Grant Sheldon

Professional Triathlete training in Scotland

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@sharrond62 How do you get someone away from an instant dopamine hit to one that is delayed after a level of work?
Most people are addicted to their phones, imagine how much harder that is for a young developing brain

Make the better choices the easiest choices and the worse choices harder.

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@Michael87Wright @TomGrahamMarr2 @Benny23100 @scotathletics Brilliant work lads! Keep it up 💪

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@andrewwoodroffe It has been a thing in Europe for a long time. Unsure if it is just a translation thing though rather than trying to make it sound better. Not sure of any english speaking country that says this

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@lochindaal1 @andrewwoodroffe @TriathlonMocker @Noaveragejoe88 This! And I think it highlights a different problem. Ironman have capatilised on the money making potential of triathlon as can be seen with so many athletes willing to pay this obsene money. But the money is clustered among a few. Spread the wealth and bring everyone up!?

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@grantjoakley @natashasuv_ Best class of the week!

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@pro_G_77 Thanks for these! They're awesome!

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@andrewwoodroffe The sport is changing. Funny how stacked Arzachena WC is, on the same weekend... sprint distance but a really good (natural) course.

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@Benny23100 Awesome work! Great to see your running coming on recently!

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@StJeanTriathlon @VilleDeFrejus Let's go!!

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@LewisArchibald_ Awesome news mate!! Always knew you'd be a Dr Archibald! Haha

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

COACHING OPPORTUNITY
https://t.co/fB7bcyMFGh

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@rashleigh_simon @ChallengeSalou Thanks for the cheers! Much appreciated, in a world of pain! Haha

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@TrimesTeam Exactly the question I was asking. If that is the reason, then it is somewhat worrying that the past system may not have been effective?

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

Doping positives in triathlon seem to coming in at a rate unseen before. Did these athletes just resort to drugs this year? Likely they have been tested/investigated their entire career and just at the end they get found? There seems to be more of a story here...?

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@TriathlonZone @ringsau There seems to have been a pattern here though? Either a change in drug taking practise as a group or testing/investigation practise.

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@Dorset_Steve Alexander Brukankov is the latest..

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@TrimesTeam @andrewwoodroffe @CrowieAlexander @andybtricoach It is an interesting point and I wonder if this will change with time. Introducing more athletes that would have been excluded with more endurance style racing?

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@TrimesTeam @andrewwoodroffe @CrowieAlexander @andybtricoach True, I'd argue there could be ways to provide opportunities for exciting 40k bikes.. I think it's worth more exploration and discussion before changing the sport

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@TrimesTeam @andrewwoodroffe @CrowieAlexander @andybtricoach Agree that would be awesome, but is there a way to do that which doesn't change the sport completely. I guess the worry is that once there are a few of these races, they'll become more common and in a few years no more OD. I think the Q should be how to make OD achieve that?

[Grant Sheldon @gsheldon23]

@Michael87Wright Go smash it boys!