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You know it is tough for you just as it's tough for everybody else like everybody hurts.Â
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So, you know, some people watching will be, kind of know what it's like for undergraduate student athletes. But you know, once you move into Ph.D. research, I assume, I don't have a Ph.D., that, you know, your kind of time intensity goes up as far as studying goes.
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So, are you sure you want to cut this?  I’m going to put that at the end now. I’m guessing good bloopers there. All right. Let's see if I can get my wits about me and you do your little intro and we'll keep going.
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I do want to go back to, you’d mention how it's not just about power and speed, but efficiency. So, I think most people can agree that swimming, they're like there is a right way to swim. Like technique is so focused on in the swim. I don't find it as controversial nowadays.
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You know, it's, I hang out in various, like triathlon forums and kind of see, you know what people are asking about and different things. And often I see beginners say, “Okay, I have this 12 week training plan that I found on X,Y, Z site like, is this a good training pla...
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You've got to enjoy what you're doing because it's part of your motivation is your enjoyment for what you're doing, and I'm a firm believer that motivation is everything. It is everything.
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