It's not often I can do this but the following is an excerpt from an upcoming book (currently only available as a pre-order), Triathlon 101 (Human Kinetics, due out March, 2009). In this updated edition reprinted with permission from Human Kinetics, Triathlon 101, you'll learn the five training phases for triathlon success.

In this terrific excerpt reprinted with permission from Human Kinetics, Championship Triathlon Training, you'll learn a few techniques to keeping your mind sharp and on task, a DEFINITE skill used by top athletes.

Psychological Skills
Many areas of life can produce psychoemotional difficulty or anxiety. Whether

There's a good post over on completerunning.com called Know Thyself. It says that it all starts with motivation, but how do you get the motivation? The blog answers it more from a standpoint of what's standing in the way of your motivation. Knowing why you do things can help you understand the process. Enjoy!

Race season is starting, you're getting "geared" up, maybe a little anxious or nervous, maybe a little excited. Perhaps you are WAY nervous and excited, especially if this is your first race, not knowing what to expect. Before I go on let me tell you to expect to have fun.

This an appropriate excerpt for this time of year as your body has adapted to training and your mind wonders about the race. It's an excerpt from Timothy Noakes', The Lore Of Running." If you've ever read or browsed the book you know it is a THOROUGH book on everything running.

"Controlling Emotion
It is well documented in psychology texts that there are seven basic emotions: joy, sadness, anger, love, fear, shame, and surprise. Other emotions are regarded as combinations of these basic seven. The emotions you feel in any situation and how you respond to them will depend