by Carrie Jackson | Jul 18, 2020 | Endurance Athletes, Peak Performance
Pain. Suffering. Misery. If you’ve ever made the choice to take on an athletic endeavor, you know that there are times when you push your body to the point where it is uncomfortable. You might call it “going into the pain cave” or “embracing the suck”, but...
by Carrie Jackson | Feb 8, 2019 | Endurance Athletes, Get Confident, Peak Performance
There are many reasons why athletes feel nervous before an event. Whether it’s your first race or your 50th, when you roll up to the start line or you’re standing on the beach waiting for your swim start, you’re probably going to experience some race-day anxiety. It’s...
by Carrie Jackson | Jul 30, 2018 | Endurance Athletes, Peak Performance
My whole life I’ve always felt like I’ve been a little late to the game, so to speak. I tend to be a “late-adopter”. I’m never the first to do anything. I need to (over)think, ponder, reflect, investigate. Only then – at a much...
by Carrie Jackson | Mar 26, 2013 | Endurance Athletes
Every endurance athlete knows that there is both an art and a science to training and competition, but not every athlete commits to working on both. I was invited to be a speaker at the Women’s Cycling Conference at the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame in Davis, CA....
by Carrie Jackson | Feb 19, 2013 | Endurance Athletes, Life Lessons
When you are privileged enough to call yourself an athlete (and you may count yourself in this category even if you question am I an athlete?), you can be sure that at some point you will experience a big disappointment on the day of a race. No one had reason to feel...
by Carrie Jackson | Jul 20, 2011 | Endurance Athletes, Peak Performance
We are in the final week of the tour and there is one major topic we haven’t touched on yet. How can you push yourself through those moments when your legs are on fire, your eyeballs feel like they are going to pop out, and you just might start crying as you...
by Carrie Jackson | Jul 14, 2011 | Endurance Athletes, Get Confident, Peak Performance
In cycling, there are a few situations I hear about over and over again when it comes to feeling anxious on the bike. Steep fast descents, tight technical turns, and riding in a pack are situations that can get your heart pumping and your hands sweating. During these...
by Carrie Jackson | Jul 11, 2011 | Endurance Athletes, Peak Performance
Climbing! As we move into the mountain stages of the Tour de France, this Mental Skills Minute will be focused on climbing. If you are filled with dread every time you approach a climb, you are burning matches that you are going to need in order to make it over the...
by Carrie Jackson | Jul 8, 2011 | Endurance Athletes, Get Confident, Peak Performance
The topic for this Mental Skills Minute is all about recovering from a bad stage. In a stage race as long as the Tour de France, you are bound to have a day that doesn’t go as planned. When you have a day that doesn’t go as well as you hoped it would, you...
