Work, Family, and Fitness: Balancing Life with Tri Training

The TriDot Triathlon Podcast

TriDot Triathlon Training

Running, Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

How do you balance hours of triathlon training with family time and work responsibilities? On this episode, coaches John Mayfield and Jeff Raines, both fathers of three children, share their experiences with racing triathlons while remaining devoted family men and dedicated employees. John and Jeff tell listeners the joy of sharing the sport with their family while also providing tips for training in a way that doesn't compromise important times with loved ones.

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0:00.0	This is the TriDOT podcast.
0:03.9	TriDOT uses your training data and genetic profile combined with predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to optimize your training,
0:12.8	giving you better results in less time with fewer injuries.
0:16.8	Our podcast is here to educate, inspire, and entertain. We'll talk all things triathlon with expert coaches and special guests. Join the conversation and let's improve together.
0:33.2	Welcome to the show, everyone. Fun episode today, no matter who you are and what your day looks like, we all have multiple balls to juggle between work, family training, etc.
0:45.2	And so today I am talking with a few of our coaches on balancing our life alongside our tri-training and keeping a healthy perspective on what is most important in our day.
0:55.9	Our first coach joining us today is Jeff Raines. Jeff is a USAT level two and Ironman
1:01.2	U certified coach who has a Masters of Science and Exercise Physiology and was a D1 collegiate
1:06.9	runner. He has over 30 Iron Man event finishes to his credit and has coached hundreds of
1:11.9	athletes to the Ironman finish line. Jeff, thanks for being here today. Thanks for having me, man.
1:17.2	I can't wait to dive into this. Next up is coach John Mayfield. John is a USAT level two and
1:23.2	Iron Man U certified coach who leads Tridot's athlete services, ambassador, and coaching programs.
1:29.4	He has coached hundreds of athletes ranging from first-timers to Kona qualifiers and professional
1:33.7	triathletes.
1:35.0	John has been using Tridot since 2010 and coaching with Tridot since 2012.
1:40.3	You ready for this podcast, John?
1:41.8	I am excited to be here today.
1:43.4	That's what I want to hear.
1:44.4	Well, I'm Andrew, the average triathlete, voice of the people and captain of the middle of the pack.
1:49.4	As always, we'll roll through our warm-up question, settle in for our main set conversation,
1:54.4	and then wind things down with our cool down.
1:57.4	Lots of good stuff.
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