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We were able to squeeze in a fun episode this week.  How do I go to the bathroom? What do I wear? How do pro's make money? etc.  These apparently are some of the most common questions people ask of Google.  We do our best to answer those questions for you.  

Drink of the Week:  Boulevardier

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Today the coaches discuss some of the important aspects of hydrating and fueling for your workouts of various lengths and intensities.  There is a lot of info out there, and it can get confusing sometimes, so we attempt to distill it down into the key parts, so that you are able to perform to your best during your training.  We go over water vs. hydration mixes, types of carbs, and how much you can handle, the role of caffeine, as well as other important fueling tips.  

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Today we have two Team Next Level Athletes, our co-host James Koh, along with teammate Koichi Iwata who had an amazing time at the Philly Marathon this past weekend.  James completed his first marathon and Koichi his second.  Both James and Koichi share some of their highs and lows of race day, along with lessons they learned along the way.  It's a great episode that really can help all athletes learn things for their next race, be it a 5k or a marathon.  

No two ways around it, multisport is an equipment intensive endeavor.  There's gear for all three sports, and it's tough to wrap your head around what you need, what is nice to have, and what is probably a waste of time and money.  In this episode we discuss that gear and try and give you some helpful tips that will make it easier to decide what things to purchase when starting out, what things to wait on, and what things to skip all together.  

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John Cobb Saddle article: https://speedandcomfort.com/blogs/comfort-issues/innie-or-outie

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Sit down with the Next Level Coaches and listen to us discuss how to go about structuring your offseason, planning out next season and talking about our goals.  We dive deep into our goals and aspirations for next season and discuss how we go about coming up with our goals, as well as how we try and plan things out so that we have the best chance of reaching our goals. 

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We are happy to have our first guest on the pod.  We sit down and chat with Dr. John Mendenhall.  Dr. John is our fearless leader, and the director of the team that has brought us all together.  During the pod we get into John's background in sport, from his short lived career as an offensive lineman, to his experiences as a D1 college swimmer (skip to 9:00 in for a phenomenal story), and then we dig into how he came to multisport and eventually got into coaching.  This episode was an absolute blast to record, and I think everyone will be able to find some great bits of advice from Dr. John as well as a bunch of laughs along the way.  If you like this episode, please make sure to check out our YouTube channel where we pepper Dr. John with some Rapid Fire questions.  

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Welcome to our second part of our Beginner's Corner Race Prep.  This episode the coaches help you get finish off those final preparations for your first race as well as how to show up on race day, and have a great first experience.  We cover lots of ground in this one, and hopefully there is a little something in there for everyone.  We pick up where the last episode left off and start this one by discussing some of the things you should be doing and thinking about in the week or so leading up to your race, as well as race day itself.  

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Welcome back to episode 2.  This one started to get pretty deep, so we decided to split it into two episodes.  This first part will help the beginner multisport athlete navigate the confusing and anxiety ridden side of picking that first race and training properly so you are ready to smash it come race day.  Join Team Next Level Coaches while we discuss some of the important aspects of deciding how to find that perfect race (hint: there isn't one) and how to do the right amount of the right kind of training so that you are ready to have a great experience in your first race.

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Welcome to our first episode of the Team Next Level Podcast.  Listen in and get to know where our team came from and a little bit about our hosts.  

Hosts:

Greg Keller

Marilyn Novo

James Koh

Rich Flom