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Talking Tri-/Duathlon for Ordinary Mortals: A Series

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  • looking in distance

    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?

  • spectator

    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.

  • biking

    The Mental Aspects of Multisport Racing

    Dr. Steve Jonas March 01, 2018

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

  • cycling

    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.

  • Reflecting on 2017

    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.

  • winter training

    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.

  • Ordinary Mortals

    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.

  • Find a bike for you

    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

    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.

  • Swimming

    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.

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