Ep. 161 - Kyle Gabbard - The Mental Toughness of When to Go Easy
Mental Toughness Podcast With Dr. Rob Bell
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Show Notes
Kyle Gabbard is a triathlete and current student at Indiana University. Kyle is an Ironman. He completed his first Ironman in 2020. Since then he has done 3 full Ironmans and 6 half Ironmans. Kyle qualified for the World Ironman Championship - Kona this past year. He qualified by winning his age group (18-24) in the Chattanooga Ironman. All this in addition to being an Evans Scholar.
- 3:56 Starting As A Caddy
- 5:47 Life Lessons As A Caddy
- 7:12 Number One Memory From Caddying
- 9:34 The Importance Of The Evans Scholarship
- 11:32 From Injury To New Passion
- 14:07 Realizing This Is What I’m Good At
- 16:11 The Mental Toughness Of Fighting Through The Pain To Win
- 20:34 The Feeling Of Your Work Paying Off
- 22:30 It Takes A Whole Team To Win An Ironman
- 25:47 Heat's Effect On The Race
- 31:10 The Hinge Moment Of Backpacking Through Alaska
- 33:50 Friends Made Along The Race
- 34:47 Sharing The Pain With Others
- 37:00 Future Goals In Ironman Racing
- 40:57 The Motivation From Family And Friends
- 45:18 The Importance Of Recovery
- 48:08 Enjoying The Tests And Workouts
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