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“Continuing to Challenge Yourself Toward ‘Untapped Potential”

As I train for triathlons, there are moments when I suddenly realize something important: the place I think of as my limit is often nothing more than a passing point. I wasn’t naturally athletic to begin with, nor had I stuck with any single pursuit for a long time. So when I first entered the […]

The Ability to Notice Small Changes — What Triathlon Taught Me

Through triathlon, I have learned one especially important thing. That is the value of always being sensitive to small changes in my body. Running, cycling, swimming—day after day, the same routine repeats. To an outside observer, it might look like I’m just running and swimming the same way every day. To someone passing by, yesterday […]

What Triathlon Taught Me About the Importance of Rest

One of the most unexpected lessons I learned after starting triathlon was the importance of rest. Until then, I had always believed that, whether at work or in anything else, I had to give it my all. I thought there was no time to rest, that resting was a waste of time. I truly believed […]

Triathlon Is Life Itself 

Every time I take part in a triathlon race, I always feel, “This really is life itself.” All kinds of people gather at a race. There are highly experienced former professionals, and there are those for whom this is their very first challenge. Some have trained for years, while others are getting back into exercise […]

A Story About Realizing That “Small Daily Efforts” Truly Build Strength

Before I started triathlon training, honestly, I used to think like this: To keep swimming, biking, and running for such long periods at a high level, you must need an insane amount of training. And if you have work and a family, unless you sacrifice everything and push yourself every single day, you’d never build […]

Unexpected Growth That Comes From Doing Something Different

I believed that in order to achieve something, you had to “focus on just one thing no matter what.” Whether it was work or studying, once I committed to doing something, I would pour all my energy into it—even if it meant sacrificing other things. Otherwise, I thought, you wouldn’t get results. I acted that […]

The Importance of Relaxing Your Effort

Through triathlon, I learned the importance of relaxing your effort. In swimming, biking, and running—no matter the discipline—if you tense up or push too hard unnecessarily, you quickly get exhausted and lose the stamina needed to go the distance. On the other hand, if you can skillfully release unnecessary tension, you can save your strength […]

The “True Goal-Setting” Triathlons Teach Us

When you’re training for a triathlon, there are moments when you suddenly realize something: the process of setting goals for a race is very similar to how we set goals in life. For example, when entering a competition, you aim for a time that feels just within reach if you push yourself a bit. It’s […]

A Heart That Appreciates Each Day

Since I started doing triathlons, my everyday life has changed—quietly, but unmistakably. The biggest change is that feelings of gratitude now come to me naturally. Every morning at 3 a.m., when my alarm goes off, I quietly rise in a still–dark room. When I step outside, the world is still asleep, and only the streetlights […]