Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

We start by talking about Garmin buying Training Peaks then everything goes to hell in a hand basket (in the best of ways). We talk about how it affects Strava, we look at all the noise in training and discuss technology as good or bad. We look into training and racing by feel and the Tour and Challenge Roth. We take a deep dive into metrics and which ones you should be training with and how to add more. We talk HRV and adjusting workouts each day or on the fly. We look at the trend of forcing more carbs and along with the Norwegian training method and why you might want to think twice. Get obsessed with the basics, then add layers to the recipe.
Topics:
Garmin buys Training Peaks
Is this good or bad?
How it impacts Strava
How we deal with more and more noise
Where is the one on one conversation?
Drum solo or drum groove?
Challenge Roth winner talks her strategy
Go by effort or metrics?
New technology . . .
Training and racing by feel
How new tech should compliment your training
What metrics really matter
Pre-built workouts
Intentional training
Adjusting your workouts on the fly
Focus on on or two things at once
HRV
Why your fueling might suck
Forcing more and more carbs
Obsessed with the basics
Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com
Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com

Today we look at the nuances of looking forward to training each day as it comes. We talk about the importance of training where your fitness is vs. cramming for a race and why that will serve you better in the long run. We look at feeling younger as you get older. We talk about Guess Jeans, the Tour, and how a lot of times you're competing against ex-pros. We look at the faults in being obsessed with race times, especially when they may not be realistic. We talk what it takes to be the best in the world and more importantly what it takes to be the best you can be with your circumstances. Training is much more enjoyable when we can look at it as a long term journey and we tackle work in a way that makes more sense as it aligns with our current fitness. Consistency over peaks and valleys. Be the best version of yourself.
Topics:
Lake Placid and Ohio
Your first time at a race venue
Vingegaard out of the Tour
What does winning look like for you?
To be the best in the world
Look like you're having fun
Being as great as YOU can be
Our own version of ourselves
Narrow and blurry vision
Putting all the stock in racing
Me, me, me
Accepting where you're at in training
Feeling younger as you get older
Being in shape to actually do the work
Train where you're at
Embrace each day as it comes
Wrapped up in your time
Guess Jeans
Pedro Gomes wins AG at Lake Placid
Addictive personalities
Stop today so you can look forward to tomorrow
Finite amounts of energy
Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com
Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com

Today we look at how the little things matter. Quality over quantity is a good benchmark, but how much actual quality work are you doing? And, how do we actually define quality?
First we discuss whether our old podcasts hold up and where we think our positions have changed over 10 years. Then we discuss things like is 5 x 1200's in the pool better than 2 x 3000 per week? Or what about 5 x 30 minute runs vs. one 2:30? We get into how to build confidence, familiarity, and muscle memory go a long ways toward your goals, and even confidence in life. Should you jump on the bike for 20 minutes when you're bored? Will it matter? A lot of people talk about quality over quantity, but what about the Quantity of Quality? Negative splitting everything. We talk imposter syndrome, weekend warriors, and the bitter truth about Ironman.
Topics: 
How do our old podcasts hold up?
What beliefs have we changed since starting the podcast?
Is 5 x 1200's better than 2 x 3,000 in the pool?
What about 5 x 30 minute runs vs. one 2:30 run?
How to add little sessions that add results instead of scrolling
What is a good cycling frequency?
Sneaking in 20 minute runs
The reality of getting out of a rut
What motivation really is
Learn how to see the benefits of what you're doing
Choosing action
Working in simple mobility and strength
Something is better than nothing
Negative splitting everything
The quantity of quality
The monogetti run
Imposter syndrome
Don't pay attention to the triathletes that are a-holes
Frequency is confidence
When confidence builds
The bitter truth about Ironman
Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com
Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com

Back again with some great questions from you!! We start with the ongoing dilemma of speed work and how to handle it best when training for long course racing. We talk with what we thought was an ex-Badger lineman about how much to increase bike volume from a 70.3 to a full. We discuss what makes a race course "fair" vs. something we feel is getting dumbed down. We talk about the warm up as it relates to racing and how we can somehow feel better after going deep into training sets. Plus, much more sprinkled in to take you to the top of the podium, or simply feel better and stick with your plan.
Topics:
Tour de France
What a controlled swim feels like
Speed work, track work and it's relation to triathlon long course training
Does a former Badger lineman jump into the question pool?
How much should you increase cycling volume from a 70.3 to a full and how do you implement it
Nutrition ratio secretes
What makes a race course "fair?"
That interesting phenomenon about getting faster when deep into training sets and how does it translate to racing?
Tubeless tires and PSI and flats etc…
Should you work with a coach year-round?
Pacing and racing.
A trip back through memory lane
Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com
Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com

The first of two Q&A's and we start with the obligatory heat discussion. We'll have another Q&A on Thursday, then hopefully a traditional cast on Friday to help with your long ride or run. We talk about getting back into training after a break. We look at life's challenges with training. We get into how to let the workout build on its own. We look at the challenge of being enthusiastic but not getting faster. How to fix your swim one point at a time. What about training for a marathon and using the triathlon mix? His first Kona and a discussion about how to make it a successful day.
Topics:
Sitting in the heat vs training in the heat
Staring over after a long break
All layoffs are created equally
The poison of life
Start slow - let it build on its own
When you're enthusiastic but not getting faster in the swim
Don't work on the whole stroke
Swim like a swimmer
Triathlon Training for marathons
How to handle Kona
The team is back on the race course!
Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com
Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com