11 01, 2024

Are Your Expectations Helping or Hurting Your Young Ski Racer?

By | January 11th, 2024|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Setting expectations for your children is an essential responsibility of being a ski racing parent. Expectations communicate messages to your children about what’s important to you and establish a standard toward which they can strive. But expectations can be double-edged swords. They can be a tremendous benefit to your children’s ski racing and personal development, [...]

27 06, 2023

Two Approaches to Triathlon “A” Race Preparation

By | June 27th, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

We triathletes are deep into the 2023 race season with many big races approaching rapidly. For me, those include the World Sprint Championships in Germany in a few weeks, the USAT National Championships in Milwaukee in August, and the World Standard-distance Championships in Spain in September. For long-course triathletes, it might be the World Ironman [...]

2 05, 2022

Dealing With Race-day Nerves in Triathlon: Global Triathlon Network Segment

By | May 2nd, 2022|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

As I mentioned in a previous post, I was in the UK a few weeks ago doing some work with Global Cycling Network and Global Triathlon Network. Part of my time there was spent shooting segments on the mental side of triathlon for the GTN Show with one of its excellent presenters, Mark Threlfall. I [...]

22 02, 2022

Let’s All Give Mikaela a Warm Hug and a Big Thanks

By | February 22nd, 2022|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Mikaela Shiffrin’s results at the Beijing Olympics were not what we were all hoping for (least of all Mikaela herself!). At the same time, I have no doubt that, after some sadness and soul searching, she will be back stronger, better, and faster than ever. It’s easy in these situations to analyze, evaluate, and critique [...]

3 02, 2022

Expectations Can Ruin Your Triathlon Race Day-#7

By | February 3rd, 2022|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

In the sixth in my nine-part series exploring obstacles that are blocking your path to your triathlon goals, I showed you how having an attitude of “nothing to lose” will serve you well in your triathlon efforts.  In today’s article, I show you how the previous obstacles I discussed in my series can create interfering [...]

22 04, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #38-Perform Your Best in Big Events

By | April 22nd, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #38-Perform Your Best in Big Events of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the first of three that explores special topics that are often not addressed in mental training, yet have a real impact on athletic performance. Very early in my podcast, I introduced you to two important goals. First, to [...]

8 04, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #37-Breathing

By | April 8th, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #37-Breathing of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast explores the power of breathing to better prepare you physically and mentally for competitive success. Breathing may be the most under-rated tool in your mental toolbox. In fact, you may have never even thought about your breathing in your athletic life at all because [...]

10 03, 2021

How Not to Get “Iced” When a Course Hold Delays Your Race Run

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

Have you experienced this before in a race? You’re in the starting gate and ready to go physically and mentally with less than 30 seconds before you put your poles over the wand, hear the countdown, and kick out of the start. Then, all of a sudden, there’s a course hold. It may be due [...]

27 08, 2020

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #25-What is Intensity?

By | August 27th, 2020|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #25: What is Intensity? of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the first of two episodes in which I will explore the impact of intensity on sports performance. The topic for today’s episode is: What is Intensity? What I mean by intensity is the amount of physiological activity you experience in your [...]

26 11, 2019

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #12-Expectations

By | November 26th, 2019|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #12: Expectations of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the fifth of six in a series that examines the psychological and emotional obstacles that hold athletes back from performing their best, enjoying their sports experiences, and achieving their sports goals. This episode focuses on expectations and how they can become a weight [...]