After finishing the race around 6:45pm, I had been on my bike for over 18-1/2 hours (moving time was over 15-1/2 hours). We started at...

First, I’ve got to say, I LOVED this race! It was well organized, super challenging and lived up to the big 100 miler “EPIC” feeling races. And I will most definitely do it again! But I knowingly, but not intentionally, went into this 10+ hour event not even “Coach Fit” (as I like to say). So here are some fun memories: The Good: Went with Team MPI Athlete Mike Baughman and his wife and camped at an Oregon State Park - Really fun! Bought an air mattress for Jennifer's and m

Guest Writer: Dr. Manuel Delgado Gaona If you Google "Lost Zone Syndrome," you won't find anything. Why? That's because at the moment it...

I have a natural admiration for those athletes that can easily share their goals and dreams with those around them. They don’t hesitate...

As students of sport, Coaches at Team MPI love hearing about how people swim, bike and run as it pertains to triathlon. And by “how”, I...

My ongoing development as a Coach has been super interesting. I can sum it up in four phases: Inaugural phase: After my first...

Guest Writer: Dr. Manuel Delgado Gaona Diagnosis The clinical suspicion of the exercise-hypogonadal male condition is based first on...

If you’re lucky enough to have discovered the importance of surrounding yourself with people who are supportive and healthy for you in your life, then the power of what I’m about to write should make total sense to you. Sport, as in life, has an incredibly emotional and mental component that can be influenced by those around us. Surrounding yourself with positive and encouraging people in your sport can be the difference between finding joy for a lifetime or quitting after on

Guest Writer: Dr. Manuel Delgado Gaona Athletes who are involved in endurance exercise such as marathons, triathlons, cycling and race...

I had an interesting conversation with my wife Jennifer that lead to a discussion of weight. We’ve had these discussions in the past, but...

As my wife and I were watching the Boise Philharmonic Orchestra (photo above, from their Facebook page) perform incredible musical...

Fear is such a crazy emotion. It has been taught to us in a negative way all our lives. When we were young, we were told, “Don’t be...