Triathlete Training Podcast: Triathlon, Ironman & Duathlon

By Eric Schwartz: Triathlon Training Insights & Expert Guests. For Athletes of All Levels

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Triathlon training advice and interviews with expert guests. For triathletes, runners, cyclists and all endurance athletes.

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TT099: Olympian Richard Murray

06.05.2018

South African Richard Murray is in the midst of a successful ITU career and in 2016 he finished 4th in the Olympics. We talk about his career in triathlon and the path that led him to where he is today. ...

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06.05.2018 TT099: Olympian Richard Murray South African Richard Murray is in the midst of a successful ITU career and in 2016 he finished 4th in the Olympics. We talk about his career in triathlon and the path that led him to where he is today. ...
04.02.2018 TT098: Running Expert Jay Dicharry, Specialist in Biomechanics & Sports Physiologist Jay Dicharry offered some fantastic knowledge in this interview. He is an expert in many things and also an author. His website describes him better than I could: “Originally from New Orleans LA, Jay completed the Masters of Physical Therapy ...
12.14.2017 TT097: 100 Mile Run, Addicted To Intensity, How the Apple Watch Changed My Life Hillary Spires returns to the show to talk about her preparation for a 100 mile/160km run she completed in Canada in September. She gave herself a 24 hour time limit and she talks about the challenges she endured along the ...
11.20.2017 TT096: Physical Therapist Dan Linick Dan Linick, co-founder of South Jersey Physical Therapist, is my guest. Dan is also my physical therapist and has helped my running significantly. We discuss his background as a physical therapist, some common problems that he’s seen, and some issues ...
10.31.2017 TT095: Off-Season Training & Time Limited Training With Matt Dixon Matt Dixon has experience as a professional athlete, coach to elite and amateur athletes, an exercise physiologist, and an author. His newest book is Fast-Track Triathlete. This book is geared toward athletes who want to maximize their success with limited ...
10.19.2017 TT094: Zach Boivin’s Inspirational Journey From 330 Pounds To An Ironman Zach Boivin went to watch a friend race Ironman Lake Placid in 2015. At the time he weighed 330 pounds and was not active. He was inspired watching the finishers that night and the next day he decided he was ...
08.28.2017 T093: First Half Ironman w/Courtney Sergeant Courtney Sergeant joins the show as she prepares for her first half ironman at Atlantic City 70.3. She did her first triathlon in 2014 and has marathon experience. Among the topics we discuss: Nutrition Hydration Salt tablets Transition Massages Preparing ...
08.10.2017 TT092: Ultraman, Collegiate Recruiting, Random Billy Edwards returns to the show to talk about his experiences since winning Ultraman Florida in 2015. He completed the Ultraman World Championships later that year and has since cut back on his racing since having surgery on his toe. ...
06.21.2017 TT091: Sports Psychology: The Brave Athlete The Brave Athlete is a new book by Dr. Simon Marshall and Lesley Patterson covering cutting-edge brain training for athletes. Lesley is a professional triathlete and mountain biker. Her resume includes a few Xterra World Championships titles. Dr. Simon Marshall ...
05.31.2017 TT090: Pro Cyclist Phil Gaimon Phil Gaimon was a pro cyclist from 2009 to 2016, including two years on the WorldTour with Garmin Sharp and Cannondale. He’s done Paris Roubaix, won Redlands twice, and finished second at the Tour of the Gila. He just retired ...
05.17.2017 TT089: Aspiring Pro Triathlete/Former Motocross Racer Justin Mendoza Justin Mendoza didn’t know much about triathlon until he saw Craig Alexander’s 50 minute Aussies Abroad video on Youtube. Then he knew he triathlon was what he wanted to do. He had recently transitioned out of Motocross racing after some ...
04.28.2017 TT088: Gut Health With Dr. Grace Liu Problems with her own health led Dr. Grace Liu down a path which led to her becoming an expert in gut health. Good health is dependent on our digestive system having good bacteria. We talk about how to achieve that ...
03.13.2017 TT087: How To Win An Age Group National Championship Alicia Caldwell has raced for 20 years and in 2016 she won her first US National Age Group title. She’s been gradually improving through the years. In 2017 she was 19th in her age group and the next year she ...
02.25.2017 TT86: Retired Pro Wes Hobson Covering Lots Of Things Wes Hobson was one of the top triathletes of the 1990s. He turned pro in 1990 and retired in 2001. In his second year as a pro he was competing with and sometimes beating the Big Four: Mark Allen, Dave ...
02.08.2017 TT085: Running & Triathlon Stories I Habits I Lessons Eric reviews his running career, including his time at Indiana University, and shares a few stories from his triathlon career. He also talks about important habits for success and what advice he would give to himself at different stages of ...
