Is Aero Everything? - Answers from a Specialized Wind Tunnel Engineer

The TriDot Triathlon Podcast

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Running, Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 6 July 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Specialized Human Performance Engineer, Jesse Frank, uses aerodynamics and physiology everyday to ensure athletes are as fast as possible. In this episode, Andrew Harley and John Mayfield talk with Jesse about the wind tunnel testing process and how it's applied to a wide range of equipment options and racing positions. Learn the biggest take-aways that you can apply and which products offer the most aero advantage for your dollar.

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0:00.0	This is the TriDOT podcast. TriDOT uses your training data and genetic profile combined with predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to optimize your training, giving you better results in less time with fewer injuries.
0:17.8	Our podcast is here to educate, inspire, and entertain. We'll talk all things
0:23.6	triathlon with expert coaches and special guests. Join the conversation and let's improve
0:30.0	together. Together. Welcome to the show, everybody. We have a thrilling edition of the TriDOT podcast today.
0:39.3	Lots of good stuff to learn as we talk aerodynamics with an extremely smart guy, working with world-class athletes on behalf of an industry-leading company.
0:48.3	Jesse Frank is a human performance engineer at Specialized, where he utilizes aerodynamics and physiology to ensure products and
0:56.0	athletes are as fast as possible. He is a BS in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in
1:01.3	integrative physiology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he was also John, the team
1:08.0	president of the highly acclaimed University of Colorado Tri-Team. So Jesse,
1:13.2	thank you so much for coming on the Tridot podcast. Yeah, thanks for much for having me. I'm
1:17.8	stoked to be here. That's what we'd like to hear. Also joining us today is Coach John Mayfield,
1:22.9	a successful Iron Man athlete himself, John leads Tridot's athlete services, ambassador, and coaching
1:28.4	programs.
1:29.5	He has coached hundreds of athletes ranging from first timers to Kona qualifiers and professional
1:33.7	triathletes.
1:35.0	John has been using Tridot since 2010 and coaching with Tridot since 2012.
1:40.1	What's up, John?
1:40.9	Man, I'm just super excited to have the conversation with Jesse and get faster.
1:44.5	Yes, we all want to get faster, free speed, aerodynamics.
1:47.3	I guess it's not free speed.
1:48.2	You have to work for it.
1:48.9	But Jesse's going to tell us all about that.
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