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  • Do professional triathletes use FTP? Integrated bike hydration, zone 2 training, and more!
    2024/06/06

    This week we cut straight to questions! Here's what we covered:

    • Do professional triathletes use FTP?
    • When to wake up and eat for a 6 AM race
    • Gravel bike vs TT bike saddle height and fit
    • How easy should an easy ride really be?
    • Wearing TTL gear without being a triathlete
    • Mountain bike computer placement
    • TTL business, and how Eric has learned to run it
    • Training and racing in unreleased shoes
    • How pros use integrated bike hydration in races
    • How Music and creativity overlap with triathlon.

    Thank you to our podcast supporters for showing your love and for helping to keep the podcast ad-free.

    To submit your own questions, and to become a podcast supporter yourself, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com/podcast

    Come watch the world’s best professional triathletes as they race around the streets of San Francisco at the T100 Triathlon on Saturday June 8th: T100 San Francisco

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  • Double intense workout days in triathlon, TTL Devo athlete John Reed joins in, and more!
    2024/05/30

    This week we chat a bit about T100 San Francisco, we meet TTL Devo athlete John Reed, and answer your pressing questions about Triathlon!

    • Dealing with old dry tire sealant
    • T100 San Francisco course
    • Double intense training days
    • Different ways to mount/dismount your bike in a race
    • Handling and optimizing post race fatigue
    • Should a triathlon coach give nutrition advice?
    • When to take your first masters swimming class
    • TTL Devo athlete John Reed joins us for a chat
    • Paula talks about the process of filming the Nike commercial "Snow Day" she was featured in.

    Come watch the world’s best professional triathletes as they race around the streets of San Francisco at the T100 Triathlon on Saturday June 8th: T100 San Francisco

    Thank you to our incredible podcast supporters. To become a podcast supporter, and to submit your own question for the podcast, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com/podcast

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  • Eric races Xterra North American Championships, and Nick races IM 70.3 Morro Bay
    2024/05/23

    This week on the podcast we hear from Eric and Nick who both raced this past weekend. Eric raced Xterra North American Championships in Alabama, and Nick raced IM 70.3 Morro Bay. After both race recaps, we also answer a few listener submitted questions about:

    • Finding a coach when you're not performance focused
    • Why professionals have different wetsuit legal temperature cutoffs
    • What to check on your bike before a race

    A big thank you to our podcast supporters who help keep this podcast ad-free. You can become a podcast supporter, as well as submit your own question to the podcast at ThatTriathlonLife.com/podcast

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  • Racing triathlon with caffeine, bike bottle placement, saddle sore tips, and more!
    2024/05/16

    This week on the podcast, we answer your questions about:

    • Strategy for the relay triathlon event in the upcoming Olympics
    • How Eric and Paula use caffeine as a racing tool
    • Where to mount a bottle on a bike for an Ironman
    • Dealing with nutrition logistics without a bento box in a race
    • Lack of accommodation availability at IM 70.3 World Championships
    • Clip-on aero bars
    • Best sunglass tint for trail running
    • How to best treat saddle sores
    • Training for a marathon in super shoes before the race

    A big thank you to our podcast supporters! You can become a podcast supporter and submit your own questions for the podcast at ThatTriathlonLife.com/podcast.

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  • Paula wins Ironman 70.3 St George!
    2024/05/09

    Paula becomes North American Champion by winning IM 70.3 St George! This week we get a race recap from her, and we even get to your triathlon questions. After the race recap we talk about race splits, losing a feel for the water after some time away from the pool, indoor power vs outdoor power, pursuing a hobby outside of triathlon, getting interviewed in T2 while racing, thinking about Ironman race points while racing, the occasional bad workout, and more!

    Thank you to our awesome podcast supporters who help keep the podcast ad free. You can submit your own question and help support the podcast at ThatTriathlonLife.com

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  • Storing wetsuits, picking the right swim goggles, how old is too old for carbon race wheels, and more!
    2024/05/02

    This week we are in St George, Utah, ready to watch Paula race!

    First, we tackled 3 Bike Tech With Eric questions. Eric spoke to the safety of carbon wheels from 2006, how to seat tubeless tires on stubborn rims, and what the best practice is for refilling sealant in tires.

    We also talked about how to properly fold away a wetsuit, how beneficial certain running surfaces are for staving off injury, how common it is for pros to get sunburnt, how to pick an airline for travel with a bike bag, how to break through a swimming plateau, how many pairs of goggles is appropriate to have in your swim bag, race day wheel rentals, and a final discussion about the realities of what life will be like post-retirement for Eric and Paula.

    You can become a beloved podcast supporter and also submit your own questions at ThatTriathlonLife.com/podcast

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  • Can you overswim a triathlon? Fueling on a mountain bike, and more!
    2024/04/25

    This week we answer your triathlon questions. We discuss getting to bed on time with a job and training, cycling shorts vs cycling bibs, whether or not swim skins keep you warm, xterra fueling, cleaning a waxed chain, becoming a part of triathlon race organizing, bike tech maintenance videos in TTLs future, if it's possible to swim too hard in a race, corduroy TTL hats, the best bike helmet color, and more!

    To become a podcast supporter, and to submit your own questions for the podcast, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com/podcast

    Here's a link to The Advenire Hotel in St. George that we mentioned in the podcast

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  • Trail running for triathletes, TT vs aero road helmets in the heat, and more!
    2024/04/18

    This week we answer more of your questions about triathlon! We start with some "This or That" and then move on to talking about racing in a pros only race or in a race mixed in with amateurs, how to incorporate trail running into your training, how Eric fits the bicycles into the van below the bed, how to legally incorporate CBD into training and racing, how to get the TTL jersey in Zwift, wheather or not an aero road helmet is sometimes better than a TT helmet while racing, what Eric's favorite surf movies are, where on the wall to flip turn in the pool when circle swimming, what the perks and benefits are of being a contacted T100 athlete, and we also have an extra question for supporters about action cameras and how to best use them.

    Thank you so much to our podcast supporters! To submit a question for the podcast, and to become a podcast supporter yourself, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com

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    57 分