Welcome to that Traff Show, the podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.

My name is Michael Ehrlichson, and this is episode three of our beginner series.

In the last episode, I covered how to find and select your first event, So if you haven't listened to that one already,

it is well worth a listen even if you have already done your first triathlon, but you're still

in the beginning stages of your triathlon career. But in today's episode, I'll cover what can feel

like quite an overwhelming topic. And that's true even for more experienced athletes. I honestly

sometimes feel overwhelmed

myself when it comes to gear and equipment. But this is a topic that here will of course

discuss from the perspective of somebody who is very new to triathlon. That being said,

even if you have done your first few races or even a full season of triathlon, I think you'll

find this episode very valuable as it will give

you a bit of a hierarchy of what gear and equipment is essential, what's nice to have and what's

maybe more of a luxury for later on. So just quickly before we continue on with the media part

of this episode, a big thanks to our sponsors, Precision Fuel and Hydration.

They create carbohydrate products like gels, drink, mix and shoes, and electrolyte products.

And the reason that you want carbohydrates and electrolytes when you're doing triathlon, whether

it's racing or longer training sessions or more intense training sessions, is that

carbohydrate is the main fuel

source that you'll be using in the race.

You have a limited supply of it in your body, so depending on how long you'll be out on

the race course for, this is something that you might need to supplement with so that you

don't run out of the nervous carbohydrate stores.

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