Vasco Vilaça | EP#401

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Vasco Vilaça is a short-course triathlete from Portugal. He is the current leader of the World Triathlon Championship Series, third-place finisher of the Super League Triathlon Championship Series 2022, and second-place finisher in the World Triathlon Championships (standalone sprint distance race) of 2020. In this interview we learn more about Vasco's training, his background, and goals for the future. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Vasco's training structure overall, and details about his swim, bike and run training -A detailed breakdown of a full week of training -How Vasco has improved his swimming -Spending important developmental years in Sweden -Training with the Joel Filliol squad -Goals for the rest of the season, for Paris 2024 and beyond SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts401/ 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 on formswim.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Vasco's Instagram, website, and race results (World Triathlon website) Sophie Coldwell | EP#395 Tamara Jewett | EP#391 Frederic Funk | EP#380 Developing the future stars of triathlon with coach Joachim Willén | EP#266 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	The Triathlon Show, 401.
0:05.0	Hey, what's up everybody? Welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show.
0:23.3	The podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:27.0	I'm our host Michael, and on today's episode, I interview Vasco Vilasa.
0:30.5	Vasco is a short-course triathlet from Portugal.
0:33.1	He is the current leader of the World Triathlon Championship Series
0:36.2	by the time of this recording, when the last race of the series Triathlon Championship Series by the time of this recording
0:37.7	when the last race of the series was the Super Sprint Race in Hamburg. He is also the third
0:44.4	place finisher of the Super League Triathlon Championship Series of 2022 and he is the World
0:50.4	Championship Silver Medalist from 2020 in the standalone sprint distance race in Hamburg.
0:57.2	In this interview, we learn more about Vashko's training, his background, goals for the future,
1:02.1	and a lot more. I did have some serious problems with editing this podcast because I actually
1:08.9	lost the entire audio track from my side from the
1:13.1	interview. So I have had to re-record every single one of my questions. Fortunately,
1:18.3	Vashko's track remained intact and that is of course the most important thing. So yeah,
1:24.3	if you listen to this interview and you think that it lacks a bit of flow, and that is because everything from my end is re-recorded.
1:32.3	So keep that in mind.
1:33.6	But fortunately, I try to let my guests do most of the talking.
1:37.8	So it could be salvaged pretty easily if it was a bit of a tedious labor.
1:46.5	But before we get into the interview, big thanks to our sponsors, precision fuel and hydration. They help athletes perform at their best with
1:51.2	electrolyte and fueling products and with free online tools, education and a patented sweat test.
1:56.1	You can use the free fuel and hydration planner on their website to get a personalized plan
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