How to get started in triathlon with Wendy Mader | EP#4

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Are you a beginner triathlete, or maybe you haven't even started your triathlon journey yet? Learn how to get started and how to avoid common triathlon mistakes from coach Wendy Mader, former Ironman age-group world champion, with 25 years of triathlon experience. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: -The essential things you need to know when starting out in triathlon. -The mistakes you must avoid at all costs. -How to structure your swim, bike, and run training as a beginner triathlete. -How to prepare for your first race. NOTES: Remember to enter the podcast launch contest to win an Amazon gift card. If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing. SHOWNOTES: www.thattriathlonshow.com Send feedback, questions or just wanna chat? CONTACT me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Twitter - my handle is @SciTriat.

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0:00.0	First and foremost, enjoy it. It's a lifestyle.
0:07.0	That Traathlon Show, episode 4.
0:38.3	What's up? Welcome back to that triathlon show. Thank you again for tuning in. I really appreciate it. And today's show is one that I hope that you'll find very, very valuable, especially those of you who are newer to triathlon, maybe even complete beginners.
0:43.5	So we're going to talk about how to get started with triathlon training and racing and training specifically for swimming, biking and running.
0:47.6	So there's going to be a lot of actionable tips today.
0:50.4	Today's guest is Wendy Mayder, who is a triathlon coach, currently based in Georgia, but has spent a long time in Colorado before that.
0:59.3	She has over 25 years of experience in triathlon.
1:02.9	She trained at a very high level, and she's a former collegiate swimmer, has completed 15 Iron Man's,
1:10.2	and she has won the overall age group World
1:14.1	Championships in Kona, so the Iron Man World Championships and that was in 2008. So she is
1:20.5	definitely an incredible athlete as well as a coach. So Wendy is the co-founder and owner of T2 coaching, her own coaching business,
1:30.9	and she's also the co-host of The Endurance Our Podcast.
1:35.2	And even though this episode is geared towards beginners,
1:38.2	I do believe that every triathlet can get a lot of value from this episode,
1:42.6	even if it's more in terms of less tangible things
1:46.5	related to triathlon like attitude and things like that, because Wendy really has a lot of
1:51.1	experience and it shines through this entire interview. So do keep listening even if you're
1:55.7	maybe in a world championship qualifier. I think that you'll find it very, very useful. And on today's episode,
2:02.8	as you'll notice, we also have a listener question. So remember that you can send in questions for me
2:07.7	that I can answer myself or I can have my guests answer them on future episodes. So just send in
2:13.2	your questions to Michael at Scientific Triathlon.com and I'll answer them or my guests will answer them
2:19.3	on future episodes. That's enough rambling from me. Let's dive in and meet Wendy. Wendy, we've
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