Subscribe via iTunes Ironman Boulder Champion Justin Daerr It took Justin Daerr 29 attempts to win his first Ironman.  His victory came in his hometown of Boulder on August 3, 2014.  Justin’s progression has been slow and steady, backed by intelligent training and planning. We talk about his progression and decisions that led him to become […]

Subscribe via iTunes Half Ironman Prep/Second Year Triathlon Training Questions Tony Ruales is a second year triathlete preparing for his first half ironman.  He asks some pertinent but unique training questions which haven’t been covered on previous podcasts. Topics include: How much should and when will this race hurt Goal power on the bike How to pace […]

Subscribe via iTunes PhD Micah Zuhl Micah is a professor at Central Michigan University and he shares his research and experience. GI Distress & Glutamine Supplementation He has published research on GI distress during intense training.  His studies have found that doses of glutamine can help prevent leaky gut and reduce the likelihood of GI distress. […]

Subscribe via iTunes Chuck Wolf Chuck joins the show to talk about strength and flexibility for triathletes.  Chuck is the Director of Human Motion Associates in Orlando, Florida.  He’s worked with top athletes in several sports. Chuck was a speaker at one of my triathlon camps in Florida, and he’s had excellent success overcoming injury […]

Subscribe via iTunes “It’s a resource for athletes to become empowered to think about the way that they approach their sport and give some insight into my methodology and to steer athletes to look through the correct lens of how to approach performance and how to improve over the long term.” Coach Matt Dixon Matt is […]

Subscribe via iTunes Postrace Half Ironman Interview With Rodrigo Rodrigo is back for a follow up interview after the Syracuse 70.3 Half Ironman.  Rodrigo was the guest in episode 33, an interview we did in early April, as he was preparing for this June 22, 2014 race. He finished in a time of 6:07:02. His […]

Subscribe via iTunes Half Ironman Training Questions Rodrigo Chaves is the guest for this episode and we discuss several questions based around half ironman training.  Rodrigo lives in New Jersey and 2014 is his second season of racing triathlons. He’s competed in running races for the last 4 years and he’s been swimming for 8 […]

Subscribe via iTunes Ben Sharp of Stages Cycling I interview Ben Sharp of Stages Cycling about the Stages Power Meter.  Ben was a coach for USA Cycling from 2007 to 2013 before joining Stages.  The Stages Power Meter runs $700-$900 plus a head unit, such as a Garmin or even an iPhone. I was an […]

Subscribe via iTunes Dan Dungan At Ironman Texas Dan Dungan started racing triathlons in 1999 with the Memphis and May. His first Ironman was in 2000.   Going into 2014 he had started 20 Ironmans, finishing 17, but had never qualified for Ironman Hawaii.  He was persistent in his training, he learned each year, and at […]

1. Vibram Five Finger Shoes 2. Intensity factor for different distances If you use a power meter and know your functional threshold power (FTP), you can use the following intensity factor guide for your racing.  An intensity factor of .70 means your should be racing at 70% of your FTP.   These numbers are taken […]