The 99% (A triathlon podcast)

Episode #120 Debriefing a season for athletes 

In this Episode Marilyn and Jesse discuss how to reflect on everything that happened in a year of training and racing. They talk about how to use this to get the most out of athletes and coaches the next season. Yes, they do go a bit of rails here, but what is new?

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Episode # 119 Ironman Kona review and Lessons

The 2024 Ironman Men's World Championships just took place over the weekend. It was an awesome race! It was very exciting to see another worlds take place in Kona and see the course record get even faster. Many of the same lessons we have learned from years on the island were relearned. We deep dive into what lessons still ring true and what take aways can be learned by everyone racing an ironman in Kona or around the world. 

Episode #118 The why on choosing triathlons to race

In this episode we discuss why and how we help athletes choose races they want to do. We go into the "why" and just how important it is! We also debrief Jesse's race at Ironman Barcelona! 

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Episode #117 Race Fueling with Erin Green

Marilyn, Jesse, and Erin deep dive in race fueling. They dissect Jesse's first triathlon of 2024, a win at the Uster middle distance. They also discuss Marilyn's nutrition strategy for her resent successful race at LoToJa. 

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Episode #116 Ironman racing and training sensations

When preparing for an Ironman it is important to be mentally prepared for what the training and racing should feel like. We go through how we explain to our athletes the sensations you may feel in Ironman prep and when executing your triathlon race. 

Episode #115 Training through Travel

Sorry for the pause! It was great to be back! We spend a little more time than normal in the What's been going on section because of the break. Then we dive into Training through travel and how to maintain fitness while traveling. 

Episode #114 Zone 2 Triathlon Training

Zone 2 has had many names over the years. It has ranged from the go to way to train for all endurance events; all the way to a training zone that should be avoided at all costs. In this episode we discuss how we implement zone two training in our coaching practice.

Episode #113 Chasing PRs in Training

For most of us, summer is here! This means work outs outside, group rides, workouts with friends and everything getting uploaded to strava! These are all great, if we use them appropriately. The trouble is it feels so good to go hard and chase our best. Show we be doing this all the time? How do you mentally approach your training? Does it change as your races approach? 

Episode # 112 The racing Equation

On any given race day every athlete only has so much energy to give. The question always remains how do I balance this equation to end up with the fastest time and relatively close to zero left at the finish line with out going under? The trouble with racing it is like The Price is Right rules, if you go over your allotted amount of energy you end up walking. The slowest thing ever. So, how do you execute your race for the fastest time possible? It depends...

Episode #111 The Art of the Taper

As the American Season kicks off with Oceanside 70.3 and Ironman Texas, we wanted to address the art of the taper. In this episode Marilyn and Jesse deep dive into the goals and the how to's of a great taper. We also address hitting multiple races in a row and how to navigate the training between.