Training for sprint and Olympic distance triathlons with coach James Teagle | EP#273

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2021

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Scientific Triathlon coach James Teagle is back on That Triathlon Show. In today's episode, he shares advice on how best to train and prepare for sprint and Olympic distance races for age-group triathletes. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Base training for sprint and Olympic distance athletes -Specificity: when, why and how should training start to really emulate your goal event -The balance between training to the race demands and to your athletic profile -Executing the race - tips (pacing, strategy, preparation, and more) for getting the most out of yourself on race day -Example key workouts to use in the lead-up to the race -Tips for training on a tight time budget SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts273/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your order OR use the code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free. ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order. LINKS AND RESOURCES: James's coaching profile on Scientific Triathlon and Instagram Introducing elite triathlete and Scientific Triathlon coach James Teagle | EP#161 Q&A #78 - Triathlon and the COVID-19 pandemic Q&A #43 - Weight gain during Ironman training, and is there too much intensity in traditional triathlon swim programs Training ideologies with James Teagle and Lachlan Kerin | EP#212 Fatigue management with James Teagle and Lachlan Kerin | EP#204 Base training: off-season do’s and dont’s with James Teagle and Lachlan Kerin | EP#201 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, 273.
0:17.9	Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show.
0:23.5	The podcast presented by ScientificTraflon.com.
0:27.5	I'm host Michael, and on today's episode, I interview James Teagle, my fellow scientific triathlon coach.
0:33.0	He's back on the podcast, and our topic for today is how best to train and prepare and also execute
0:39.9	sprint and Olympic distance at triathlon races. We'll dive right into it after thanking our sponsors,
0:46.8	precision hydration, that you can find on precision hydration.com. Precision hydration,
0:52.0	create electrolyte products that you can match to your individual sweat sodium
0:55.7	concentration level. So you can have a strong electrolyte supplement if you lose a lot of sodium
1:00.7	in your sweat or a lighter one if you lose less. And they make it really easy for you to figure
1:06.1	out where you should be because they have a free online sweat test that you can take to get a good
1:11.5	validated ballpark estimate for how much so do you lose in your sweat and also what your sweat
1:17.2	rate might be so how much fluid should you consume in total so that after taking that sweat test
1:23.6	you will have actually a hydration plan complete for whatever goal race you put in in that
1:29.3	questionnaire it just takes a few minutes to complete so well worth the effort and then if you want to
1:35.0	buy precision hydration electrolytes you can do that with a 15% discount using the code that triathlon
1:41.0	show 15 and thank you to roca that you can find on Roka.com.
1:46.1	Roka are the world leading manufacturers of wetsuits, trisuits, swimskins, goggles,
1:50.4	high-performance eyewear and prescription glasses and sunglasses.
1:54.0	I want to highlight the product today that I haven't talked about that much before,
1:58.4	but it's the Neoprene shorts, the Roka seam shorts. They can be a real lifesaver when you try to get in a quality swim session on days when you might carry a lot of fatigue in your legs or your legs just feel generally sinky for some reason just put on the neoprene shorts and you get that little extra buoyancy and can still focus on having a really good stroke mechanics and getting a really good workout in despite the fact that you might have had that fatigue or just heavy legs after perhaps a hard bike or run earlier.
2:32.4	You can get 20% off your Roka order with the promo code that you can get on Roka.com
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