8 Questions to Ask When Planning Your Race Season

The TriDot Triathlon Podcast

TriDot Triathlon Training

Running, Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

How do you establish your racing calendar each season? In this episode, TriDot Coaches Kurt Madden and Matt Sommer tackle eight important questions to ask yourself as you plan this race season. From assessing your body's readiness for racing to identifying the races that matter most, Kurt and Matt dive into the factors that can impact your performance. They also explore the idea of choosing the right time to race and the potential effects of your desired events on your training calendar. And if you're looking for a little extra challenge, we even touch on the idea of incorporating non-triathlon events and other athletic endeavors into your race lineup. Tune in as we break down the key considerations for a successful racing season. A big thanks to UCAN for being a long-time partner of the podcast! At TriDot, we are huge believers in using UCAN to fuel our training and racing. To experience UCAN’s LIVSTEADY products for yourself, head to their website UCAN.co! Use the code “TriDot” to save 20 percent on your entire order.

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0:00.0	This is the TriDOT podcast.
0:03.9	TriDOT uses your training data and genetic profile combined with predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to optimize your training,
0:12.8	giving you better results in less time with fewer injuries.
0:16.8	Our podcast is here to educate, inspire, and entertain. We'll talk all things triathlon with expert
0:24.5	coaches and special guests. Join the conversation and let's improve together. Together.
0:36.1	Hey there, everyone. Welcome to the Tried Out podcast. First off, I want to give an enormous shout out to Triedop coach Rich Sores for hosting our show last week while I recovered from COVID. I got COVID for Christmas. It was a grand holiday time here in the Harley householdhold, as we all caught that and recovered from that.
0:56.2	Rich, of course, did a fantastic job on the show last week, as I knew that he would.
1:01.1	He is a podcaster himself, after all, so I had high confidence in him.
1:05.6	Be sure to check out his show, the 303 Endurance Podcast.
1:10.2	He interviews people from the Boulder, Colorado 303
1:14.1	Area Code Area. And obviously there's a lot of pros, a lot of great coaches, a lot of great
1:19.0	people in Boulder. So Rich has a fantastic show. Go hear more from him on his own podcast. But
1:24.9	thanks again, one more time to Rich for hosting last week.
1:27.7	I am happy to be healthy and ready to talk on the mic for an hour, so let's get it rolling.
1:33.5	At this present moment in time, as we record and publish this episode, it is early in the year
1:38.4	2024, and we will be talking about the eight questions to ask yourself when setting your race schedule.
1:47.6	We'll get race planning wisdom from two of our esteemed tridot coaches, and our first coach
1:53.4	joining us for this conversation is Kurt Madden.
1:57.1	Kurt is a pioneer of the sport in a 10-time Kona finisher.
2:02.9	He has three top 10 finishes at the Iron Man World Championships. He is a four-time North American age group champion and is a four-time
2:09.2	number one world-ranked age group Iron Man All-World athlete. And as if 140.6 miles is not
2:15.9	enough. He is also a two-time Ultraman World Champion, and in 2019, he was inducted into the Ultraman World Championship Hall of Fame.
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