That Triathlon Show
623 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 392 ratingsThe one triathlon show focusing on practical and actionable advice that you can use in your own triathlon training and racing. New episodes are released twice per week.
The episode types are interview episodes with the greatest and smartest people in triathlon and endurance sports, and solo episodes with host Mikael Eriksson where you'll learn tactics and strategies you can apply in your triathlon training and racing, and all things swim, bike and run. All episodes, both interview and solo episodes, are produced with the goal in mind of giving age-group triathletes actionable advice.
That Triathlon Show is brought to you by www.scientifictriathlon.com and is hosted by Mikael Eriksson. Learn more about That Triathlon Show at www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/
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Episodes
Rachael Maney, National Director of Bike Law | EP#436
June 20, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBRachael Maney is the National Director of Bike Law, a network of independent bike crash lawyers with the goal of being cycling advocates as well as legal advocates and to pursue cycling justice. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Cycling and road safety -How crashes with motorists occur, and what you can (and cannot) do to protect yourself -Understanding your rights and responsibilities as a cyclist -What to do if you, your friend or family member is involved in a ...
David McNamee - training, racing, and insights from 18 years in triathlon | EP#435
June 05, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBDavid McNamee is a two-time podium finisher in the Ironman World Championships in Kona, ranked 17th in the PTO World Rankings, and a T100 contracted athlete from Scotland, living in Girona. In this interview we talk about his season, his training, and learnings from 18 years in the sport about what works and what doesn't. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -David's plans for the rest of the year -Racing like in the T100 World Tour -David's training setup, including hom...
Dirk Friel - co-founder of TrainingPeaks | EP#434
May 30, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBDirk Friel, co-founder of TrainingPeaks, joins us to discuss the past, present and future of the platform. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The history of TrainingPeaks -Upcoming features and innovations on the platform -TrainingPeaks as a platform for expert instruction -Common complaints and criticism towards TrainingPeaks -The future of AI in training and coaching -Listener questions SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts434/ SCIENTIFIC ...
Luke Watson, NTPCW head coach - Training talk | EP#433
May 23, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBLuke Watson is the performance head coach of the National Triathlon Performance Centre Wales in Cardiff, a development environment for both short-course and long-course triathletes with world-class potential. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Luke's coaching methodology and training principles -The evolution of triathlon and how to adapt to changing demands -Periodisation of racing and training -Training similarities and differences between elite short-course and ...
ROI of run training, the importance of hills, rethinking race selection - Coaching thoughts | EP#432
May 16, 2024 00:01 - 54 minutes - 45.1 MBA new format to the podcast (although familiar to readers of the Scientific Triathlon newsletter), I go solo and discuss three topics I've been thinking about recently in my coaching practice, and how you might think about them to become a better (and even happier!) triathlete. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The ROI of swim, bike and run training, and how to optimise your distribution of the three sports -Running hills to run faster and stronger -Rethinking how you s...
Andy Blow of Precision Fuel & Hydration | Bonus Episode
May 13, 2024 12:43 - 24 minutes - 19 MBBonus episode with Andy Blow, founder of Precision Fuel & Hydration. SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration help athletes personalise their hydration and fueling strategies for training and racing. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner to get personalised plan for your carbohydrate, sodium and fluid intake in your next event. That Triathlon Show listeners get 15% off their first order of...
Christophe Balestra - Obstri, PTO, and Fantasy Tri | EP#431
May 10, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBChristophe Balestra is a (retired) amateur triathlete with a background in game development. He has brought his talents to the triathlon space with products such as The Obsessed Triathlete (obstri), the PTO's stats pages, and Fantasy Triathlon on The Daily Tri. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The story behind obstri.com, and why Ironman wanted it shut down -Christophe's time with the PTO, including shipping their stats pages -Triathlon as a broadcast sport - the needs and t...
Melanie McQuaid | EP#430
April 15, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBMelanie McQuaid is a triathlon coach and veteran professional triathlete. In 2023 she became the first ever 50-year-old to qualify for and race in the professional field in the Ironman World Championships in Kona. In this interview we discuss that feat and Mel's general thoughts on longevity in the sport and on maintaining performance at an older age. Then we go into a long Q&A segment, answering listener questions on a large variety of topics. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT...
Bex Milnes | EP#429
April 04, 2024 23:59 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBBex Milnes is a triathlon coach of age-group and professional athletes with over 15 years of experience in endurance sports. She has helped multiple athletes and teams achieve Paralympic and Commonwealth medals, as well as pro and age group podiums in Ironman and Ironman 70.3 racing. In this interview we discuss the training of age-group athletes training for half and full distance triathlon. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How to train efficiently on a limited time budge...
