Writings

Most athletes believe speed is earned the hard way - more miles, harder sessions, higher intensity, deeper suffering. When progress stalls, the instinct is almost always the same: do more.…

You finished an Ironman. The bike felt controlled. You executed your plan. Then the run unraveled. The natural conclusion is: I need to work on my run! But do you?…

Meet Kathryn 👋🏻 Kathryn and I have worked together since 2011. A few years ago, she began dealing with joint issues that gently nudged her to step away from running.…

Recently, I finished Morgan Housel’s new book, The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life. Housel describes the idea of quiet compounding: progress that unfolds slowly, invisibly,…

If you’ve ever wondered what the latest science actually means for real triathletes, 2025 research gives us support for some surprisingly simple truths. Here’s what this year's studies show and…

One of the most persistent misconceptions in endurance sport is that improvement should appear as a smooth, upward trend. For experienced triathletes, this expectation is not only unrealistic but physiologically…

In an end of season reflection, an athlete expressed how they felt they made the shift from completer to competitor – and how it was harder than expect. The discomfort…

Swimming has a way of testing patience. Progress is rarely linear. Effort does not always translate immediately into speed. For many swimmers, this creates doubt: I’m practicing, why doesn’t it…

In endurance sport, we measure almost everything: power, pace, heart rate, sleep, calories, HRV, readiness scores, and the endless stream of metrics delivered by wearables. But despite all this sophistication,…

If you’re racing Indian Wells 70.3 this weekend, let’s talk about preparing for the very cold swim in Lake Cahuilla. Cold water changes everything: your physiology, your breathing, your decision-making.…