Sebastien Locteau

Trying something different ! Galway Bay swim for Cancer Care West, swimming Sebastien Locteau Some are marathon runners or triathletes with a feeling of being invincible. Try open water marathon swimming. You will feel like a small vulnerable fish in the big big Ocean. Vulnerable is the best word to express my experience with mother Nature, a fragile human being, regardless off 28 marathons and 13 Ironman Triathlon. 18 years ago, I joined the coaching team of Galway swimming Club and played with Corrib Water Polo team. A lot of water went under the bridge since. At that time, I was part of a big picture and was highly involved in developing the west Ireland of running, triathlon and open water community with clubs and events. From Joining the new Athenry AC Senior Club with Mick Rice to the first Connemarathon with Ray O'Connor, Co-founder of Galway Triathlon club and later Predator Triathlon Club. Today we see so many events in the West like Triathlons an...

High Performance Coach Sebastien Locteau Connemarathon Elverys conference   Mental health is influenced by our social environment, biological make up and our emotional self-build. Three factors which can negatively impact our mental health if not, identified, recognised and acted on. Our social environment determines our mental fitness. The most discussed is poverty environment which challenges our mental performances, having an impact on our physical abilities, performing mental tasks, and learning cognitive skills. In a difficult social set-up, perception, sensation, ideas and intuition are challenged.  Self-esteem is also affected by feeling loved, family break up and losses but also by physical illness and or different types of abuse. Personal confidence also depends on how our social surrounding such as community activities. Relationship is another concrete example.  Acquiring knowledge and understanding through tough experiences avoiding a social drift regard...

Galway Bay swim for Cancer Care West Some are marathon runners or triathletes with a feeling of being invincible. Try open water marathon swimming. You will feel like a small vulnerable fish in the big big Ocean. Vulnerable is the best word to express my experience with mother Nature, a fragile human being, regardless off 28 marathons and 13 Ironman Triathlon. 18 years ago, I joined the coaching team of Galway swimming Club and played with Corrib Water Polo team. A lot of water went under the bridge since. At that time, I was part of a big picture and was highly involved in developing the west Ireland of running, triathlon and open water community with clubs and events. From Joining the new Athenry AC Senior Club with Mick Rice to the first Connemarathon with Ray O'Connor, Co-founder of Galway Triathlon club and later Predator Triathlon Club. Today we see so many events in the West like Triathlons and running events in Westport, Ballinasloe, Athlone, Portrun, Rosc...