Tomasz Kowalski | EP#428
March 18, 2024 11:17 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBTomasz (Tomek) Kowalski, is a triathlon coach and sport scientist from Poland. Tomek's coaching experience includes working with both elite and age-group triathletes, including coaching Ironman World Champions in their respective age-groups, and in his academic work his main focus is on the effect of respiratory muscle training (RMT) on endurance performance. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Tomek's coaching philosophy and methodology -What it takes to podium or win the ...
Rune Kjøsen Talsnes, PhD | EP#427
March 08, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBRune Kjøsen Talsnes, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. In this interview, we discuss overtraining, training progression and periodisation, and some general topics within endurance training and in particular, insights from the world of cross-country skiing. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Overtraining and non-functional overreaching: definitions and diagnosis -Prevention strategies and monitoring for overtraining and non...
Björn Geesmann | EP#426
February 29, 2024 06:50 - 2 hours - 90.9 MBBjörn Geesmann is the coach of Patrick Lange and Kat Matthews, and the CEO of HYCYS and The Aerow wind tunnel. He returns to the podcast for a long discussion on a number of training-related topics. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Psychology in training, racing and coaching -Run training and running economy -Considerations for how to distribute volume and intensity within and between swimming, biking and running -Tapering -Listener questions ...and much more ...
James Spragg, PhD | EP#425
February 13, 2024 09:44 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBJames Spragg, PhD, is a cycling coach at the Tudor Pro Cycling Team and performance consultant. His PhD research focused on durability, which is the main topic of today's interview. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The concept of durability -The relationship between training characteristics and durability in cycling -The relationship between physiological measures and durability in cycling -The type of intensity, not just the amount of work done, impacts the downwar...
Jacob Tipper | EP#424
January 31, 2024 23:59 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBJacob Tipper is a cycling and triathlon coach working and having worked with athletes such as Ben Healy, Dan Bigham, Lucy Byram and Jonathan Brownlee, and a former elite cyclist himself. In this interview we discuss Jacob's experience in triathlon, two years into his transition from cycling to triathlon, including several important lessons learnt. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Your training doesn't have to fit into popular frameworks -The outsized cost of improving sw...
Announcement: Looking for a coach to join the Scientific Triathlon team
January 09, 2024 12:18 - 4 minutes - 3.65 MBEmail your application to [email protected]. We have an exciting career opportunity for coaches out there. As our team is approaching full capacity of coached athletes, we are looking to bring on a new coach to join our team and work with athletes from around the world. To apply, respond to this email with your CV and tell me a bit more about yourself as a person, as a coach, and why you want to join Scientific Triathlon. Here is a list of a few important characteristics...
Marinus Petersen | EP#423
January 08, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBMarinus Petersen is a cycling coach and road cyclist, with a win in the 2021 Welsh road cycling championships on his palmarès. In this interview we discuss Marinus' approach to coaching and training. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Marinus' overall coaching methodology -The importance of nutrition within the training process -The value of doing "oversized" endurance rides -How to balance aerobic volume and intensity -Testing and athlete profiling SHOWNOTES: ...
Q&A (supersized holiday edition) | EP#422
December 25, 2023 04:00 - 2 hours - 88 MBMikael and David Dhooge answer listener questions in a supersized Q&A edition for the holiday season. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Favourite TTS episodes of the year -Differences in training between sprint and middle distance races -Weight loss -Muscle fibre composition - how to estimate your phenotype -When and how to get back into training after illness -Pace or heart rate targets for Zone 2 training -"Big Days" in Ironman preparation -Our proudest ...
Craig Kirkwood | EP#421
December 18, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MBCraig Kirkwood is a triathlon and endurance coach from New Zealand. His introduction to endurance sports was in running where he raced at a high level (marathon PB 2:13) and got his introduction to coaching, working under Kim McDonald with numerous high-level athletes including World Championships and Olympic Games medalists. As a triathlon coach Craig is known as the long-time coach of Hayden Wilde, bronze medalist from the Tokyo Olympics, but he also coaches age-group runners and triathlet...
Jem Arnold | EP#420
December 11, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBJem Arnold is a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia, where his primary research focuses on sport-related vascular conditions. Jem is a physiotherapist, a physiologist, and an avid cyclist and trail runner interested in optimising endurance training. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Including training above "threshold" in your program improves VO2max, but may not improve Time Trial performance more than training only up to threshold-intensity (a recent meta-analysi...
