Meet My Partners: ICAN Cycling Wheelsets
I’m excited to introduce a new partner, ICAN Wheelsets! Let me share the backstory on how I found ICAN and why I love their wheelsets for all of my bikes. Back in 2019 I decided it was time to buy myself a new road bike. My bike at the time was 12 years old and […]
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Meet My Partners: Trieye Sunglasses with Built-in Rearview Mirror
Over the last few years, I’ve established great relationships with some outstanding sports companies. I’ve partnered with them because they embody what I value in sports-related gear: innovative design, superior quality, and leading-edge performance, comfort, and looks. Over the next several weeks, I’ll be introducing these exceptional companies to you so perhaps you will explore […]
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Meet My Partners: Jakroo Custom Apparel
Over the last few years, I’ve established great relationships with some outstanding sports companies. I’ve partnered with them because they embody what I value in sports-related gear: innovative design, superior quality, and leading-edge performance, comfort, and looks. Over the next several weeks, I’ll be introducing these exceptional companies to you so perhaps you will explore […]
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Meet My Partners: Greg Rhodes, Ph.D., Exercise Physiologist & World-class Endurance Sport Coach
Over the last few years, I’ve established great relationships with some outstanding sports companies. I’ve partnered with them because they embody what I value in sports-related gear: innovative design, superior quality, and leading-edge performance, comfort, and looks. Over the next several weeks, I’ll be introducing these exceptional companies to you so perhaps you will explore […]
Read MoreInterview on Endurance Sport Psychology
I was recently interviewed by TrailRunningNation.com on the psychology of endurance sports, including trail running. I offer a lot of practical ideas on how to be prepared, feel confident, focus and deal with the pain of an endurance event.
Read MoreInside the Mind of a Pro Cyclist
Here is a great article about Tour de France winner and multiple Olympic cycling champion, Sir Bradley Wiggins, and his approach to the mental side of cycling.
Read MoreTaylor Interview with Cycling Website
Cyclists might be interested in this interview I did for a cycling website on the psychology of cycling (both road and mountain).
Read MoreOvercoming Frustration in Cycling
Frustration may be your most significant obstacle to achieving your cycling goals. We’ve all experienced the feeling of frustration when we get reeled in by the peloton after a breakaway or our legs turn to Jello with a mile until the summit of a climb. We feel stuck and discouraged, we tense up, and we […]
Read MoreCycling: Psych Down or Psych Up to Ride Your Best
In my last post, I introduced you to the importance of intensity in your cycling. I indicated that all of the mental preparation in the world will go for naught if you are not also physiologically prepared to ride your best on race day. After a good pre-race warm-up on your bike or trainer, reaching […]
Read MoreLatest News: Watch My Psychology of Cycling Lecture
A few months ago, I gave a lecture on the Psychology of Cycling as part of The Medicine of Cycling — Mini Medical School for the Public series sponsored by the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. You can view the 45-minute presentation here.
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