4.7 • 843 Ratings
🗓️ 17 May 2020
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Before the Olympics were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 25-year old Canadian triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk won the Olympic triathlon test event in Toyko -- solidifying himself as a threat to win Olympic gold. Ranked 5th in the world, Mislawchuk talks about his progression in the sport, the test event, a couple of significant crashes and injuries he's had, and a hilarious, crazy story about accidentally ending up in jail.
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0:00.0 | What's up Trainiacs? This is Triathlon Taryn. This is no triathlon Kim, also known as NTK. |
0:09.0 | In my 20s, I was 215 pounds and I was unhappy working the desk job I was at. Now I'm a 941 Ironman athlete who, with your much appreciated attention, gets to make a living in the sport that I love. |
0:23.0 | Through this podcast and our ever popular YouTube channel, we bring you triathlon stories, science, |
0:28.4 | and training from amazing people around the world to help you get to your start lines confident |
0:34.1 | and your finish lines strong. |
0:36.3 | And as the resident non-triathlete, I try to keep this show fun and accessible for everybody. |
0:41.6 | Let's do it. |
0:43.4 | Today's podcast is brought to you by Roka. |
0:45.7 | Now you can go today, starting today. |
0:48.5 | You can go to roca.com forward slash Taryn. |
0:51.1 | You can win a entry into the Ironman race of your choice in all of 2021 and |
0:57.0 | a Roca Maverick 2, which is their top of the line, Roca Maverick X2, their top of the line and |
1:05.3 | brand new wetsuit that I think is the best wetsuit that they've ever made. And that's saying a lot. |
1:09.6 | I have liked all the Roka suits for a lot of years. This one, though, has blown you away. Tell them why, Terrence. |
1:16.2 | Well, I wouldn't say blown me away because it was already good. But one of the things that people |
1:20.3 | had issues with with the Roka Maverick X2 is that sometimes it was hard to get like the cuffs off of your wrist or your ankles, |
1:29.3 | and some people ended up cutting them |
1:31.3 | or putting baby oil underneath |
1:33.3 | so that it would slide off easier in transition one |
1:36.3 | or before you got to transition one. |
1:38.3 | Well, whatever they've done with the cuffs, |
1:40.3 | it's a lot easier to take them off. |
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