Triathlon’s Holy Grail: Increase Your Effort & Decrease Your Pain in Training and Races
The goal for every determined triathlete—the Holy Grail of our sport, you might say—is the ability to maintain or even increase effort and decrease (or at least minimize) the exertion pain you feel during hard workouts and in races. The problem, as we can all attest to, is that it is extremely difficult to resist […]
Read MoreSeason-ending Injuries on the World Cup are Alarming (and How to Prevent Them)
What do Mikaela Shiffrin, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Petra Vlhova, Alexis Pinturalt, Sofia Goggia, Corinne Sutter, Marco Schwartz, and several other World Cup ski racers have in common? They all sustained serious injuries that ended their seasons prematurely (except Mikaela who has missed several races so far due to a knee injury). As my title suggests, […]
Read MoreThe Psychology of Sports Technology: Wetsuits
When triathletes think about technology, they typically think about HR monitors, bike computers, power meters, GPS, and the like. Yet, sports technology has been around long before the invention of the silicon chip and the internet. In fact, every advancement that has enabled triathletes to swim (e.g., goggles), bike (e.g., aerobars), and run (e.g., carbon plates) […]
Read More9 “Alignments” for a Healthy Relationship
I always find it amazing that love relationships ever come to fruition and sustain themselves for an extended period of time. Relationships seem so complicated, particularly those of the romantic, “I’m looking for my soulmate” variety. There are so many aspects of a relationship that determine whether it works or not. And how do we […]
Read MoreWhy I Love eo SwimBETTER: Interview with eo SwimBETTER Chairman
As I noted in my Meet My Partners for 2024: eo SwimBETTER, I have found this cutting-edge swim technology an absolute game changer for my swimming as I enter the 2024 triathlon season. In this interview with Jaimie Fuller, the Chairman of eo SwimBETTER, I describe the incredible benefits that their handsets have brought me […]
Read MoreMeet My Partners for 2024: Dr. Greg Rhodes Endurance-sport Coach
In today’s installment of Meet My Partners for 2024, I don’t introduce you to a company that designs and manufactures exceptional sports products, but rather to an individual who “designs and manufactures” exceptional endurance athletes. I’m talking about Dr. Greg Rhodes, a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology and an internationally recognized authority on endurance-sport training and an […]
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