Q&A about training, coaching and science | EP#419
December 04, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBMikael answers listener questions about training, coaching and performance. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How hard should your hard workouts be -Mikael's coaching philosophy and how it has evolved over the years -Mikael's views on science within coaching SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts419/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration help athletes per...
Q&A about off-season training | EP#418
November 27, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBMikael answers listener questions about the off-season. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Overall thoughts about the off-season -What kind of training (if any) besides easy aerobic training to do during the off-season? -Can you incorporate races (e.g. trail or road running, Zwift races) into the off-season? -The difference between training in Z1 and Z1 (in a 5-zone system) and how to balance training in these zones -Weight training and VLaMax in the off-season -H...
Dan Lorang | EP#417
November 20, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBDan Lorang is the Head of Performance / Head Coach at World Tour cycling team Bora-hansgrohe, and he is the coach of a small roster of world-class triathletes, including Lucy Charles-Barclay, Anne Haug, Frederic Funk and until his recent retirement, Jan Frodeno. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Lucy Charles-Barclay's training progression and changes since starting working with Dan -Her final big training block leading into Kona -Doing a home-based "training camp" with lots of...
David Tilbury-Davis | EP#416
November 13, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBDavid Tilbury-Davis is the coach of an impressive roster of pro triathletes, including the likes of Ashleigh Gentle, Skye Moench, Amelia Watkinson (all three women ranked in the top-20 in the PTO rankings), Josh Amberger and others. He also coaches a handful of age-group triathletes. In this interview we discuss the training of professional-level triathletes, in particular at the pointy end of women's racing, and we discuss the off-season for age-group triathletes in detail. IN THIS ...
Josephine Perry, PhD | EP#415
November 06, 2023 04:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBJosephine Perry, PhD, is a chartered psychologist working across a wide range of sports to help athletes overcome their barriers to success. In addition to working directly with athletes, she is also the author of five books within the realm of psychology, and she is an age-group triathlete herself. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Performance anxiety and how to deal with it -Motivation issues and how to deal with them -Common personality archetypes in triathlon: hi...
David Lipman | EP#414
October 30, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBDavid Lipman works in sports technology and has a particular interest in the intersection of health and performance. He has degrees in medicine and exercise science, a background in coaching, and a strong understanding of both endurance sports and strength and conditioning. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The evolution of world-class endurance training (a discussion about a recent publication) -Dave's perspectives on triathlon training - are there things that we could do bet...
Parker Spencer | EP#413
October 22, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBParker Spencer is the head coach of USA Triathlon's Project Podium, a men's elite development program based at Arizona State University. The project already has produced alumni like Chase McQueen, and Parker himself won the USAT Olympic Coach of the Year award for 2022. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Parker's role as head coach at Project Podium -The long-term development plan - how to take an athlete from talent to world-class -Using personality assessments -Using metab...
Torben Rokkedal Lausch | EP#412
October 16, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBTorben Rokkedal Lausch is the head coach of the triathlon centre in Aarhus, one of three high-performance centres in Denmark. He is also close to finalising his PhD in Sports Science, and he is the individual coach of age-groupers, short-course athletes, and long-course athletes like Kristian Høgenhaug and Mathias Lyngsø Petersen. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Torben's coaching methodology -How to adapt training to the athlete based on where they are in their caree...
Bas van Hooren | EP#411
October 09, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBBas van Hooren is a sport scientist, sport science consultant, and a runner with multiple national championship medals. In this interview we discuss a number of topics Bas has researched, including practical applications of these findings. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Are cool-downs necessary? -Is there a physiological or biomechanical difference between treadmill and outdoor running? -What do we know about the physiology and training characteristics of the best older...
Kerry McGawley, PhD (part 2) | EP#410
October 02, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.9 MBKerry McGawley is Associate Professor at Mid Sweden University, a coach and coach educator, and a very good age group triathlete. In this interview, we discuss the current science on the female athlete, where we need to do more in both academia, in sports organisations and in society, and practical takeaways. This is part two of a two-part interview, where part one was about Kerry's own training as an age-group 70.3 World Champion. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Mother-athlete ...
