PTO US Open

Welcome to Episode #353 of the 303 Endurance Podcast. You are listening to your weekly connection to coaches, experts, and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance goals. We're your hosts coach Rich Soares and 303 Chief Editor, Bill Plock. Thanks for joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.   Show Sponsor: UCAN Keep your fueling fresh with new UCAN Pineapple Edge. UCAN uses SuperStarch instead of simple sugars and stimulants to fuel athletes.  UCAN keeps blood sugar steady compared to the energy spikes and crashes of sugar-based products.  Steady energy equals sustained performance and a faster finish line!   Use UCAN in your training and racing to fuel the healthy way, finish stronger and recover more quickly!  Use the code 303UCAN for 20% off at ucan.co/discount/303UCAN/ or ucan.co   In Today's Show Endurance News PTO US Open Pro List, Event Schedule, How to Watch and more Extra Women's Slots at Select Races for Kona 2023 Mark Allen Endorses Frontier X2 What's new in the 303 Bill's Stories The Purgatory 4 Adventure Relay Video of the Week PTO Pros Preview   Our News is sponsored by Buddy Insurance. Buddy Insurance gives you peace of mind to enjoy your training and racing to the fullest. Buddy’s mission is simple, to help people fearlessly enjoy an active and outdoor lifestyle.    Get on-demand accident insurance just in case the unexpected happens. Buddy ensures you have cash for bills fast.  This is accident insurance not health and life insurance.  Go to buddyinsurance.com and create an account.  There's no commitment or charge to create one.  Once you have an account created, it's a snap to open your phone and in a couple clicks have coverage for the day.  Check it out!   Endurance News:   PTO US OPEN 2022 The 2022 PTO US Open brings the PTO Tour to Texas for the first time, giving athletes the chance to be part of triathlon event history. A truly next-level race experience with a buzzing festival atmosphere, the chance to test yourself over our new 100km or 25km distances and the opportunity to be inspired by up-close access to the pro races.   Who will come out on top in the men's race without the Norwegian duo of Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden? Will Asheligh Gentle win her second PTO Tour event of the year? How will the Texan heat impact the race?   Full Schedule - PTO US Open | PTO Tour Events (protriathletes.org) 17 September - 25KM RACE & OPEN WATER SWIM 18 September - 100KM RACE   Age Group Athlete Guide - PTO-US-Open-AG-Guide.pdf (protriathletes.org) Friday September 16th 12:00 pm- Package pick-up Opens 6:00 pm - Package pick-up Closes   Saturday September 17th 5:15-11:30 am - Bag Check open 10:00 am - Open Water, presented by FORM Race Heat 1 Start (Men, red cap) 10:10 am - Open Water, presented by FORM Heat 2 Start (Women, gold cap) 1:00 pm - Open Water, presented by FORM Award Ceremony   Look at PTO Open Pro Start List: 2022 PTO US Open (Men's Race) participants (protriathletes.org)