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Another great reflection from The Grip. Replace "triathlon" with your favorite endurance sport... Return the Cart The Smallest Test of a Triathlete’s Character Mark Allen Feb 5 READ IN APP Triathlon has a funny way of revealing who we are. Not just on race day when the cannon goes off and our heart rate spikes, but in the thousands of quiet moments when no one is watching. The moments when the course marshals aren’t there, the medal isn’t waiting, and the result won’t show up on a leaderboard. That’s where the real athlete lives. And lately I’ve been thinking about a place that has nothing to do with swim-bike-run… and everything to do with who we become because of it: The grocery store parking lot. Specifically: the shopping cart. There’s a popular idea called the “shopping cart theory.” The basic premise is simple: returning your cart is a tiny act of responsibility that comes with almost no reward and almost no punishment. Nobody gives you a trophy for it. Nobody times you. Nobody hands you a coupon. And most of the time, nobody even notices whether you do it or not. That’s the point. It’s one of those rare, everyday moments where your behavior is guided purely by one thing: self-governance. Do you do the right thing because it’s right… or do you only do it when someone’s watching? If you’ve done triathlon long enough, you already know why this matters. Because endurance sport is nothing but a series of shopping cart moments. ⸻ Triathlon Is Built on Small Decisions