If we let our head drop, our heart drops with it. Keep your head up, and your body is capable of amazing feats.

Pick your battles, and accept yourself for who you are.

It's when the discomfort strikes that they realize a strong mind is the most powerful weapon of all.

If we let our head drop, our heart drops with it. Keep your head up, and your body is capable of amazing feats.

When things are tough, you get tougher.

The key is to trust in your preparation. You have done all you can, so focus on that fact. You will remain the same person before, during and after the race, so the result, however important, will not define you. The journey is what matters.

There is a special mystique about the marathon, for example, because of its length-but that's just the bit you do at the end of an Ironman