So in one of my 872,467 side-lives, I am an MBA student at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.  Though my extremely nerdy concentrations are Analytic Finance, Economics and Entrepreneurship, as part of a recent class, I was (naturally) able to work triathlon into my group’s research.   As a result, we have some cutting-edge research on The Corporate Triathlete.

Here is a quick overview:

The sport of triathlon has undergone a transformation from its unscientific roots to its use of the latest technology and scientific knowledge to improve athlete performance. Our theory is that employees in corporations can be more productive by periodizing their day / week / month / year for the big meetings, important tasks, etc. In addition, we posit that employees can learn to manage their energy better by learning from triathlete training, taking away lessons on measuring data, getting feedback and setting goals accordingly.

And a web address (simultaneously copy all three lines and then paste into the address bar on your browser) to the full document for those nerdy enough to want to reference the original:

http://www.docuter.com/viewer.asp?documentid=3501108274c1a0978dfd5e1276774776&The-Corporate-Triathlete

As is customary, I have to deliver some mad props:

• The Timex Multisport Team members and other triathletes who were gracious enough to provide survey data
• Current Timex Team members Andrew Hodges and Christine Anderson for volunteering for in-depth interviews
• Former Timex Team member (and my coach) Mike Lavery for a third in-depth interview
• Research partners-in-crime and fellow Booth students Shelia Arora and Mike Carney for all their hard work, dedication and ability to put up with my general ridiculousness

Until next time, peace…