There are a few things triathletes have in common, more than the fact that they all like to swim, bike and run. A great many of them I’ve met have this unsatiable thirst for knowledge. They’re constantly reading articles in magazines, researching on the net, always looking for the secret.
I think one of the factors involved here, is that most of the triathletes I meet are into Ironman events, and Ironman triathletes are usually over-achievers in every part of their life. Most people I’ve trained are at the top of …

I recently had a conversation with a triathlete who will most likely be embarrassed to read this. I won’t mention any names or places. In the course of a ten minute conversation he used “negative self talk” so smoothly, so habitually, he’d given himself all the reasons why he couldn’t perform in a race.
He was totally unaware of consequences of the words coming out of his mouth. He was a nice, normal guy with no physical handicaps. He had the time to train, he had the equipment. Yet every conversation …

How quickly are you able to convert directions/advice into action?
There are many common traits among successful athletes. One of these is definitely the ability to convert directions to actions, quickly and efficiently. During the past week one of my athletes told me of a sore calf, which was still tight two days after a long run. Not torn, just tight and making it’s presence felt. My advice to him was try Jiang, my accupuncturist (I’ve been using her and sending my athletes to her for 12yrs)
One hour later I had …