... or opponents they fear, if their mind focuses on this, or they may simply just not feel like taking part in the event. State anxiety refers to this "ever-changing mood component" (Weinberg et al 2003, p79). These components could be for example state of mind on day, environment, situation, or the weather. All these factors will play a key role in the way that we interpret our anxiety. In the Journal 'Anxiety and the Ironman' by Hammermeister and Burton, they talk about an experiment where they tested the anxiety levels of triathletes. Through this they found out that anxiety was interpreted in several different ways. For example, some triathletes saw the excruciating events as a "tremendous challenge", whereas others perceived it as a "threatening experience". This underlines my point that anxiety is not necessarily a bad thing and that it is only negative when we recognise it as a negative ...

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