Effective Swimrun Training with Andy Bow | EP#126

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Swimrun is an exciting sport and a fantastic experience recommended for any triathlete. But how do you best train for one - whether you want to complete or compete? Andy Blow, former elite triathlete and founder of Precision Hydration joins us to discuss effective Swimrun training. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Fitness prerequisites for signing up for a Swimrun -How to train for completing a Swimrun -How to train for being competitive in a Swimrun -How different is the swim and run training for swimrun compared to swim and run training in triathlon? -Swimrun gear advice and recommendations -Swimrun Nutrition and Hydration advice and recommendations SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts126/ THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free! LINKS AND RESOURCES: * Hydration, sodium and cramping with Andy Blow | EP#49 * How to train for a Swimrun | EP#57 * Åland Swimrun with Simon Brierley and Mikael Eriksson | EP#63 * Percision Hydration's Free online sweat test * Ötillö Swimrun World Series website * Åland Swimrun RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

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0:00.0	It can take me about an hour and a half to get there.
0:04.0	And what I would do is do that with no fluid or food intake.
0:08.9	Take a little bit of money inside my wetsuit, stop, have a drink, have something to eat at the cafe,
0:16.3	and then get back in and go back and do it either way.
0:21.5	Their Traflon Show, 127.
0:36.6	Hey, what's up everybody, and welcome back to another episode of That Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:47.4	I'm your host, Michael, and on today's episode, I interview Andy Blow on training for a swim run.
0:54.5	We discuss both training to complete your first swim run event if you're completely new to it
1:00.2	and just want to give it a crack and have some fun with it and training to be competitive
1:05.8	and try to push the front pack how that differs from training to complete, and how it differs from
1:13.3	training for triathlon swimming and running. We also get into things like gear, nutrition and
1:19.8	hydration, and racing strategies, and all these sorts of things that are so important when it
1:26.2	comes to swim run. Andy, as you may know,
1:30.6	was previously on this podcast in episode 49 when we talked about cramping and hydration and
1:37.5	electrolytes. So definitely go and listen to that. And there you can also hear a bit more about
1:43.4	his backstory and you can hear his
1:46.0	rapid fire questions as you probably know he is the founder of precision hydration and precision
1:51.7	hydration is also the sponsor of today's episode they are the provider this is keeping to the swim run
1:59.7	theme of hydration for the Oetiloe World Series.
2:04.9	And that series is like the Grand Prix of Swim Run.
2:09.8	But it's open for everybody, of course.
2:11.5	But that's where the world's best gather and the world's biggest fields gather from
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