Psychology | Mediterra Swim & Run

Can You Make Improvements?

by Coach Mat | 12 Feb, 2020

You come to a reputable coach for help because you know something is wrong or you know something could be better in how you are swimming, and you trust this person to help you work on it. After doing some testing we hopefully come to some understanding of what is...

Don’t Stop At The Wall!

by Coach Mat | 29 Dec, 2019

Stopping Is Not Natural Can you imagine running 10 km (up to an hour for some folks) or even 5 km (up to a half hour) in a race or for fitness and doing it in a basketball court? And, rather than run loops around the perimeter of the court, imagine covering that...

Should You Be An Augmented Swimmer? Part 2

by Coach Mat | 30 Nov, 2019

This continues from Should You Be An Augmented Swimmer? Part 1… New technology will certainly bring augmented capabilities to humans, but we risk losing the innate capabilities of our nervous system that could atrophy from disuse. I wonder if in certain skilled...

The Hardships We Face

by Coach Mat | 3 Aug, 2019

I both run and swim year round. In the last year or so I’ve put a lot more emphasis on running, and felt the corresponding motivation for that activity. Back in April, after a week off from illness, I irritated my achilles tendon on the first (allegedly...

When Change Feels Risky

by Coach Mat | 22 Jun, 2019

Changing your patterns for moving, in swimming or running as well as any other powerful athletic movement form, can be difficult. There are a lot of factors that can make it easier or harder than it seems to be for others. But if you are reading this blog, you are...

Embrace The Butterflies

by Coach Mat | 12 May, 2019

Have you ever had that almost sick feeling in the stomach, just before the start of a race? Or, how about just before going on stage to give a speech? In some cultures we call those ‘the butterflies’. Photo by Alex Guillaume on Unsplash I recall having...