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That Triathlon Show

Training Talk with coach Mark Pearce | EP#247

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Mark Pearce is a triathlon coach with a strong background in physiology and sports science, including working as the physiologist of the British Triathlon Olympic team from 2002 until 2010. He has been to three Olympics (2004, 2008 and 2012) as physiologist and coach, and brings a wealth of experience from high performance sports, that he now applies to both professional and age-group triathletes in his coaching practice.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Mark's coaching principles -Interval training -Periodisation -Heat adaptation -Training intensity distribution   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts247/   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: Intelligent Triathlon Training - Mark's website Mark's Instagram and Twitter Other "Training" episodes on That Triathlon Show 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, 247.

0:17.6

Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show,

0:23.3

the podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.

0:27.1

I'm our host Michael, and on today's episode, I'm into Mark Pierce.

0:31.0

Mark is a triathlon coach in the UK with a strong background in physiology and sports science,

0:37.0

including having worked as the physiologist

0:39.7

of the British Triathlon Olympic team from 2002 until 2010. He has been to two Olympics during

0:46.8

that time, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. And he also went to the 2012 Olympics as a coach of one of the athletes.

0:56.6

So he brings a wealth of experience from high-performance sports that he now applies to both

1:00.6

professional and age group triathletes in his coaching practice.

1:05.2

But before we get into the entry with Mark, big thanks to our sponsors.

1:09.1

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1:18.0

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1:24.5

click free hydration plan in the menu bar on the website and it takes a few

1:29.1

minutes to answer 10 questions and you'll get an estimate for what your sweat sodium content is.

1:35.2

But beyond that, precision hydration are also really great at educating everybody about

1:40.5

hydration, nutrition and all sorts of things related to endurance sports.

1:44.9

So be sure to check out their blog and their newsletter.

1:47.3

There's a lot of great content there.

1:49.3

They also have some YouTube videos, interviews with coaches and athletes.

1:53.6

I was on there a month or two ago.

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