01.17.2017 TT084: Swim Total Immersion Founder Terry Laughlin Terry Laughlin founded Total Immersion at age 29 while he was considering a change of career. He coached kids since age 21 but he had no experience coaching adults until he held his first camp in 1989. The camp was ...
12.28.2016 TT083: Olympic Distance Triathlon & Half Ironman Race Review Subscribe via iTunes Jeff Pack is in his 40s and he just started competing in endurance events three years ago. He recently completed an Olympic distance triathlon in the Galapagos Islands and he followed it up with a half ironman ...
12.06.2016 TT082: First Ironman, Husband & Wife Triathletes Balancing Triathlon & Family Subscribe via iTunes Elizabeth and Nate Sylves have been racing together as a couple for over a decade. This year she did her first Ironman (Florida) and he did his first half ironman (North Carolina). They combine training and racing ...
11.09.2016 TT081: Joe Friel & His Newly Revamped Triathlete’s Training Bible Subscribe via iTunes Joe Friel returns to the show and discusses his revamped and just released Triathlete’s Training Bible. This is the best selling triathlon book of all time, with roughly 300,000 books sold, and instead of just updating it ...
10.19.2016 TT080: Dangerous Hyponatremia After a 70.3 Half Ironman Colin Pugh had a dangerous case of hyponatremia that could have resulted in death. Hydration expert Andy Blow joins us to review his case. In Colin’s words, here is what happened: “On Aug 14th I did my first Half Ironman ...
10.05.2016 TT079: Hydration With Andy Blow (You’ll Definitely Learn Something New) Former elite triathlete Andy Blow struggled in hot races. He cramped and had to figure out a solution. He retired from triathlons in 2006 but that problem led to his post-racing career. He is the founder of Precision Hydration and ...
09.15.2016 TT078: Cody Beals – Canadian Ironman 70.3 Pro Cody Beals is a third year Canadian pro specializing in the Ironman 70.3 distance. His results this year include two victories and no worse than a 7th place finish in seven Ironman 70.3 events. Later this month he will race ...
08.25.2016 TT077: The Olympic Experience & Mental Toughness With Olympian Joanna Zeiger Joanna Zeiger, the 4th place finisher at the 2000 Olympics, discusses the 2016 Olympic triathlon, her Olympic experience, her extensive racing career, triathlon income, drug use, statistical consulting, and more. Joanna competed at the first ever Olympic triathlon for the ...
08.10.2016 TT076: Justin Daerr Two Years After First Ironman Win Boulder based professional triathlete Justin Daerr returns to the show two years after his firstIronman win at Ironman Boulder in 2014. Since that time he’s had several top 5 Ironman finishes, including 2nd at Ironman Mount-Tremblant in 2015 and 4th ...
07.13.2016 TT075 Training Experimentation, Ketogenic Diets & MMA Fighting Hillary Spires makes her third appearance on the show to talk about her experiments with her training and diet and the much faster run times she has achieved. Her 5k time dropped from 24 minutes to 20:19 and her 10k ...
06.08.2016 TT074: Runner Preparing For First Sprint Triathlon Subscribe via iTunes Kate Maas of Switzerland is an experienced runner preparing for her first sprint triathlon. It’s a 500 meter swim, 40k bike, and 5k run triathlon on June 20. She’s done several marathons and an ultra, and while ...
05.25.2016 TT073: Talking Physical Health With Chris Kelly Subscribe via iTunes Chris Kelly, founder of NourishBalanceThrive.com, joins the show in a wide ranging discussion on health. Some of the topics we cover include: iron overload in men sleep cortisol levels diet
04.27.2016 TT072: Triathlon 2.0: Data Driven Performance Training w/Jim Vance Coach Jim Vance joins the podcast as a repeat guest to talk about his new book, Triathlon 2.0: Data-Driven Performance Training. Jim worked on this book for 4 years before it’s release in early 2016. It’s a detailed book for ...
04.06.2016 TT071: Oceanside 70.3 As First Half Ironman Weston Titus is a 6’5”, 225 pound, former basketball player who attempted his first 70.3 Half Ironman in Oceanside on April 2, 2016. This episode includes an interview three days before the race and an interview 3 days after the ...
03.16.2016 TT070: Mobility For Faster Performance, Alexander Technique, & Nasal Breathing w/George Dallam George Dallam returns to discuss his latest studies. George was a popular guest on episodes 3, 4, and 25. This time we talk about how mobility might improve running speed. George is doing a study on the Functional Movement Screen ...
02.24.2016 TT069: 2016 Olympic Hopeful Joe Maloy Joe Maloy is currently 2nd in the point standings to qualify for the 2016 United States Men’s Olympic team. There is just one more qualifying race at which to earn points and that’s the ITU WTS event in Yokohama, Japan ...
02.03.2016 TT068: Prison & Drugs To A 9:14 Ironman With Shane Niemeyer Shane Niemeyer’s life was not headed in the right direction. He committed crimes and used drugs and spent time in jail and prison. He tried suicide. While in prison he read an article about Dave Scott and triathlon became his ...
