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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 February 16, 2026

Be Your Ski-Racing Children’s Wings, Not Their Weight Vest

Parents play a powerful role in the psychological development of ski racers, whether they intend to or not. What you say, how you react emotionally at races, and even what you do not say sends constant signals to your child about expectations, performance, and self-worth. Most parents want to help. Many unintentionally make the mental […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 January 30, 2026

The Feed is My Go-to Place for Sports Nutrition

For endurance athletes, nutrition isn’t a luxury. It’s training equipment. What you fuel with directly impacts how you perform, how well you recover, and your long-term health. That’s why I count on The Feed for all my sports nutrition needs. The Feed isn’t just another online store. It was created specifically for athletes who care […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 January 26, 2026

Do You Train Better Than You Race? Here’s Why

One of the most frustrating experiences in ski racing is skiing free and fast in training, then feeling tight, skiing cautious, and finishing slow on race day. Ski racers often assume this means they are missing something technically. In most cases, they are not. The difference between training speed and race speed is rarely physical. […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 January 23, 2026

Why Mental Training in the Triathlon Off-Season

During race season, your mind is largely reactive. You respond to results, pressure, expectations, fatigue, pain, unforgiving conditions, and the First Rule of Triathlon: “S&%# happens in triathlon. There is little room to step back and change how you think or operate. Patterns—good or bad—are already in motion. The off-season is different. It is the […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 January 21, 2026

Win the Mental Race: Why Ski Racing Is Three Races, Not One

On race day, most ski racers think they’re competing in just one race. This is partially true, but it doesn’t tell the whole story of what makes ski racing such a demanding sport. And it misses what most often determines how you perform in the race. In reality, every ski race is made up of […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 January 15, 2026

Why Off-Season Triathlon Goals Should Focus on How You Train

Off-season goal-setting is where many triathletes unintentionally undermine their own preparation. They set goals that make sense on paper—podiums, qualifications, time targets—but that provide very little guidance for daily training between now and race season. The off-season isn’t about outcomes. It’s about building the habits and mindset that eventually produce the outcomes you want. The […]

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