20% Discount on BiSaddle Adjustable Bike Saddles
I have a question for you: “During bike rides, do your ‘parts down below’ ever get numb or just plain hurt?” I’m guessing most of you will say, “Oh yeah!” (said with a grimace and a groan). I have a long history of real discomfort in my nether regions when I ride either my road […]
Read More6 Reasons I Love The Feed
If you haven’t heard of The Feed, you probably aren’t an endurance athlete or you train on another planet (The Feed doesn’t deliver to Mars yet, but soon, I’m sure!). But, since you’re asking, The Feed is your one-stop shop for all your endurance-sport nutritional needs (plus, they have a lot of cool gear and […]
Read MoreAnother Death in Our Ski Racing Family
It was almost 7 years ago that I wrote about the death of two ski racers, David Poisson, a French downhiller, and, closer to home, Max Burkhart, a German athlete who was attending Sugar Bowl Academy, where my daughters used to go to school and where I was a long-time member of its Board of […]
Read MoreI Won a Prestigious Professional Award!
I’m honored to have recently been named the recipient of one of the most prestigious international awards in the field of applied sport psychology (not quite an Oscar or the Nobel Prize, but still pretty cool!). The Association for Applied Sport Psychology (the largest professional organization in our field) has named me the Distinguished Applied […]
Read MoreWhen Your Child Stops Ski Racing (or Any Sport): A Parent’s Guide to Letting Go
I received an email from the father of a 14-year-old boy who has decided not to continue his ski-racing journey. He wrote: “I am feeling super challenged this year with the transition (and honestly, it’s my ego getting in the way). Just wondering if you have any advice on how to transition out…” His message […]
Read MoreWorld Triathlon Championships Update #2 (Mixed-relay): Redemption and Reflection
I was not a happy camper after my disappointing performance in the Sprint event at the World Triathlon Championships last week in Spain (to learn more). As I noted in my last post, I’m not just happy to be at the World Championships and participate; rather, I do triathlon to compete and see how I […]
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