Welcome to the QT2 Podcast Series Race Recap.

For this series, we have invited our athletes to come and talk about their race day experiences. We'll cover their journey to the starting line, course details, pre-race and race day logistics, travel and expenses, and more.

Episode 3 takes us to the 2025 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Marbella, Spain. Listen on as QT2 athletes Gretchen Cooney, Chelsea Conway and Ryan Zelinski tell you about their experiences racing on this beautiful and challenging course. Hear about how they qualified, their travel experiences getting and staying in Marbella, training guidance and more. Stay to the end for some valuable tips from these experienced and accomplished triathletes.

Learn more about QT2 Systems at www.qt2systems.com

Welcome to the QT2 Podcast Series Race Recap. For this series, we have invited our athletes to come and talk about their race day experiences. We'll cover their journey to the starting line, course details, pre-race and race day logistics, travel and expenses, and more.

Episode 2 takes us to the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon. At nearly 60,000 finishers, the TCS is the largest marathon. And also one of the most difficult to get into. Listen on as QT2 athletes and NYC marathon veterans Howard Voletsky and Terry Alexander tell you about their NYC marathon experience, from securing your entry, to tackling all of the pre-race and race day logistics, to racing on the iconic course.

The application process for the 2026 NYC Marathon starts in February - be prepared!

Learn more about QT2 Systems at www.qt2systems.com

Welcome to the QT2 Podcast Series Race Recap. For this series, we have invited our athletes to come and talk about their race day experiences. We'll cover their journey to the starting line, course details, pre-race and race day logistics, travel and expenses, and more.

Episode 1 takes us to the 2025 IRONMAN World Championship in Kona. Listen on as QT2 athletes Lauren Magin, Nancy McMahon and Jennie Hansen tell you about their experiences on the big stage from travel tips to training guidance to crossing the most storied finish line in all of triathlon.

Learn more about QT2 Systems at www.qt2systems.com

Why Mindset Matters in Endurance Sports and How a Coach Can Help Navigate the Minefield - Episode 6 - Maintaining a Larger View/Managing a Disappointing Result

In this podcast series, QT2 Owner and Head Coach Tim Snow shares his views, informed by more than twenty years of racing and coaching endurance sports, on how an athlete's mindset can have a profound impact on performance.

What happens when you nail your training, but fall short on race day? It could be for so many reasons. In this final episode of the series, Coach Tim talks about the race debrief, and why it's such an important conversation to have. It's always important to try to understand what happened and why - often the answer is not the training.

Learn more about QT2 Systems at www.qt2systems.com

Why Mindset Matters in Endurance Sports and How a Coach Can Help Navigate the Minefield - Episode 5 - Coping Visualization

In this podcast series, QT2 Owner and Head Coach Tim Snow shares his views, informed by more than twenty years of racing and coaching endurance sports, on how an athlete's mindset can have a profound impact on performance. In episode 5, Coach Tim delves into Coping Visualization. As we mentally prepare for race day, we so often visualize the perfect day. Perfect weather. Perfect execution. But in the world of endurance sports, a race is seldom perfect. A real race day includes uncontrollables, and how we respond (and not react) to them will be what makes or breaks the day. In this episode Coach Tim describes coping visualization and discusses how a coach can help the athlete practice various scenarios, and teach the mind how to respond on race day, even to something not practiced.

Learn more about QT2 Systems at www.qt2systems.com

Why Mindset Matters in Endurance Sports and How a Coach Can Help Navigate the Minefield - Episode 4 - True Goal Setting

In this podcast series, QT2 Owner and Head Coach Tim Snow shares his views, informed by more than twenty years of racing and coaching endurance sports, on how an athlete's mindset can have a profound impact on performance. In episode 4, Coach Tim explains the differences between goals, targets and outcomes. Goals are things over which you have near total control - e.g., your hydration intake. Targets are things over which you have some level of control, but not total control - e.g., race pace, power, heart rate. Outcomes things over which you have very little control, and often have to do with the performance of other people - e.g., whether you stand on the podium.

A coach can help the athlete by remaining objective, and assisting the athlete to define his/her goals and develop strategies for how to accomplish those goals.

Learn more about QT2 Systems at www.qt2systems.com

Why Mindset Matters in Endurance Sports and How a Coach Can Help Navigate the Minefield - Episode 3 - Recognizing Your Controllables & Uncontrollables

In this podcast series, QT2 Owner and Head Coach Tim Snow shares his views, informed by more than twenty years of racing and coaching endurance sports, on how an athlete's mindset can have a profound impact on performance.

In sports, as in life, there are always things that you cannot control. The list is seemingly endless. But, what you can control is how you respond, If it's hot and humid on race day, how will you respond? If you get a flat tire on the bike, how will you respond? If you get hit on the head in the swim, how will you respond? In this episode, Coach Tim walks you through how to identify what you can control and what you can't control. He then discusses strategies on how to subjectively respond to the uncontrollable conditions and also the importance of objectively evaluating performance based on those uncontrollable conditions.

Learn more about QT2 Systems at www.qt2systems.com

Why Mindset Matters in Endurance Sports and How a Coach Can Help Navigate the Minefield - Episode 2 - Setting & Managing Appropriate Expectations.

In this podcast series, QT2 Owner and Head Coach Tim Snow shares his views, informed by more than twenty years of racing and coaching endurance sports, on how an athlete's mindset can have a profound impact on performance.

In Episode 2, Coach Tim takes a deep dive into the first strategy for altering mindset - setting & managing appropriate expectations. This strategy is written to the athlete who anytime they lace up expects a PR and/or the athlete who loses sight on where they are in a training process. Training plans are written to target a specific race at a specific time. If an athlete wants to race earlier in the training cycle, the athlete will not be at 100%. Should they still race? Yes, if, but only if, expectations match their training status.

Learn more about QT2 Systems at www.qt2systems.com