Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

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

We all like to say we like doing hard things, but are we cherry picking those experiences? Today, we dive into how most of us tend to create the best conditions and chase good days by taking shortcuts. We argue that creating friction in training is really the ultimate way to prepare for the hardest days - race days. How long can you go without reaching for a training crutch when things aren't going well? Do you figure out a way or just take the easy route? Doing something hard usually means it's uncomfortable and today we look at ways to seek that out so you're at your strongest on race day.
Topics:
The heat is on in training and racing
The Tour
Trainer silence
Swimming in hot water and or elevation
Running and cycling in heat
Is it heat acclimation or building fitness or both?
Race day boosts
Handling long trainer rides
How long can you hold off your fix?
Always using a training crutch
Transitions in day to day life
Clear goals
Maximizing the best we can be
Creating FRICTION in training
Really preparing for the hardest days
Coddling to protect our ego
Quit analyzing every session
Chasing good days with shortcuts
Cherry picking hard things
Hard is uncomfortable
Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com
Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com

Today is part 2 of listener questions and we spend a lot of time talking about the monumental nature of doing an Ironman. Is it absurd, simply a conquest, or a means to an end? There are tons of little training nuggets weaved inside of this cast, including, how to build an effective swim training package, is it worth the time and effort to be your absolute best in this sport? Triathlon vs. other priorities, and Taper combined with race week stress. We definitely hit on many interesting topics including weak feet and Lionel Sanders syndrome.
Topics:
Weak feet . . . make weak men . . . make weak times?
Lionel Sanders syndrome
Skill, speed, strength as a combo
Swim technique sessions
Giving up the watch in the pool
Training to train or get better?
Training for what's on top of your chin
When does the absurdity of Ironman go away?
Why people come back to this sport over and over
Thoughts on leaving performance on the table
What's your best potential at your age?
What is your real goal
Two priorities at a time
Taper week decisions
Race week stress
Relieving stress or getting more tired?
It's easy to forget how many Ironman questions there really are.
Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com
Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com

Today, you drive the cast with your great questions, but stat with a discussion about the whole Buc-ees thing and how and why Zoot keeps dominating the Tri Club Awards. Then onto Coeur d'Alene and mostly the tough swim conditions. We look at whether or not you're swimming enough, or if you can approach tough open water swims from a different perspective. We look at how to deal with the disappointment of not being able to do a race and what to do instead. We talk injuries and the many different ways you can approach training (and life) while you're struggling to get back to health. We also ask, do we expect too much from a race result?
Topics:
Coeur d'Alene
Adverse race conditions
No exit ramps in the swim
Buc-ees
We're coming for team Zoot
What do you do with pent up energy from having to miss a race?
DYI 70.3's
Get it out of your system
When you think you signed up for a race but didn't
Rough Swim conditions - staying calm
Lowering expectations
Pani Attacs
Being one with the water
The emotional side of injuries
When we expect races to change our lives
Going from 70.3 to a Full
 
Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com
Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com