MTB National Championships – Winter Park, Colorado Final lap, final rooty climb, bang out >500 watt effort while enduring cramps to pass a podium rider in the age group that started ahead of me. Breathe. Drop in the last rocky chute fast and composed. Breathe. Carve from trail onto the start/finish stretch. Finish line in… Keep Rollin
Unleashing the Potential Power through Transitions
This topic made me think back to the days of Physics with the concept of Potential Energy. It’s stored and just waiting to be released. Think of being at the top of a hill on a bike just waiting for speed. And with some intent, we can turn that potential into kinetic (energy of motion)… Keep Rollin
Pop Your Bubble of Discomfort
Segueing from the previous article on complacency and contentment, this is a similar concept that can serve valuable in competition both amongst others and sometimes internally. We only experience from our first-person perspective, so it only makes sense that this is where your mind resorts to a place of adversity. Think about a tough workout… Keep Rollin
7 Tips to Go Bigger Than You Thought Possible
How do you prepare for audacious events or challenges? All the athletes I’ve worked with have approached this differently from minimally to overly obsessed. Neither is ideal, but those that get it right approach it similar to Goldilocks and the 3 bears to find the one that’s just right! Big events require more preparation but… Keep Rollin
Define Your Win
Winning. Pretty simple concept right? Reese Bobby from Talladega Nights stated it pretty cut and dry, “If you ain’t 1st; you’re last!” True in the absolute sense, but also very far from it. Not to say you should bring up all your situational things to discredit what you’re capable of by any means;… Keep Rollin