gerhard share what their paincave is, how this helps them in their pursuit of IRONMAN African Championship greatness, and explore some smart ways to push through it.