Joel Filliol | EP#409
September 25, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBJoel Filliol, coach of the #JFTcrew (Katie Zaferes, Vincent Luis, Vasco Vilaça, Jelle Geens and others), returns to the podcast to discuss training, performance, and the ever-increasing level and demands of short-course triathlon. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How has triathlon and the demands of the sport developed in the last few years? -The impact of the Olympics and the phase of the Olympic cycle on training and racing planning and periodisation -Learnings and d...
Kerry McGawley, PhD (part 1) | EP#408
September 18, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBKerry McGawley is Associate Professor at Mid Sweden University. She is also a coach, and a very good age group triathlete in her own right. In this interview, we discuss Kerry's own training and racing, as a case study of how a person with all the knowledge that Kerry has about sports science and physiology trains and achieves results like winning her age group in the IM70.3 World Championships. This is part one of a two-part interview, where part two is about the current science on the fema...
Brendan Egan, PhD | EP#407
September 11, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBBrendan Egan, PhD, is Associate Professor at Dublin City University. One of the research topics he has investigated extensively is exogenous ketones and exercise performance, and this is also the topic of today's interview. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The physiology of ketone bodies and ingestion of exogenous ketones -How and why elevated ketone levels through a ketogenic diet and exogenous ketone ingestion are not the same -Dosing protocols, and the important differe...
Lachlan Kerin and Mikael Eriksson on coaching | EP#406
September 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBScientific Triathlon coaches Lachlan Kerin and Mikael Eriksson discuss all things coaching and coach-athlete relationship and things athletes should know about coaching and coaches. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Who should consider getting a coach (and who should not)? -What are the benefits of coaching? -What should you expect from a coach? -What does a good coach-athlete relationship look like? -Local or remote coaching? -How to find the right coach for ...
Stefan Sölkner | EP#405
August 28, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBStefan Sölkner is a national team coach Austria's Elite and U23 men's cycling, and founder and coach at Ausdauerwerkstatt. In this episode we discuss cycling and training, in the context of both professional and amateur athletes. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Stefan's coaching methodology -Getting the basics right (sleep and nutrition) -How to select the right workouts based on race demands and athlete physiolology -How to manage training through the racing ...
James Moran | EP#404
August 21, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBJames Moran is the head of nutrition at Uno-X Pro Cycling Team. He has previously worked for Ineos Grenadiers, British Cycling, the English Institute of Sport, and as a clinical dietitian. In this interview we dive deep into nutrition for endurance athletes in general, and in the pro peloton specifically. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Nutrition in training, racing, and in the day to day -Supporting health as the primary objective of nutrition -Increased carbohydrate inta...
Richard Laidlow | EP#403
August 14, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBRichard Laidlow is a coach from the UK based in the south of France who has been involved in triathlon for more than three decades. He coaches both professional and age-group triathletes, notably his son Sam Laidlow (second in Kona 2022) and Ironman Lanzarote winner Arthur Horseau on the professional side. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What's it like coaching your son? -A detailed breakdown of Sam Laidlow's training -The challenges of hydrating for a 3 l/h sweat rat...
Andrew Sheaff | EP#402
August 07, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBAndrew Sheaff is a swimming coach with 15 years of experience in coaching at the collegiate level in the United States. In order to improve the skill acquisition of his athletes and overcome some of the challenges of traditional coaching methods he has implemented a constraints-led approach to motor learning in his coaching practice. We discuss this topic in detail in today's interview. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What is a constraints-led approach (CLA) to learni...
Vasco Vilaça | EP#401
July 31, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBVasco Vilaça is a short-course triathlete from Portugal. He is the current leader of the World Triathlon Championship Series, third-place finisher of the Super League Triathlon Championship Series 2022, and second-place finisher in the World Triathlon Championships (standalone sprint distance race) of 2020. In this interview we learn more about Vasco's training, his background, and goals for the future. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Vasco's training structure overall, and deta...
Q&A on gear and technology | EP#400
July 24, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.9 MBMikael answers listener questions on the topics of gear and technology. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Carbon fibre plated shoes and barefoot running shoes -Crank vs. pedal based power meter -Lactate testing -VO2master and Moxy (muscle oxygen saturation, SmO2) -Are triathletes too tech-reliant? -Wetsuits: fit and sizing, difference in prize points, are entry-level suits any good, and the process of finding the right wetsuit for you SHOWNOTES: https://sc...
Q&A on racing and testing | EP#399
July 17, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBMikael answers listener questions on the topics of racing and testing. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Bike position and breathing issues on the run leg of a triathlon -The biggest gains one can make during race week -When is it better to race by feel (without data) and vice versa -Recommended tests for different types of road cycling events -Testing protocol for comparing running shoes without a lab -Is Fatmax testing useful? -Doing road races (running) to...
