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Career‑Ending Crash And Recovery
- Joanna described a bike crash at the 2009 world championships that broke her collarbone and damaged ribs requiring nine surgeries.
- She used blogging about recovery (Fast at 40) to process the injury and later turned that into her book and work on mental toughness.
Mental Skills Transfer To Life
- Joanna says mental toughness skills transfer to life challenges like chronic pain and health problems.
- She became a more empathetic coach and better problem solver by applying those psychological skills.
Hold Athletes Back More Often
- Most athletes need to be held back, not pushed; coaches should enforce genuine recovery and easy days.
- Tell athletes it's okay to go easier and allow short walk breaks to regroup during intervals.