Sophie Coldwell | EP#395

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Sophie Coldwell is a short-course athlete from Great Britain, currently ranked 4th in the world and 5th in the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) standings. She has her sights set on qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and her strong start to the 2023 season could also see her battling it out for the World Triathlon Championship Series title. In this interview we learn more about Sophie's training, her background, and goals for the future. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Sophie's background in triathlon, goals for the 2023 season, and the Paris 2024 Olympic cycle -The Olympic selection process, and what Sophie needs to do to qualify for Paris -Sophie's training structure overall, and details about her swim, bike and run training -A detailed breakdown of a full week of training -How Sophie has improved her running -The training environment in Loughborough, and the importance it has had in Sophie's development -Life after Paris SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts395/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration help athletes perform at their best through their online tools, patented Sweat Test and range of electrolytes and fueling products. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner and receive a personalised plan for your carbohydrate, sodium and fluid intake. If you want further help, book a free 20-minute video consultation to chat through your plan. Listen out for the code in today's show to get 15% off your first order of PF&H electrolytes and fueling products. If you missed the code, just email hello@pfandh.com. FORM Smart Swim Goggles give you unprecedented real-time feedback in your swim training through a display on the goggle lens. See every split to stay on pace, track your stroke rate and don't let it drop, use heart rate to become more scientific and precise with your training (through integration with Polar HR monitors) and analyse more in-depth metrics post-swim in the app. You can also use a vast library of workouts or training plans, or build your own guided workouts. Get 15% off the goggles with the code TTS15. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Sophie's Instagram and race results (World Triathlon website) Tamara Jewett | EP#391 Frederic Funk | EP#380 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 Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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0:00.0	The Traathlon Show 395.
0:05.0	Hey, what's up everybody? Welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show.
0:23.2	The podcast presented by Scientific Triathlon.com.
0:26.8	I'm our host Michael and on this episode I interview Sophie Coldwell.
0:30.3	Sophie is a short course athlete from Great Britain, currently ranked fourth in the world
0:33.9	and fifth in the World Triathlon Championship Series, or WTCS. In this interview,
0:38.6	we go into detail discussing Sophie's training, things that she has changed to allow her to reach
0:44.6	the level she is currently performing at, how she's planning on maximizing her chances to qualify
0:50.1	for the Olympic Games in Paris, and lots more it's a great interview stay tuned but before we
0:56.5	get into it big thanks to our sponsors precision fuel hydration they help athletes perform at their
1:01.5	best with electrolyte and fueling products and with free online tools education and a patented
1:05.6	sweat test you can use the free fuel and hydration planner on their website to get a personalized
1:09.7	plan for carbohydrate sodium and fluid intake and you can also book a free 20-minute video
1:14.7	consultation to chat through your plan with the athlete support team. I have used their
1:18.4	entire range of products for many, many years now, and I think they're absolutely brilliant,
1:22.6	so I couldn't recommend them enough. And you can get 15% off your first order by using the code TTS23 on
1:29.0	precision fuel and hydration.com. And thank you to form. Deform smart swim goggles give you real-time
1:34.2	feedback in your swim training right on the goggle lens, including your splits, pace, stroke rate and
1:39.1	heart rate. This means you can execute your swim workouts much better, whether it is by pushing
1:43.4	harder when you're starting to fall off the pace or by holding back when you're accidentally going faster than you should.
1:48.8	It also means that if you're using a Garmin or a similar watch in the pool, you can finally get rid of that because the goggles automatically notice when you start and stop each of your intervals and give you accurate splits for each and every interval
2:01.4	without the disruption of using a watch and pressing the on and off buttons.
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