Gareth Sandford, PhD | EP#398
July 10, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBGareth Sandford, PhD, is a physiologist at the Canadian Sports Institute Pacific. He has worked across 15 individual and team sports within three Olympic systems (UK, New Zealand and Canada) and three professional sports leagues (English football, cricket and rugby), supporting over 400 athletes that achieved 18 Olympic, Paralympic and World Championship medals and one world record. In this interview we discuss athlete profiling using the Anaerobic Speed Reserve, and how to optimise the trai...
Bernardo Gonçalves | EP#397
July 03, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBBernardo Gonçalves is an expert in aerodynamics and aerodynamic testing and optimisation, the founder of AeroEdge, and a pro continental cyclist. He is the person who has earned the trust to work directly with Scientific Triathlon pro triathletes on their aerodynamics. In this episode we discuss all things aerodynamics, and how triathletes of many different levels can improve their bike splits through aerodynamic optimisation. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Quantifying...
Brad Beer | EP#396
June 26, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBBrad Beer is a physiotherapist with over 17 years experience and clinical expertise in running and triathlon related injuries. He is head physiotherapist of the Super League Triathlon series, consultant physiotherapist for Triathlon Australia's Olympic Podium Centre, and he has also consulted for British Triathlon, Triathlon New Zealand and Athletics New Zealand and numerous Olympic and World Champion athletes. In this interview we dive deep into triathlon related injuries, rehabilitation an...
Sophie Coldwell | EP#395
June 19, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBSophie Coldwell is a short-course athlete from Great Britain, currently ranked 4th in the world and 5th in the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) standings. She has her sights set on qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and her strong start to the 2023 season could also see her battling it out for the World Triathlon Championship Series title. In this interview we learn more about Sophie's training, her background, and goals for the future. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL...
Michele Zanini (part 2) | EP#394
June 12, 2023 04:00 - 59 minutes - 41.3 MBMichele Zanini is a PhD candidate at the University of Loughborough studying the connection between running economy, durability, and strength training). He is also a physiologist and strength and conditioning coach with the Italian Triathlon Federation, and he has been working alongside the legendary running coach Renato Canova. This is part two of a two-part interview, part 1 was published last week in EP#393. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The science of strength trai...
Michele Zanini (part 1) | EP#393
June 05, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBMichele Zanini is a PhD candidate at the University of Loughborough studying the connection between running economy, durability, and strength training). He is also a physiologist and strength and conditioning coach with the Italian Triathlon Federation, and he has been working alongside the legendary running coach Renato Canova. This is part one of a two-part interview. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Michele's role within the Italian triathlon federation -How physiolo...
Maria Francesca Piacentini, PhD | EP#392
May 29, 2023 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBMaria Francesca Piacentini, PhD, is Associate Professor at the University of Rome Foro Italico. Her research interests include overreaching and overtraining, training monitoring, and more recently, open water swimming and particularly the use of wetsuits in triathlon and open water swimming. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -An overview of the literature of wetsuits, and how wetsuits change performance, biomechanical, physiological and perceptual variables -Comparing wetsuit ...
Tamara Jewett | EP#391
May 22, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBTamara Jewett is a pro triathlete from Canada. Tamara has 8 Ironman 70.3 podiums on her resume, including 3 wins. She is known as being one of the fastest runners in triathlon and is currently ranked 9th in the world in the PTO rankings. In this interview we discuss Tamara's training, her progression through the sport, combining training with a full-time job (until 2022) and lots more. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Tamara's running background, and overcoming injuries and e...
Pieter Rijnders | EP#390
May 15, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBPieter Rijnders is a Belgian running, cycling and duathlon coach. He has worked with athletes at the highest level, including top duathletes Arnaud Dely and Maurine Ricour. In this interview we discuss Pieter's perspectives on training and coaching, and dive deep into specifics about duathlon training. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Pieter's approach to training and coaching -Going into the weeds on duathlon training specifics (volume, intensity, key workouts etc) -Sp...
Paul Newsome | EP#389
May 08, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBPaul Newsome is a swim coach with a wealth of experience in helping triathletes and open water swimmers get faster in the water. He is well-known as the founder of Swim Smooth, through which he has been providing coaching and education to athletes around the world for nearly twenty years. He recently worked directly with Chelsea Sodaro to improve her swim ahead of her Ironman World Championship victory in 2022. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How Paul helped improve Chelsea Sod...