Eric races Kodiak 50K Ultramarathon, bike setup for Ironman 70.3 World Championship Marbella, and more!

That Triathlon Life Podcast

That Triathlon Life

Triathlon, Sports, Ironman, Fitness, Health & Fitness, Q&a, Endurance Sports, Running, Swimming, Bicycle, Cycling

4.9 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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This week we hear all about Eric’s epic adventure racing the Kodiak 50k Ultramarathon, and all the ways it didn’t go to plan. After that, we got into listener-submitted questions and discussed: Did this year’s Kona make Paula want to race Ironman more or less?The right bike setup for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in MarbellaUsing a Peloton or old trainer to build winter fitnessDrivetrain maintenance during a gravel stage raceWhat to look for when picking a new TT bikeHow far out to star...

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0:00.0	What's up, everybody?
0:01.4	Welcome to that triathlon life podcast.
0:03.1	I'm Eric Loggerstrom.
0:04.6	I'm Paula Finlay.
0:06.0	I'm Nick Goldston.
0:08.0	And you've found your way into our multi-sport podcast.
0:12.4	I say that this week because we are going to be going over my 50K trail run experience.
0:21.0	But Paul and I are both professional athletes.
0:23.7	Nick is a professional musician, amateur athlete.
0:27.7	We all started out in triathlon.
0:30.1	Paul is still there.
0:32.0	Nick and I are getting experimental on some other things,
0:34.2	but we do have a very deep special spot in our heart for
0:38.3	triathlon, and that's what we talk about mostly on this podcast.
0:41.2	Eric, how is your body feeling post 50K?
0:46.1	My calves are still very sore, but in a strange way, not in a walking way.
0:51.9	They're sore from, like, going uphill.
0:56.3	So, like, it's a specific point in the range of motion when I go up a stair or if I like were to walk up a embankment while
1:02.1	walking the dog, but I'm not experiencing it in regular walking around. But as I haven't tried to
1:09.4	run. That sounds like a bad idea.
1:12.0	The bigger thing is I just feel like completely full body system depletion.
1:16.4	Like my brain, I can barely think.
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