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That Triathlon Show

Training Talk with Helle Frederiksen | EP#279

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Helle Frederiksen is a coach and former professional athlete. In her racing days, Helle competed in the London 2012 Olympics, she is the ITU Long Distance World Champion from 2018, and she holds the fastest ever time in women's half distance racing, with a 3:55:50 from Challenge Bahrain. In this interview, we discuss Helle's training and coaching philosophies, as well as the importance of racing to develop, and how to get the best out of yourself on race day.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Helle's background as a professional athlete -Her coaching and training philosophy -Training on feel -The importance of racing, and how to execute on race day -Advice on fitting training into a busy lifestyle -Differences and similarities in how to approach training between amateurs and pros -Advice on improving your swim, bike, and run, respectively   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts279/   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: Helle's website, Twitter, and Instagram World Champions keep things simple: training masterclass with Joel Filliol | EP#172   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

That Traathlon Show, 279.

0:17.9

Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of That Traathlon Show, the podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.

0:27.7

I'm your host Michael, and on today's episode, I interview Helle Frederiksen.

0:32.2

Hella is a coach and former professional athlete.

0:35.2

Back in her racing days, Helly competed in the London 2012 Olympics.

0:39.7

She is the ITU long-distance world champion from 2018, and she holds the fastest ever time

0:45.4

in women's half-distance racing with a 35550 from Challenge Bahrain.

0:51.7

In this interview, we discuss He Hellless training and coaching philosophies,

0:56.2

racing execution advice and the importance of racing, and much, much more. But before we get

1:03.5

into the interview, big thanks to our sponsors. First, you are precision hydration that you can find

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1:18.7

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1:34.5

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1:46.6

And when you combine these differences in sodium concentration with differences in actual sweat rates, so somebody at a certain intensity might sweat one liter per hour, but another person might sweat two liters per hour or even more than the potential variance in the total net sodium losses

1:52.6

for one athlete versus another can be really really significant and especially over the course

1:58.2

of longer events like a middle or full distance triathlon.

2:02.7

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2:07.9

strategy and get advice for what strength or electrolyte would suit you.

2:12.8

And you can get 15% off your order with the promo code, that triathlon show 15.

2:18.6

And thank you to Roka that you can find on Roka.com.

2:23.0

Roka have created products like the Maverick wetsuit lineup,

2:27.3

the Vipers Swimskins and the Gen 2 Elite Aero Trisuits

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