#502 Meet Coach Lauren Brown

 

Welcome

Welcome to Episode #502 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. We're your hosts Coaches Rich Soares and April Spilde. Thanks for joining us for another week of news, coaching tips and discussion.

 

We are back after being away at USAT Nationals in Milwaukee and TriDot Pool School in Tempe, Arizona.

 

April, how was it coaching swimming on the Sun?

 

Rich, I might as well be walking on the sun, LOL! I remember I texted you and Coach La that I was living in Satan’s butthole the past couple of days. I thought I was going to melt a couple of times. But seriously, even though it was hellfire hot, I had an incredible time and I can’t wait to unpack that later in the show.

 

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In Today's Show

• Announcements and News: Rich 

• Ask A Coach: Who is Coach Lauren Brown?

• Get Gritty Tip: 66-Day Habit Challenge–My pull-up adventure!

• TriDot Workout of the Week: Orientation Swim

• Fun Segment: Triathlon Hot Takes Debate

 

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TriDot Pool School Tempe, AZ Update: 

 

We had another super successful weekend at TPS Tempe! 20 athletes dedicated 8 hours of their time to learning FASST and honing their Functional Freestyle. We had an improvement rate 15% across the board. Coach Dennis Hetland and I had the privilege of running Lane 3 – Aim High! – and we say remarkable results in both dropping stroke counts and smashing the 100-yard benchmark.

 

I want to give a special shout-out to Coach Gene Deyoe who was in my lane. Coach Gene dropped two strokes from his 25-yard distance, and 11 seconds off his 100-yard time! He had such a great attitude and always appreciated the feedback we gave. He was a joy to coach.

 

Second, we had Jay Camp, Coach Chad Rolf’s athlete, in our lane and he was a hoot to work with! I especially enjoyed his dry sense of humor–very much like Coach Chad. He was also very receptive to feedback and his results showed how much work he put into his Functional Freestyle. He reduced his stroke count by 4 for 25 yards which is massive! Think about all that energy he will save because of his efficiency in the water! Get this, he shaved 29 seconds off his 100-yard benchmark. I was blown away by his improvements. He winked at me and told me not to tell his coach, which I promptly did LOL! Can