Mental skill training
Six Words That Can Change How You View Failure As An Everyday Athlete
Six Words That Can Change How You View Failure As An Everyday Athlete We’ve all been there at one point or another: Feeling like we failed when a race or event didn’t go as planned, hoped for, or expected. Usually this feeling, at least for me, is a very negative emotion that derails all enjoyment…
Read MoreMotivation for Endurance Athletes Over 50: How to Stay Positive and Push Your Limits
Motivation for Endurance Athletes Over 50: How to Stay Positive and Push Your Limits As we age, our physical abilities inevitably change, but this doesn’t mean the end of cycling or running – obviously! For me, motivation for endurance athletes over 50 is about personal challenge – doing hard things – and competition to improve…
Read MoreBeyond the Finish Line: Setting Smart Process Goals for Endurance Success
Beyond the Finish Line: Setting Smart Process Goals for Endurance Success We’re in the time of year when most athletes are done with their competitions and are thinking about next season. I’ve already got a list of the gravel races I’m doing for most of 2024! So I’m sending a goal sheet to each client,…
Read MoreEndurance sports are a great opportunity to build positive mental health skills
Endurance Sports Are A Great Opportunity To Build Positive Mental Health Skills Mental health can play a crucial role in an athlete’s overall well-being, performance, and enjoyment of endurance sports. Whether you’re an everyday long-distance runner, gravel cyclist, triathlon, or other endurance sport participant, understanding the link between our sports and mental health can open…
Read MoreGood Mental Preparation for Gravel Racing: Strategies for Success for Everyday Cyclists
Good Mental Preparation for Gravel Racing: Strategies for Success for Everyday Cyclists Gravel racing has taken the cycling world by storm over the past few years. Gravel has challenging terrain, long distances, and unpredictable weather. But beyond the physical challenges, there lies a hidden battle that makes gravel racing so uniquely demanding – the mental…
Read More6 Tips to Build Endurance for Your Best Season of Masters Cyclocross Racing
6 Tips to Build Endurance for Your Best Season of Masters Cyclocross Racing Are you a masters cyclocross racer looking to dominate your next season? Cyclocross endurance for over 50 riders is key in this physically demanding sport, and building it up takes time and effort. Here are six tips that will help you boost…
Read MoreMastering Long Distance Gravel Races: Dialing in the Essential 4 Factors
Mastering Long Distance Gravel Races: Dialing in the Essential 4 Factors Are you a gravel rider who craves adventure and loves to push your limits? By incorporating scientific principles into your training, nutrition, mental toughness, and equipment choices, you can optimize your performance and leave the competition in the dust – pun fully intended. We’ve…
Read MoreBreaking Through Barriers: How a Growth Mindset Can Help You Overcome Obstacles to Change
Breaking Through Barriers: How a Growth Mindset Can Help You Overcome Obstacles to Change Overcoming the obstacles to change is key to improving our lives. Katy Milkman, in her award-winning book How to Change, describes seven main reasons we don’t make the changes we want – or need. These include getting started, impulsivity, procrastination, forgetfulness,…
Read MoreFocus on unique process goals rather than results goals to find more success in training
Focus on Unique Process Goals Rather Than Results Goals to Find More Success in Training It’s a constant challenge to focus on the process of training specifically for an event and not develop expectations about results. Whether we are training for a cycling or running event, we start to feel a certain way about how…
Read More2 Effective Mental Skill Training Tools That Can Lead to More Joy For Endurance Athletes
2 Mental Skill Training Tools That Can Lead to More Joy For Endurance Sport Athletes One of my coaching athletes has been training for a big challenge, and as the event nears, we’ve been focusing a lot on her mental skill training, especially finding joy in the process of training. What I mean by that…
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