After an 11-year break from triathlon, I rejoined our sport in 2019 and have been a committed short-course triathlete ever since. For the past several years, I’ve been on pretty much the same training program, and it has served me very well, having worked my way up the ranks and having achieved national championship titles [...]
You might think that I’m going through some sort of morbid phase in my writing because of my last article about Another Death in Our Ski Racing Family followed by this one. Certainly, bad timing, though I don’t think there is a good time for death. But writing helps me grieve and I hope my [...]
If you haven’t heard of The Feed, you probably aren’t an endurance athlete or you train on another planet (The Feed doesn’t deliver to Mars yet, but soon, I’m sure!). But, since you’re asking, The Feed is your one-stop shop for all your endurance-sport nutritional needs (plus, they have a lot of cool gear and [...]
I was not a happy camper after my disappointing performance in the Sprint event at the World Triathlon Championships last week in Spain (to learn more). As I noted in my last post, I’m not just happy to be at the World Championships and participate; rather, I do triathlon to compete and see how I [...]
I just returned from the World Triathlon Championships in southern Spain where I raced in the Sprint and Mixed-relay events. This article will focus on the Sprint event last Thursday. First some backstory. It’s been a mostly good season for me with some frustrations and disappointments along the way. On the plus side, I won [...]
Not long ago, I was invited by Duane and Dorette Franks, my friends who run Trifiniti, one of the premier multisport training programs in the U.S., to present a webinar on Mental Training for Triathlon to their athletes. In the webinar, I explain what mental training, how it can help triathletes train better and achieve [...]
I have been working with athletes for decades helping them to strengthen their minds the same way they strengthen their bodies. Athletes don’t wait to get injured before increasing their physical fitness; instead, they get stronger to prevent injury. That’s why I call it “mental training,” the mind needs to be exercised to withstand the [...]
Have you ever had a challenging workout coming up and you had thoughts like “This is going to be soooo hard!” or “I REALLY don’t want to do this!” (both said with trepidation and dread). Or you’re driving to a race and a thought pops into your head out of nowhere, “Maybe I’ll get a [...]
As many of you know, I've been working with Ruth Astle since January (Ruth has given me permission to refer to our work together). After being injured for the first half of 2024 and unable to race, Ruth competed in Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiza and finished 3rd. Ruth created a segment for her YouTube channel about our [...]
My work with several pro triathletes focuses on building their confidence, helping them focus, finding ways to push their limits in training, and preparing them for the pressures of big events, whether the Paris Olympics or the Ironman World Championships. Additionally, under the category of I Practice What I Preach, I apply the same ideas [...]