01.13.2016 TT067: Don’t Make The Mistakes I Made/Career Triathlon Lessons Episode 67 includes a look back at the mistakes I made in my racing career. I have mostly great memories of my racing career, but if I could have avoided the following mistakes I would have been more successful Not ...
12.23.2015 TT066: From Runner To Ironman Lake Placid in 12 Months Tiff Pfluger was a runner. She thought triathletes were crazy even as her husband got into the sport. She went to volunteer at race Ironman Lake Placid in 2014 and decided that maybe triathletes weren’t crazy. She signed up for ...
11.24.2015 TT065: First Year Triathlete Daniel Fisher Daniel Fisher first got the idea to do a triathlon in 2014. In 2015 he signed up, and the New Jersey AC Sprint Duathlon was his first race. He is 29 years old and he was 258 pounds when he ...
11.05.2015 TT064: Ironman Canada 2015 With Hilary Spires First year triathlete Hilary Spires returns for an update on her first season. Her first triathlon was early in 2015, then she did a 70.3 on June 14, and Ironman Canada July 26. She was very well prepared. Her original ...
10.08.2015 TT063: Is Ironman Healthful & Other Triathlon Questions Age group triathlete Uri from Switzerland is the guest and he asks a wide range of questions related to triathlon. Uri is a 40 year old triathlete in his first year of racing with plans to do his first Ironman ...
09.16.2015 TT062: Hydration & Heat Prep From a Hot Ironman Lake Placid and Mont-Tremblant Canadian Allan MacKenzie recently completed Ironman Lake Placid and Ironman Mont-Tremblant in hot conditions. We talked about that experience and his heat and hydration questions following the race. I answer his questions from my own knowledge, but I also add ...
08.26.2015 TT061: Journey From Beginner Triathlete to Professional Brad Williams is a first-year pro triathlete living in the UK. He did his first triathlon in 2008 while serving in the Air Force in Korea. He was soon hooked. He hired a coach in 2011 and continued to progress ...
07.30.2015 TT060: Goal Setting & 10 Ironmans in 10 Days Gerry Duffy has completed 10 ironman distance triathlons in 10 days and also run 32 marathons in 32 days. He’s also an author and public speaker. A listener of the show recommended him as a guest and I’m thrilled we ...
07.10.2015 TT059: Death Valley Expedition Run Will Laughlin makes his second appearance on the show and details his attempt at running across Death Valley and 180 miles in 3.5 days, which would be 1 day faster than his previous record. Several challenges came up during the ...
06.12.2015 TT058: Questions From a Sixth Year Triathlete Age group triathlete Erin Donovan is in her sixth year of racing and is preparing for a half ironman and the New York City Triathlon, an Olympic distance race. I answer her questions and some of the topics covered include: ...
05.20.2015 TT057: Ironman Pacing & Swimming With Jim Vance Coach Jim Vance returns to the show to discuss the results of a published study on pacing at Ironman Hawaii. Jim also talks about his experience and experimentation as a high school swim coach where he successfully emphasizes dryland training, ...
04.29.2015 TT056: Eric’s Ironman Triathlon Experiences This episode is all me (Eric). I go over my lessons learned from 4 Ironmans: Ironman Hawaii in 1999, 2001, and 2003 and Ironman Wisconsin in 2004. My times ranged from 9:19 to 10:43. I took detailed notes from a ...
04.15.2015 TT055: Triathlon Wisdom From Olympian Victor Plata & Bike Fitting/Aerodynamics With Retul and Specialized Victor Plata, a 2004 triathlon Olympian for the United States, is the guest in the first half of this episode. Victor retired in 2011 and we look back at his career, catch up with his post-triathlon life, and he provides ...
04.01.2015 TT054: BestBikeSplit.com Founder Ryan Cooper Ryan Cooper used his computer to try and predict time trial splits during the 2013 Tour de France. His first go at it produced some very accurate results. That project turned into a business at BestBikeSplit.com. Cyclists using a power ...
03.18.2015 TT053: Blood Test Results, Testosterone & First Time Triathlete Garrett Rock On Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, and Testosterone Garrett Rock, the guest from episode 23, talks about a specific blood test result a listener sent in. The listener’s hemoglobin and hematocrit had dropped significantly in a short period of time. His ...
03.04.2015 TT052: Ultraman Florida Triathlon Winner Billy Edwards Billy Edwards has done many Ironmans and never finished slower than 10 hours. He recently attempted his first ultra-distance triathlon, winning Ultraman Florida in a time of 23 hours and 17 minutes covering a span of 3 days, besting a ...
02.18.2015 TT051: A 9:36 Ironman Chattanooga Race Report Mikhail Ivanov moved from Russia to Colorado with his wife and 9 and 1 year old children in early 2014. He is a 36 year old triathlete who has been racing for 4 years. He had limited running experience and ...
02.03.2015 TT050: Hunter Allen On Cycling For Triathlon Hunter Allen is a pioneer in the cycling world. He co-founded TrainingPeaks WKO+ power data analytics software and he’s the founder of Peaks Coaching Group. He’s also the co-author of Training & Racing With A Power Meter and Cutting-Edge Cycling. ...

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