In the last installment of my Psychology of Sports Technology, I focused on FORM smart swim goggles that has a heads-up display in one of the lenses that provides real-time tracking of essential data including time, distance, and pace, as well as useful post-swim data such as DPS, stroke rate, and SWOLF. In this week’s [...]
In the last installment of my Psychology of Sports Technology, I focused on Firefly Recovery which has been scientifically proven to facilitate recovery from intense efforts in training and competition (as well as mitigating the effects of jetlag). In today’s installment, I introduce you to FORM smart swim goggles, an absolute game changer in my [...]
I was recently interviewed by WorkingTriathlete.com, one of the leading triathlon coaching programs in the U.S., to discuss my newly developed concept of "mental marginal gain." Over the course of about one hour, my hosts, Conrad Goeringer and Derek Stone, and I talk about how the mind can be leveraged more effectively to produce meaningful [...]
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, [...]
You’re probably thinking, “Say what?," Anyone who has ever done a triathlon knows there are only two transitions in a race, the well-named T1 (swim to bike) and T2 (bike to run). But clinging to that outdated belief may hold you back from being the best triathlete you can be. By embracing the fact that [...]
At the very core of your life is the “fuel” that powers you forward in your career, avocations, relationships, and everything else that is listed under the category of Life. This fuel is formulated from the values, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and emotions that you hold and experience in every aspect of your life. Due to [...]
Under the category of "I Practice What I Preach," I raced my first event of the 2023 triathlon season yesterday at the Stanford Treeathlon, a Sprint. It was a very successful and affirming race for me. I won my age group and finished 17/248, and was the oldest by 10 years in the top 20. [...]
In my last article, I described the seven forces that make positive life change so difficult. In this article, I will explore how you can overcome those forces and propel yourself toward the person you want to be and the life you want to lead. Positive life change is the Holy Grail for many people. [...]
One thing that every triathlete knows is that you can’t fake fitness or readiness. You simply can’t swim, bike, or run faster than you’ve trained yourself to go. Also, for most age-group triathletes, time is a precious commodity in limited supply, so it’s important that you get the most out of your training efforts. You [...]
Changing your life is difficult, very difficult, despite what all of those self-help gurus say. If it wasn’t so hard, most everyone would be the people they want to be and live the lives they want to live. Too often, people blame themselves for their inability to change their lives for the better, seeing weakness [...]
