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Keeping the Wheels on Track: Managing Your Performance Anxieties(0)

July 1, 2010

“The real race is not on the hot, paved roads, the torturous off-road course or the smooth-surfaced velodrome. It is in the electrochemical pathways of your mind.” – Alexi Grewal, Olympic gold medalist By Kristin Keim The race season is now in full swing with the Women’s Giro, Fitchburg and of course the Tour de [...]

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See, Believe, Become

By Kristin Keim As the road and mountain bike seasons move into full swing, I am busily working on my sport psychology internship with the coaches of Carmichael Training Systems (CTS) where I have the wonderful opportunity to assist in their holistic approach of integrating mental and physical training into their athletes’ training programs. This [...]

New Year, New You

While our resident Sport Psychologist in-training has the mental aspects of cycling covered as you prepare for the upcoming season, two recently released books by Velopress will help you shed that accumulated holiday weight, rid yourself of those final five stubborn pounds, and change your nutritional habits for the better. Enjoy Real Food and Higher [...]

Centering: Your Personal Hub

By Kristin Keim Today I was personally and professionally inspired to sit down after a long bike ride with some amazing cyclists to write about an aspect of mental training that I am extremely passionate about, which is what we, in the field of Sport Psychology, refer to as Centering. If you’ve ever taken a [...]


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