11 02, 2023

Meet My 2023 Partners: Firefly Recovery Technology

By | February 11th, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Over the last few years, I’ve established great relationships with some outstanding sports companies. I’ve partnered with them because they embody what I value most in sports-related products: innovation, superior quality, and leading-edge performance. In today’s installment of Meet My 2023 Partners, I am thrilled to introduce you to my newest partner Firefly Recovery. Firefly [...]

6 02, 2023

I Choose to Push My Limits; Here’s How You Can Too

By | February 6th, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |2 Comments

Let’s be realistic. The primary obstacle to pushing your physical limits is pain. Your ability to tolerate and manage the pain you experience in your training will determine how hard, fast, and far you go, the gains you make in your fitness, and how you perform in races. So, the $64,000 question is: What can [...]

4 02, 2023

Motivational Tool #2 for Cycling and Triathlon: From The Complete Guide to Cycling Psychology

By | February 4th, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

I just recorded the second of four motivational tools for cycling and triathlon. In this series, I explore in about one minute practical steps you can take to stay motivated early in the season when it’s cold outside for most of us and boring inside while riding on Zwift and similar platforms.  

3 02, 2023

Meet My 2023 Partners: Greg Rhodes, Ph.D., Exercise Physiology

By | February 3rd, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Over the last few years, I’ve established great relationships with some outstanding sports companies. I’ve partnered with them because they embody what I value in sports-related products: innovation, superior quality, and leading-edge performance. In a series of posts, I’m re-introducing these exceptional companies and people to you so  you will consider adding what they have [...]

30 01, 2023

Meet My 2023 Partners: PowerBar Sports Nutrition

By | January 30th, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Over the last few years, I’ve established great relationships with some outstanding sports companies. I’ve partnered with them because they embody what I value in sports-related products: innovation, superior quality, and leading-edge performance. In a series of posts, I’m re-introducing these exceptional companies and people to you so  you will consider adding what they have [...]

20 01, 2023

Motivational Tool #1 for Cycling and Triathlon: From The Complete Guide to Cycling Psychology

By | January 20th, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

I just recorded the  first of four motivational tools for cycling and triathlon. In this series, I explore in about one minute practical steps you can take to stay motivated early in the season when it's cold outside for most of us and boring inside while riding on Zwift and similar platforms. You can watch [...]

8 12, 2022

Look Back to the 2022 Triathlon Season So You Can Look Forward to 2023

By | December 8th, 2022|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

The 2021-22 race season is now in our rearview mirror (mine just ended after Abu Dhabi a full seven months after it started). You’ve likely either put your swim, bike, and run gear away for a much needed rest or significantly dialed back your training through the new year when you’ll ramp things up in [...]

2 12, 2022

From Hit-and-Run to 3rd in the World: Lessons Learned from my Return from a Near-death Bike Crash

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

If you would have told me 14 months ago that I would compete in the 2022 World Triathlon Championships in Abu Dhabi and come away with a bronze medal in the Super-sprint and a 9th place in the Olympic distance in my age group, I would have certainly told you that you were crazy. I [...]

2 11, 2022

The Psychology of Extreme Heat for Triathletes: Don’t Sweat it!

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

I’m heading to Abu Dhabi in late November to compete in the World Standard-distance and Super-sprint World Championships. And, yes, it’s going to be hot, very hot. The typical daily temperature in the U.A.E. in November is around 95 degrees and the water temperature is in the mid-80s (no wetsuits there!). Without a doubt, the [...]

10 10, 2022

Working Triathlete Podcast #4: How to Master Pain in Endurance Sports

By | October 10th, 2022|Categories: Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

I’ve been invited by Working Triathlete, one of the leading endurance-sport training programs in the U.S., to participate in a series of podcasts that focuses on the mental side of triathlon. In the series, we’ll be doing a deep dive into all things psychological and emotional in the complex and demanding sport of triathlon. In [...]