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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 May 12, 2025

Three Race-day Goals for Triathlon Success

Defining success in triathlon is a difficult task. When I ask most athletes and coaches how they define success, it is usually in terms of results, whether wins, rankings, or times. For others, though, success is being healthy and fit, enjoying their races, and just finishing. Though, admittedly, results are the ultimate determinant of success […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 May 10, 2025

Meet my 2025 Partners: Argon 18 (also My Title Partner)

Meet My Partners for 2024: Argon 18 Bikes-My Title Partner I am thrilled to announce Argon 18 bicycles will continue as my bike partner for 2025 and my “title partner” that will receive top billing in supporting their brand. If you’re not familiar with Argon 18, they are a Canadian-based bicycle manufacturer that has been building exceptional […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 May 3, 2025

The Psychology of Extreme Heat for Triathletes: Don’t Sweat it

The 2025 triathlon is officially underway! One challenge that most of us can expect is extreme heat in some of our races. I’m heading Omaha in June for USAT Multisport Nationals and to Milwaukee in August for USAT Triathlon Nationals, both of which we can expect hot and humid race conditions. Thankfully, it won’t be […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 April 18, 2025

Positive Self-talk for Triathlon Training and Racing

Perhaps the most powerful mental tool to build your confidence is positive self-talk. What you say to yourself away from triathlon, when you’re training, and during races impacts what you think, how you feel, and how you perform in training and on race day. Whatever you think more of—whether positive or negative—will determine the road […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 April 14, 2025

Make Every Day a Good Day of Triathlon Training

One of the most frequent comments I hear from the triathletes I work and friends I train with is: “I had a lousy day of training.” This statement was almost always accompanied by a variety of emotions that are neither pleasant nor helpful including frustration, anger, worry, doubt, and disappointment, and, occasionally, despair. Moreover, I […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 March 24, 2025

Transitions in Triathlon Matter, Here’s Now to Nail Them

I think it’s unfair to call triathlons triathlons. By its very name, triathlon suggests that there are three events in the sport. However, as we all know, there are two other events that can have a big impact on where you end up in the results at the end of the day. Of course, I’m […]

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