14 11, 2023

Race Like You Train or Train Like You Race?

By | November 14th, 2023|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

One of the first questions that I ask racers and coaches I work with is: Should you race like you train or train like you race? By far, the most frequent response is: You should race like you train. This answer seems perfectly reasonable if you think about it. When you train, you’re relaxed, feel [...]

10 08, 2023

I Practice What I Preach: USAT Nationals-First, Tribulation… (Part I)

By | August 10th, 2023|Categories: Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , |1 Comment

I recently returned from the USAT National Triathlon Championships in Milwaukee where I competed in the Olympic (.9 mile swim, 24.6 mile bike, and 6.2 mile run) and Sprint (.4 mile swim, 12.4 mile bike, 3.1 mile run) races. I only had three weeks to prepare for the races after the World Sprint & Mixed [...]

30 03, 2023

I Practice What I Preach: Mental Marginal Gains

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

In my last segment of my “I Practice What I Preach” series, I explained that you don’t always want to listen to your body when you’re training and racing. The reality is that, if you did, you would slow down or stop when you started to experience high perceived effort or exertion pain. Instead, you want [...]

27 03, 2023

I Practice What I Preach: When Not to Listen to Your Body

By | March 27th, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

As I indicated in my last segment of “I Practice What I Preach,” you definitely want to listen to your body when it’s sending messages of injury to you. Moreover, you want to listen when your body is whispering, so you don’t have to listen to it when it’s screaming at you (then it’s too [...]

18 03, 2023

New Taylor Blog Series: I Practice What I Preach

By | March 18th, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Ski Racing, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

I have received an enthusiastic response from followers of my blog and social media to my recent post about the successful start of my 2023 triathlon season. Based on the positive reaction, and requests from several followers, I’ve decided to launch a new series titled, “I Practice What I Preach” in which I will share [...]

13 02, 2023

Smiling is a Powerful Mental Tool for Triathlon

By | February 13th, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , |1 Comment

One of the strangest and most effective tools I’ve come across to manage intense effort and exertion pain is something that we do often without realizing how powerful it truly is. Let me explain. A few years ago, I was working with a pro triathlete who was having a terrible track workout. She wasn’t hitting [...]

15 07, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #44-Prime Sport Challenge

By | July 15th, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #44-Prime Sport Challenge is the last of four episodes that will explore what is preventing you from committing to mental training and how you can develop a comprehensive mental training program to support your athletic goals. Ultimately, just like with other aspects of your sport, you have to decide how important the mind is [...]

1 07, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #43: Three Goals for Athletic Success

By | July 1st, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #43-Three Goals for Athletic Success is the third of four episodes that will explore what is preventing you from committing to mental training and how you can develop a comprehensive mental training program to support your athletic goals. My Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is filled with practical information and dozens upon [...]

17 06, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #42-Three Goals for Athletic Success

By | June 17th, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #42-Three Goals for Athletic Success is the second of four that will explore what is preventing you from committing to mental training and how you can develop a comprehensive mental training program to support your athletic goals. Defining success in sports is a difficult task. When I ask most athletes and coaches how they [...]

3 06, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #41-Seven Reasons Why Athletes Don’t Do Mental Training

By | June 3rd, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #41-Seven Reasons Why Athletes Don't Do Mental Training of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast the first of four that will explore what is preventing you from committing to mental training and how you can develop a comprehensive mental training program to support your athletic goals. Convincing athletes and coaches of the [...]