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26 03, 2024

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Lessons from Pro Triathletes: A New Blog Series

Cycling, Sports, Triathlon

Lessons from Pro Triathletes: A New Blog Series

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2024-03-26T11:47:08-07:00 March 26th, 2024|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: bike run, Ironman, mental training, multisport, sport psychology, swim, triathlete, triathlete.com, triathlon, USA Triathlon, Working Triathlete|0 Comments

I am fortunate to be working with three outstanding professional triathletes who are also exceptional human beings (they have all agreed to allow me to introduce them to you): 1) Ruth Astle, from the UK, is a 3x Ironman winner; Lisa Tertsch, from Germany, is ranked 5th in the world by World Triathlon and is [...]

17 04, 2023

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I Practice What I Preach: Tempering Expectations

Cycling, Sports, Triathlon

I Practice What I Preach: Tempering Expectations

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2023-04-17T09:14:31-07:00 April 17th, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: bike run, emotions, expectations, goals, mental training, sport psychology, swim, triathlon|1 Comment

Let’s begin with an exercise: I don’t want you to think about a pink elephant. What did you do? Well, you thought of a pink elephant, of course. But don’t think about a pink elephant, don’t think about a pink elephant, don’t think about a pink elephant! Does that help you not think about a [...]