{"id":21331,"date":"2025-04-20T06:24:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T06:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/?p=21331"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:59:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:59:41","slug":"2021-april-12-triathlon-ego-communication-paradoxes-reworked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyinthehills.com\/zentriathlete\/2025\/04\/20\/2021-april-12-triathlon-ego-communication-paradoxes-reworked\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 – April 12 – Triathlon, ego, communication, paradoxes (reworked)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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One of the central paradoxes of communication<\/em> is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“What was said , what was heard , and what was meant rarely ever match , leaving a tremendous gap in much of human communication.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This was pretty straight forward and striking to me this past week as my triathlon training got a little bit derailed. Not because of the paradox surrounding communication, rather just because its a paradox. On Facebook, on my wife’s feed, she captured a picture in video of one of my early swims. I was staring down the realities of my first 70.3 Ironman event. Here’s my thoughts I shared upon seeing the video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

n 2015 \u00e0 few weeks b4 my first 70.3. This is so scary. Looking back from today. So much to say. Yikes\u2026. Wow wow wow\u2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, I started where I was at and I have come a long way. For me, as I am comparing me to me here. My attitude completely disrespected the swim (\u00c9NORME \u2013 french term). So much is not going right here, not to mention, the 3:20 or so per 100 yds output \u2014 the being the least of importance here. At this time, i was parroting and yelling at everyone within 20-30 seconds of conversation. I AM A TRIATHLETE. Now, I really wasn\u2019t, I was excited to be taking up and participating in triathlons. I feel that I have come a long way, i feel I have a long way to go. So many lessons learned, hopefully now, I don\u2019t look this bad in the pool or during any swim. Guess its time for Liz to capture and share an update son. Growth comes in many ways.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To me this was very timely. I was sooo na\u00efve and foolish in my triathlon approach. I was sooo busy letting everyone know about my excitement I forgot to assure that I was improving. I say from time to time to friends as they ask what is my favorite discipline, of late it truly is the swim. Why folks ask, well, because I went from this struggle bus to where I am now. Now please, understand this comparison is me to me. If anyone comes across this, this is to help me improve. One of the first steps to real and effective progress in triathlon and the swim was this video:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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