In my last I Practice What I Preach article, I described my fifth-place finish in the Sprint event at the World Triathlon Championships in Hamburg, Germany ten days ago. Two days after the Sprint, I competed in the Mixed Relay. This event involves four teammates each doing a Super-sprint (300-meter swim, 3.1-mile bike, .9-mile run) [...]
I competed last week in the World Triathlon Sprint Championships held in Hamburg, Germany. I raced in the Sprint and Mixed Team Relay events. These two races were one of four “A” race series that are my focus this season. I entered the events completely healthy for the first time in several years and my [...]
We human are comparison creatures. We are constantly measuring ourselves against other people. This attribute may have evolved as a means of helping us fit into the social hierarchy of the cultures we inhabited. Regardless of the reasons, social comparison plays a significant role in how we view and evaluate ourselves, and how we interact [...]
We triathletes are deep into 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 and 70.3 [...]
I presented a workshop yesterday on Mental Preparation for Big Events to members of TeamUSA who will be competing in the upcoming World Sprint Triathlon Championships in Hamburg, Germany, July 13-16 (I'll be there competing as well!). In the webinar, I offered useful information and practical tools to help my fellow World Team members be [...]
I was recently interviewed on the Student of the Game podcast about the Psychology of the Tour de France. In the podcast, I explore the psychological and emotional challenges of racing for 21 days in pursuit of the "maillot jaune" (the coveted yellow jersey of the Tour de France winner). In the podcast, I introduce [...]
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 [...]
I'm so exciting to show off my new Jakroo custom cycling kit for 2023. I've been a huge fan of Jakroo since 2019 when I designed and bought my first Jakroo triathlon and cycling kits upon my re-entry into triathlon. I have since partnered with them on new kits in 2021 and 2023. Jakroo excels [...]
Happiness is, for many in our culture, the Holy Grail of life. At the same time, is there a personal quality that we pursue with such vigor and commit so much time, energy, and money to with so little success? One reason why so many people are unable to find that mindset and feeling that [...]
Triathlon is one of the most difficult sports out there because it is so physically taxing and complex. Unlike most sports, triathlon is actually three sports rolled into one. Because of these demands, triathlon is also mentally challenging, requiring your mind to “stay in the game” in the face of internal stressors, such as extreme [...]
