USA Triathlon

Dealing with Disappointment When Missing a Race

Dr. Steve Jonas May 24, 2018

How do you deal with the disappointment of not being able to race in an event you've been looking forward to?

On Relationships and Multisport Racing

Dr. Steve Jonas March 29, 2018

The mental aspects of our relationships with others, in both training and racing, play a role in our multisport journeys.

The Mental Aspects of Multisport Racing

Dr. Steve Jonas March 01, 2018

An important aspect of mind-work is knowing your body.

Some Thoughts on the Mental Aspects of Multisport Racing, Part 1

Dr. Steve Jonas Jan. 29, 2018

In triathlon, it's 90 percent mental work, 10 percent perspiration.

Putting Everything in Perspective What Makes for a Good Season

Dr. Steve Jonas Dec. 18, 2017

In this column let me share some of the lessons I learned about staying with our sport, even when things seem to be going wrong.

Some Thoughts on Winter Training

Dr. Steve Jonas Nov. 16, 2017

In terms of training, there are many ways to approach the offseason. Some multisport athletes take off the winter completely. This is not recommended.

My Children at My Races: Closing the Circle

Dr. Steve Jonas Aug. 29, 2017

An extra special feature of that day for me was that my children, Jacob, 10, and Lillian 9, were brought by their mom, Linda, to see Daddy race.

On Buying a Bike: Which One is Right for You?

Dr. Steve Jonas July 27, 2017

On choice of bike. For any of us, at any level, that has to do not with some absolute standard but rather with A) what we are out to achieve in the sport at any given time, and B) just how much money we want to spend on the machine. 

Setting Goals that Suit You

Dr. Steve Jonas June 05, 2017

So, he felt “Great,” right? Wrong. “I could have beaten my goal by more than five minutes,” he wrote.

How Old is Old?

Dr. Steve Jonas May 08, 2017

When Charlie turned 68, he decided that it was time to take up something new. He turned to triathlon and he became pretty fast at that, too.