Archive for the ‘Mind Meets Bike’ Category
Don’t Forget Your Lucky Socks
By Kristin Keim I’m sure many of you have some pre-race rituals or lucky charms that you do or like to have either before or during a race… don’t be shy. Hey, I’ll be the first to admit that I used to have a pair of “lucky” race socks that I had to wear during [...]
Keeping the Wheels on Track: Managing Your Performance Anxieties
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mind Tools to Setting Goals
By Kristin Keim Yeah, yeah, I’m sure you’re all reading this thinking, “I already set goals so what more is there to know?” Well, if you are already on track with setting goals then GREAT but no matter if you’ve got ten goals or maybe zero, I invite you to sit back and enjoy a [...]
TRIPLE Exclusive: Kristin Keim, On the Saddle and In Our Minds
When I last spoke to our “Dancer on the Pedals,” Kristin Keim, she was recovering from a bad crash and living in Boulder, Colorado. My, how things change? Her life, as beautifully fluid as her movements on the dance floor and in the saddle, has once again undergone another transition. In the past year, the [...]
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