Dr. Jim Taylor

25 07, 2023

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I Practice What I Preach: World Triathlon Championship Mixed Relay Bronze

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I Practice What I Preach: World Triathlon Championship Mixed Relay Bronze

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2023-07-25T08:22:14-07:00 July 25th, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: bike, competition, mental training, run, sport psychology, swim, triathletes, triathlons, USA Triathlon, World triathlon|1 Comment

In my last I Practice What I Preach article, I described my fifth-place finish in the Sprint event at the World Triathlon Championships in Hamburg, Germany ten days ago. Two days after the Sprint, I competed in the Mixed Relay. This event involves four teammates each doing a Super-sprint (300-meter swim, 3.1-mile bike, .9-mile run) [...]

21 05, 2020

What Endurance Athletes Can Teach Us about Dealing with the COVID-19 Crisis

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2020-05-21T12:56:48-07:00 May 21st, 2020|Categories: Sports|Tags: challenges attitude, COVID-19, cyclists, endurance athletes, long distance, pandemic, perspective, runners, stress, triathletes|0 Comments

Great article in the New York Times about what endurance athletes, such as marathoners, triathletes, and cyclists, can teach us about overcoming the challenges that the COVID-19 crisis has presented to us. Not surprisingly, the suggestions are entirely psychological, related to your attitude and perspective toward the crisis.