27 05, 2024

I Practice What I Preach: My Secret Triathlon Race-week Stress Reducer

By | May 27th, 2024|Categories: Cycling, Ski Racing, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

My first “A”s series of races of 2024, the USAT Multisport National Championships are just 10 days away. I’m already starting to think about and get organized for the races. My goal for big races, particularly those that require air travel, is to front load and organize all of the tasks that burn cognitive and [...]

24 02, 2022

Confidence is the Key to Endurance-sport Success

By | February 24th, 2022|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

Confidence is the Key to Endurance-sport Success Have you ever entered a race not feeling very confident about your ability to achieve your race goals that day? We’ve all been there, to be sure. And what likely happened was that your race didn’t go the way you wanted, that is to say, you were slower [...]

27 12, 2021

5 “Must Dos” for Race-day Success

By | December 27th, 2021|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

A fundamental question you need to ask is: “What do I need to do to be totally prepared to ski my best on race day?” If you ask the top-ten men and women on the World Cup, you will probably get 20 different answers. But, having asked this question of many world-class ski racers, I [...]

20 07, 2021

Inside the Tri-Mind: Training and Race Routines for Maximum Preparation and Performance (Part II)

By | July 20th, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , |1 Comment

In Part I of my two-part series exploring the powerful impact that routines can have on your triathlon efforts, I explained why routines are so important to every aspect of your training and racing. I also showed you how you can begin using routines in your conditioning workouts where the simpler environment enables you to [...]

10 05, 2021

The Covid-19 Race Season is Over (Yay!); Next Season Starts…Now

By | May 10th, 2021|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

The once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully!) Covid-19 race season is now over, thankfully. Like all of us, I’m sure you want to just put this past winter in your rearview mirror and never think about it again. But that would be a mistake. Before you file the 2020-21 race season away, you want to act on a famous [...]

11 03, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #35-What is a Routine?

By | March 11th, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #35-What is a Routine? of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the first of two episodes that explore the essential role that routines play in ensuring total physical and mental readiness for practice and competitions. Routines are one of the most important aspects of sports that you can develop to improve [...]

14 12, 2020

Inside the Tri-mind: Taylor’s Ten Laws of Prime Triathlon Training

By | December 14th, 2020|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Because triathlon training is so complicated and difficult (and important!), I want to share with you Taylor’s Ten Laws of Prime Triathlon Training that will provide you with way to approach your training in a way that will maximize both its effectiveness in preparing you to race your fastest and its efficiency given that we [...]

18 05, 2020

With Off-season Training, You Pay Now or Pay Later

By | May 18th, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |1 Comment

The off-season is now underway and you are probably hitting the gym and, hopefully, hitting the slopes soon as well some time in the next few months. Though getting the miles on snow is very important, a key focus during the off-season should be on building your fitness that acts as the foundation for all [...]

4 05, 2020

10 Questions to Ask Yourself at the End of the Race Season

By | May 4th, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |1 Comment

Due to COVID-19, the race season ended with a whimper, not a bang. After what was still a long and demanding winter, you’ve had some down time to do remote school and hopefully begin to look toward next winter. But before you file the 2019-20 race season away, you want to act on a famous [...]

16 02, 2020

5 “Must Dos” for Game-day Success

By | February 16th, 2020|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In my previous article, I shared with you My 5 Biggest Pet Peeves on Game Day. In that article, I shared what you shouldn’t do on game day. This article is about what you should do to perform your best and achieve your goals on game day. A fundamental question you need to ask is: [...]