I had a great weekend of watching and cheering on racing this past weekend that I'd like to share my key thoughts on.

Every morning I check multiple numbers before I look at anything else on my calendar: HRV, resting heart rate and how much deep sleep I got.

Jennifer and I were at Targhee Fest (weekend music festival filled with a blues rock genre) and were completely entertained by the personalities on stage.

I'm trying to watch as much World Cup Soccer as I can - taking advantage of the convenient time zones that they're being played.

As athletes, it's easy for us to look at the obvious data from our training sessions and nothing else.

Garmin on the wrist. Power meter on the pedals.

The easiest thing I can do as a coach is program workouts.

If you've lived with someone for any long period of time, you learn how each of us are "just a bit different". Do any of these look familiar?

Often times when work or family travel arrives, our anxiousness over getting training in increases with our fear of loosing fitness.

"Coach, should I upgrade to [insert premium brand here] wetsuit?" The athlete has usually already done the research and knows the marketing numbers.

Does this sound familiar? Race week arrives and something shifts.

Ever hear or know an athlete that always seems to nail their training but never seems to be able to execute on race day?