When I was young I didn't have the discipline to train like I do these days. I had a lot of heart, but not the day to day discipline required to actually be competitive.
Once you get the discipline thing licked, you have to make sure you have enough energy left, so that when you get to race day, you're just itching to get out there, and once your out there, you're pushing through the pain, riding your legs off - that's about having heart.
Discipline and heart works fine for 1/2 IM races and below, but in a longer race, when there is nothing left, it's all about will power. Keeping yourself moving forward when your brain is convinced that there is nothing left in the engine.
I have had moments when Will Power carried the day, but it is an elusive mental skill that is difficult to test.
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