13 11, 2021

New Article on Triathlete.com: 10 Questions to Ask Yourself at the End of Triathlon Season

By | November 13th, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

My latest Inside the Tri-Mind article, 10 Questions to Ask at the End of Triathlon Season, is now available on triathlete.com for your reading pleasure. My article explores how you shouldn't end your triathlon season without a deep-dive into how it went for you. Identifying what worked, what didn't work, and what you want to [...]

10 11, 2021

Three Fundamental Goals of Sport Psychology

By | November 10th, 2021|Categories: Cycling, Personal Growth, Psychology, Ski Racing, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , |1 Comment

When most people think of sport psychology, they think about what is typically referred to as mental training. The purpose of mental training is to better prepare athletes psychologically and emotionally for the rigors of sport practice and the demands of competition. Increasing motivation, building confidence, managing competitive anxiety, and improving focus are common areas [...]

2 11, 2021

Inside the Tri-mind: How to Prevent and Relieve Triathlon Burnout

By | November 2nd, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

As a rule, triathletes, whether competing in sprints, Olympic distance, 70.3s, or full Ironmans, aren’t usually known for their reluctance to put in the hours of hard work necessary to achieve their sometimes awe-inspiring goals. To the contrary, many triathletes are hyper motivated and often must be held back rather than pushed forward. At the [...]

26 10, 2021

Inside the Tri-Mind: The Psychology of Endurance-sport Technology

By | October 26th, 2021|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

You might think that a sport psychologist wouldn’t be interested in technology or hard data. Aren’t we supposed to be into mind stuff like thoughts and emotion? Well yes, psychology is very much about the psyche. At the same time, you may not realize that the data that comes out of a modern endurance-sport watch [...]

19 10, 2021

Inside the Tri-Mind: Create a Slumpbusting Plan to Break Out of Your Triathlon Slump

By | October 19th, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In my last article, I introduced you to slumps in triathlon; what they are, their causes, and some ways to prevent them. This article will focus on what you can do to overcome slumps that arise in the most effective and efficient way so you can get in the pool, in the saddle, and in [...]

12 10, 2021

Hit-and-Run Ain’t No Fun: Psychology of a Near-Death Bike Crash

By | October 12th, 2021|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |7 Comments

Every cyclist and triathlete recognizes, understands, and accepts the risks they are taking every time they climb into the saddle and go for a road ride. A distracted or reckless driver can mean serious injury or death. But, in my years of cycling and triathlon training and racing, I have avoided such intimate contact with [...]

28 09, 2021

Inside the Tri-Mind: Mental Rehab of Triathlon Injury

By | September 28th, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

The sad reality of triathlon is that you either have or will have an injury that will keep you way from our sport for an extended period due to the demands that swimming, biking, and                   running place on the body. This topic is near and dear to me because in the last two seasons I [...]

23 09, 2021

Sprint, Don’t Stagger, to the Finish of Your Triathlon Season

By | September 23rd, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

At this late point in the season, you will have fallen into one of three camps as far as how your season has gone. First, you may be having a break-out season in which you are absolutely thrilled with the progress in your racing and race results. You would be perfectly content if the season [...]

14 09, 2021

How to Ride the Triathlon Emotional Rollercoaster

By | September 14th, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

One of the things I love most about being a triathlete is the range and intensity of emotions our sport evokes in me. Doing triathlons is like living life with the volume turned up. There is something about triathlon that peels away the layers of our emotions and causes us to feel them in their [...]

31 08, 2021

Inside the Tri-Mind: Help! I’m Stuck in a Slump and I Can’t Get Out

By | August 31st, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Performance slumps are one of the most common, yet mysterious and frustrating, phenomena in triathlon. Typically viewed as unexplained drops in performance, slumps are a source of concern for triathletes and coaches alike. Despite its visible place in the collective psyche of the triathlon community, little is known about the causes or cures for performance [...]