Meet My Newest Partner: BiSaddle Means No More Pain in the Backside
I’m approached by sports and technology companies frequently wanting to leverage my credibility and social-media presence to market their products. In almost every case, I decline their offers. At the same time, in my ongoing search for “really cool things” in my sporting life, I periodically discover products that clear the bar in what I […]
Read MoreExpectations Can Ruin Your Triathlon Race Day-#7
In the sixth in my nine-part series exploring obstacles that are blocking your path to your triathlon goals, I showed you how having an attitude of “nothing to lose” will serve you well in your triathlon efforts. In today’s article, I show you how the previous obstacles I discussed in my series can create interfering […]
Read MoreMental Imagery Can Unlock Your Endurance-sport Potential
I recently published this article on the power of mental imagery for COROS, the upstart sports-performance technology company that is challenging Garmin for preeminence. Here’s the introduction to the article: Would you believe me if I told you that there is a tool so powerful that it can help you develop yourself technically, tactically, mentally […]
Read MoreIs Social Media an Existential Threat to Civilized Society?
The conventional wisdom among social-media experts is that social media is neither good nor bad; rather it is how social media is used that determines whether it is life affirming or life damaging. These same social-media experts (myself included) have been reluctant to speak strongly against these technology platforms for fear of being labeled a […]
Read MoreYou Have Nothing to Lose, so Go Triathlon Big!-#6
In the fifth of my nine-part series exploring the obstacles that block your path to your triathlon goals, I offered some insights into how you can let go of your fear of failure. In this article, I will explain how this process boils down to one simple belief: “I have nothing to lose.” Not long […]
Read More12 Really Cool Things for the Obsessed Triathlete in 2022
“Hi, my name is Jim and I’m obsessed with triathlon.” Yes, I admit it, I am 100%, over-the-top crazy about triathlon. A brief back story explaining how I arrived at this place of total absorption and immersion in our sport. In the early and mid 2000s, after achieving my goal of running under three hours […]
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