21 12, 2023

I Practice What I Preach: Focus on Your Weaknesses-Part II: Cycling

By | December 21st, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In my last I Practice What I Preach article, I described how I will be focusing on my weaknesses—swimming and cycling—during the prep period leading into the 2024 triathlon season. I also did a deep dive into how I was going to improve my swim technique and speed by leveraging two pieces of swimming technology [...]

23 10, 2023

Don’t Do These Five Things in Your Ski-race Training

By | October 23rd, 2023|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

One of the biggest lessons I've learned over my many years in our sport as a racer and as a mental coach, and one that many young racers don't seem to get, is that training really does matter. Too often, I see racers pretty much wasting their time in training; all the things that are [...]

11 03, 2023

Psychology of Sports Technology-Part I: Firefly Recovery

By | March 11th, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Ski Racing, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |2 Comments

I have a huge passion for technology in my athletic life. I have a smartwatch (COROS), heart-rate monitor (Polar Verity Sense), power meter (Quarq), bicycle head unit (Garmin), running pod (COROS), smart swim goggles (FORM), training platform (TrainingPeaks), virtual cycling platform (Zwift), and more. Admittedly, I haven’t gotten blood lactate, glucose, or sweat monitoring devices, [...]

7 04, 2022

“Money in the Bank, Baby!”: Make Deposits in Your Triathlon Confidence Account

By | April 7th, 2022|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

The off-season is an immensely important time to pursue your triathlon goals. You can get fitter in the pool, on your bike, and out running. You can improve your swim technique. You can rehab injuries. And, with the 2022 race season just around the corner (or already begun for some) you can take all of [...]

11 01, 2022

Make Every Day a Good Day of Triathlon Training

By | January 11th, 2022|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

One of the most frequent comments I hear from the triathletes I work 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 saw that this assertion [...]

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 [...]

6 07, 2021

Inside the Tri-Mind: Routines are the Foundation of Consistent Triathlon Performance (Part I)

By | July 6th, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , |1 Comment

Routines are one of the most important aspects of triathlon that you can develop to improve your conditioning, training, and race performances. Routines benefit all of your efforts in several ways: Routines ensure total preparation in your efforts. They enable you to be completely physically, technically, tactically, and mentally ready to perform your best. Routines [...]

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 [...]

4 01, 2021

Inside the Tri-Mind: Is an Ironman in Your Future?: Part II (Do it for the Right Reasons)

By | January 4th, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Ironman is the ultimate in triathlon competition. It’s the “poster child” by which triathlon is known to the world at large. When I began doing triathlons, almost every non-tri person I met would ask if I had done an Ironman (that’s all they knew), as if that is the only badge of honor in our [...]

21 12, 2020

Inside the Tri-Mind: Is an Ironman in Your Future?: Part I (Ironman Will Consume Your Life)

By | December 21st, 2020|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

A Covid-19 vaccine is on the horizon and hope springs eternal for a mostly normal 2021 triathlon season in the hearts of every triathlete who suffered through the frustration of the interrupted or abbreviated 2020 season (in other words, every triathlete!). All of that pent-up tri-energy may be pushing you to think about registering for [...]