18 04, 2025

Positive Self-talk for Triathlon Training and Racing

By | April 18th, 2025|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Perhaps the most powerful mental tool to build your confidence is positive self-talk. What you say to yourself away from triathlon, when you’re training, and during races impacts what you think, how you feel, and how you perform in training and on race day. Whatever you think more of—whether positive or negative—will determine the road [...]

14 04, 2025

Make Every Day a Good Day of Triathlon Training

By | April 14th, 2025|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

One of the most frequent comments I hear from the triathletes I work and friends I train with is: “I had a lousy day of training.” This statement was almost always accompanied by a variety of emotions that are neither pleasant nor helpful including frustration, anger, worry, doubt, and disappointment, and, occasionally, despair. Moreover, I [...]

24 03, 2025

Transitions in Triathlon Matter, Here’s Now to Nail Them

By | March 24th, 2025|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

I think it’s unfair to call triathlons triathlons. By its very name, triathlon suggests that there are three events in the sport. However, as we all know, there are two other events that can have a big impact on where you end up in the results at the end of the day. Of course, I’m [...]

14 03, 2025

Confidence is the Key to Race-day Success

By | March 14th, 2025|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

For most of us, the off-season prep period is over (I had my first race a few weeks ago) and our conditioning and training regimens are becoming increasingly race specific. All that hard work since the end of the 2024 season has been devoted to increasing your strength and stamina so you can go hard [...]

23 01, 2025

I Practice What I Preach: Pushing My Limits (Volume)

By | January 23rd, 2025|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Greetings from Las Playitas, on the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. Las Playitas is a true triathletes’ dream, with the most amazing 50m pool and open-water swimming, biking, running, and strength training. I’m here on the last day of my first-ever “tra-cation” (training vacation) during which I’m continuing my “Don’t Violate the Law [...]

31 10, 2024

I Won a Prestigious Professional Award!

By | October 31st, 2024|Categories: Psychology|Tags: , |0 Comments

I'm honored to have recently been named the recipient of one of the most prestigious international awards in the field of applied sport psychology (not quite an Oscar or the Nobel Prize, but still pretty cool!). The Association for Applied Sport Psychology (the largest professional organization in our field) has named me the Distinguished Applied [...]

30 10, 2024

When Your Child Stops Ski Racing (or Any Sport): A Parent’s Guide to Letting Go

By | October 30th, 2024|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

I received an email from the father of a 14-year-old boy who has decided not to continue his ski-racing journey. He wrote: “I am feeling super challenged this year with the transition (and honestly, it’s my ego getting in the way). Just wondering if you have any advice on how to transition out…” His message [...]

25 10, 2024

World Triathlon Championships Update #2 (Mixed-relay): Redemption and Reflection

By | October 25th, 2024|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

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 [...]

23 10, 2024

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success: Podcast Interview on The Sport Psych Show

By | October 23rd, 2024|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

I was recently interviewed by Dr. Dan Abrahams, the noted UK sport psychologist, on his podcast, The Sport Psych Show. On the podcast, I discuss a wide range of topics related to sport psychology, mental training, and athletic performance. To listen, click here.

22 10, 2024

World Championship Update #1: Expectations, Excuses, and Explanations

By | October 22nd, 2024|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

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 [...]