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Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

#841 – Things We've Learned From 10 Years of Coaching/Casting

Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast

Mike Tarrolly

Ironman, Nutrition, Triathlon, Podcast, Fitness, Swimming, Training, Coaching, Health & Fitness

4.7724 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Today we sort of cut through the clutter of complicated training and use examples of things we’ve learned to be most effective for your triathlon journey. We talk about our early races and what we learned from them and share core principles that have never changed. We look at trends in triathlon and why old philosophies always seem to come back around in new packages. We look at science vs. experience and talk about why it’s important to think about training so you don’t have to think about it when you race. We talk about coaching patience, creating your own ranges, and discuss why you may need LESS structure. Racing is pacing and we’ll share why “repeat workouts” are great and how you can avoid blowing up.

Topics:

  • Our first race jitters
  • Our first tri bikes and what we learned
  • Important aspects of getting a new bike
  • “I didn’t want to do this . . . but”
  • Aero bars evolution
  • Hard work vs. smart work
  • Technology improvements
  • Triathlon is like fashion
  • What’s old is new
  • Pre-built workouts vs. RPE
  • Trans-humanism
  • New is exciting, but exciting has to be real
  • Science vs. Experience
  • Coaching patience
  • Creating your own range
  • Training by RPE
  • Thinking is learning and learning makes it natural
  • Know how to pace
  • How to not blow up
  • Why repeat workouts are great
  • Do you need LESS structure
  • Understanding your effort

Mike Tarrolly - [email protected]

Robbie Bruce - [email protected]

Transcript

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0:00.0

Oh, yes.

0:07.0

Ah, yes. How are you preparing for your first race?

0:26.0

Oh, wait, no.

0:26.9

Yeah, well, everyone's preparing. Everybody's had it. They're all preparing. It's March 27th year. It's 20205.

0:34.4

Book of board, everybody. You listen to the crushing iron podcast this is episode 8401 yeah

0:40.1

there's a lot more people racing nowadays I can kind of feel I bet a lot of the first time

0:44.4

situations and I remember how nervous I was when I started the sport I um I was a disaster

0:51.3

disaster yeah I was a well I mean technically my first Iron Kids race was in 1987.

0:58.1

But the, but yeah, I distinctly remember my very first triathlon ever.

1:05.9

It was on Hilton Head Island.

1:06.8

It was the beach bum triathlon.

1:08.1

I was living there at the time.

1:12.5

And it was straight up on a beach.

1:14.0

I mean, I was training for it.

1:14.6

I didn't. God, what do you are this?

1:15.5

This is 2000.

1:17.6

2000 and,

1:18.8

good dear Lord.

1:20.2

This is 2003.

1:22.1

So this is two decades ago.

1:24.9

So I was living there.

1:27.4

It was churning. It was churning.

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