13 02, 2024

Season-ending Injuries on the World Cup are Alarming (and How to Prevent Them)

By | February 13th, 2024|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports|Tags: , |0 Comments

What do Mikaela Shiffrin, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Petra Vlhova, Alexis Pinturalt, Sofia Goggia, Corinne Sutter, Marco Schwartz, and several other World Cup ski racers have in common? They all sustained serious injuries that ended their seasons prematurely (except Mikaela who has missed several races so far due to a knee injury). As my title suggests, [...]

7 02, 2024

The Psychology of Sports Technology: Wetsuits

By | February 7th, 2024|Categories: Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , |1 Comment

When triathletes think about technology, they typically think about HR monitors, bike computers, power meters, GPS, and the like. Yet, sports technology has been around long before the invention of the silicon chip and the internet. In fact, every advancement that has enabled triathletes to swim (e.g., goggles), bike (e.g., aerobars), and run (e.g., carbon plates) [...]

29 01, 2024

Meet My Partners for 2024: The Feed Sports Nutrition

By | January 29th, 2024|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , |0 Comments

In today’s installment of Meet My Partners for 2024, I introduce you to my newest partner, The Feed. The Feed is your one-stop shop for all your sports-nutrition needs. From hydration to fueling, from drink powders to gels, chews, and bars, for training or races, from kids to age groupers to pros—for everyone who competes and [...]

26 01, 2024

Meet My Partners for 2024: Atomic Ski Equipment

By | January 26th, 2024|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports|Tags: , , |0 Comments

In today’s installment of Meet My Partners for 2024, I introduce you to Atomic ski equipment. For anyone who is involved in skiing, Atomic is a brand that is well known as a world leader in our sport with a stable of some of the best skiers in the world including Mikaela Shiffrin (alpine ski racing), David Magnini [...]

24 01, 2024

Meet My Partners for 2024: Dr. Greg Rhodes Endurance-sport Coach

By | January 24th, 2024|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

In today’s installment of Meet My Partners for 2024, I don’t introduce you to a company that designs and manufactures exceptional sports products, but rather to an individual who “designs and manufactures” exceptional endurance athletes. I’m talking about Dr. Greg Rhodes, a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology and an internationally recognized authority on endurance-sport training and an [...]

22 01, 2024

Meet My Partners for 2024: deboer Performance Wetsuits

By | January 22nd, 2024|Categories: Sports, Triathlon, Uncategorized|Tags: , , |0 Comments

In today’s installment of Meet My Partners for 2024, the open-water swimmer in me is excited to introduce you to deboer wetsuits, the most scientifically advanced wetsuit ever made. deboer wetsuits have been developed in collaboration with Olav Aleksander Bu, the Head of Performance for the Norway  Triathlon, the co-founder of Santara Technology, and the [...]

19 01, 2024

Meet My Partners for 2024: eoSwimBetter Technology

By | January 19th, 2024|Categories: Sports, Triathlon|Tags: |1 Comment

In today’s installment of Meet My Partners for 2024, my swimming is thrilled to introduce you to eo SwimBetter. I was recently introduced to eo SwimBETTER by Brenton Ford of Effortless Swimming as I looked for ways to be more competitive with the strong-swimming triathletes in my age group. Despite  my best efforts at improving my swim [...]

17 01, 2024

Meet My Partners for 2024: SLF Motion Cycling Drivetrain Upgrades

By | January 17th, 2024|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , |0 Comments

In today’s installment of Meet My Partners for 2024, I am thrilled to introduce you to SLF Motion, a company that designs and manufactures the highest quality cycling drivetrain upgrades (over-sized pulley wheels, ceramic bottom bracket). SLF stand for Smoothest, Lightest, Fastest. And they deliver big time! I discovered SLF Motion in 2021 as I was [...]

16 01, 2024

I Practice What I Preach: How to Deal with Minor Injuries

By | January 16th, 2024|Categories: Cycling, Ski Racing, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

An unfortunate reality of being a committed triathlete is that you will likely experience minor, yet nagging, injuries with some frequency during the course of  your triathlon career. You know what I’m talking about. Those little injuries that don’t involve serious physical trauma to muscles, tendons, or bones (usually just a pull rather than a [...]

15 01, 2024

Meet My Partners for 2024: BiSaddle Adjustable Bike Saddles

By | January 15th, 2024|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , |0 Comments

In today’s installment of Meet My Partners for 2024, my backside and private parts are thrilled to introduce you to BiSaddle, a U.S. company that makes the first and only adjustable saddles for all types of bikes. When I decided to build my dream bike last year, I thought about what changes I needed to make for [...]