10 03, 2015

Ski Racing is Like Sleep

By | March 10th, 2015|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Having just read the title of my new article, You may be thinking: “Has Dr. Jim finally lost it? What does sleep have to do with ski racing?” Let me explain. Have you ever tried to sleep? You lie in bed and tell yourself that you have to sleep and you try, try, try to [...]

8 12, 2014

Battle the Course, Not Yourself

By | December 8th, 2014|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Ski racing has become a combat sport in which you’re armored from head to toe and carrying weapons (razor sharp ski edges as swords and pointy ski poles for spears) to do battle against the course, terrain, snow conditions, and weather. You are also doing battle against the other racers in the field. Unfortunately, too [...]