EP 651: Train Smarter Not Harder
Trail Runner Nation
Trail Runner Nation
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 November 2023
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
This episode focuses on the intersection of coaching, athlete training, and the utilization of cutting-edge technology to enhance performance. What is the role of the plethora of tech devices and data analytics we now have? We are joined by two luminaries in the field, Joe Friel and Dirk Friel. Joe is a lifelong athlete with a masters degree in exercise science and has written the Training Bible books for road cyclists, mountain bikers, and triathletes. Dirk is a former pro cyclist and coach. Together with Gear Fisher, they created TrainingPeaks, the world's first online training log that has evolved into a training solution for athletes and coaches.
The guests share their expertise on how data analytics, wearable tech, and other innovations have transformed the way athletes train and coaches plan. They discuss the balance between traditional training methods and technological advancements, providing a holistic view of what it takes to reach peak performance.
Links of note:
- Our episode with Joe over 8 years ago about his book, "Faster After 50, How to Race Strong For the Rest of Your Life"
- "CoachCast" podcast with Dirk Friel
- TrainingPeaks. The training platform that Joe and Dirk co-created
- The Triathlete's Training Bible: The World's Most Comprehensive Training Guide, 4th Ed.
- Faster After 50: How to Race Strong for the Rest of Your Life
- Joe's web site
- Dirk's email
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You know, you always come back to that, it's the individual. |
| 0:05.1 | Training is not formulaic. |
| 0:07.2 | You know, for some reason, like beginner runners think, you just get the chart out of |
| 0:13.2 | the magazine, you print it, put it on your refrigerator, and that's my training program |
| 0:18.1 | for the next 12 weeks. |
| 0:19.9 | And I, no, that's not the best way to improve, it's very individualized, ideally it's |
| 0:25.4 | individualized. |
| 0:38.4 | Welcome to the Trailhead of Trailrunner Nation. |
| 0:40.9 | We go on virtual trail runs alongside captivating guests who share stories and wisdom and information, |
| 0:48.8 | scientific sometimes, that will help us improve as runners and maybe as people. |
| 0:54.8 | This one will make us not only better runners, but people for sure, we're talking to Joe |
| 0:58.9 | Freel and Durk Freel about all the wearables and the information we grab from them. |
| 1:05.0 | How can that make us better runners? |
| 1:06.6 | We're going to find out today. |
| 1:08.2 | And just as a little bit of a disclaimer, Joe Freel, who is a legend in endurance sports, |
| 1:14.5 | we were only able to get him on the phone so the audio quality isn't quite the way that |
| 1:19.5 | we prefer it to be. |
| 1:22.2 | But he's a legend, what he tells us is important. |
| 1:26.1 | So pay attention because he's going to drop us some golden nuggets. |
| 1:31.8 | I drink AG1 literally every day in the morning, I've had it in the afternoon, and I've even |
| 1:37.3 | had it in the evening because it makes me feel good. |
| 1:40.6 | First thing I do in the morning is I get out of bed and I make two bottles of AG1, one |
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