I’ve been involved in a FIS-driven project that brought together an international group of experts from every field related to ski racing performance to establish protocols for injury prevention, treatment, rehab, and return to snow. We have developed a Needs Assessment Questionnaire that we are trying to get out to as many Snowsport stakeholders as [...]
In my recent ski racing articles, I’ve been focusing on how racers can use the fall to get maximally prepared to ski their best when race season begins. Well, with winter approaching, there’s another stakeholder in our ski racing community who also needs to get ready for the demands of the race season: Parents! As [...]
Is there anything more central to our psychological and emotional health and well-being than the quality of our relationships? And is there any other topic in the “self-help industrial complex” that receives so much attention? In both cases, the answer is a very sad no. What these two questions suggest is that so many of [...]
It’s hard to believe the summer, what I consider Phase I of the ski racing prep period, is almost over. Hopefully, the summer was devoted to building the foundation for your success next winter. In all likelihood, your efforts focused on three areas. First, you engaged in an intensive physical conditioning program. The reality of [...]
Since early 2023, I’ve published a number of articles as part of my “I Practice What I Preach” Series in which I share lessons I’ve learned from my own triathlon racing that might benefit others. Over the last several months, four of my articles have explored how my focus on results has impacted my experience [...]
It’s 5:15am. It’s cold (around 42 degrees), still dark, and you can hear the rain pummeling the roof of your house or dorm room. You know you’ve got a challenging workout this morning that’s going hurt…a lot. How much do you want to get out of bed at that moment in time? Well, we can [...]
Many of us devote enormous amounts of time, energy, and money to becoming the best versions of ourselves. These efforts are reflected in a self-help industry that generates more than $13 billion a year. We strive to let go of past baggage, change the way we think, transform our emotional lives, behave differently, or alter [...]
If you’re a committed triathlete who races a lot during the competitive season, it’s not if you’ll have a bad race, but, more likely, when you’ll have a bad race. Unsatisfactory races can happen for all kinds of objective reasons: lack of sleep, life stress, poor hydration or nutrition, a mechanical failure, poor tactics or [...]
As I described in Part I of my experience at the recently completed USAT National Olympic and Sprint Championships, my first race, the Olympic distance, was a source of some tribulation for me. That discomfort continued through the day post-race and when I woke up and prepared for my Sprint-distance race the following day. Pre-race [...]
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 [...]
