Triathlete Training Podcast with Eric Schwartz
by Eric Schwartz
Eric Schwartz educates with triathlon training advice for athletes of all levels. Some of the top experts in the endurance world join the podcast for interviews. Topics include training, nutrition, equipment, hydration, weight loss, fueling, strength, and Ironman racing. Eric provides advice from his 20 year career as a top athlete and 14+ years of coaching. Triathletes, duathletes, runners, and cyclists will get smarter with each episode.
Episodes
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TT099: Olympian Richard Murray
South African Richard Murray is in the midst of a successful ITU career and in 2016 he finished 4th in the Olympics. We talk about his career in triathlon and the path that led him to where he is today.
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TT098: Running Expert Jay Dicharry, Specialist in Biomechanics & Sports Physiologist
Jay Dicharry offered some fantastic knowledge in this interview. He is an expert in many things and also an author. His website describes him better than I could: Running Rewired by Jay Dicharry "Originally from New Orleans LA, Jay completed the Masters of Physical Therapy degree at Louisiana…
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TT097: 100 Mile Run, Addicted To Intensity, How the Apple Watch Changed My Life
Hillary Spires returns to the show to talk about her 100 mile run challenge. I discuss how the Apple Watch has changed my life.
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TT096: Physical Therapist Dan Linick
Dan Linick, co-founder of South Jersey Physical Therapist, is my guest. Dan is also my physical therapist and has helped my running significantly. We discuss his background as a physical therapist, some common problems that he's seen, and some issues I've had. We also talked about his previous…
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TT095: Off-Season Training & Time Limited Training With Matt Dixon
Matt Dixon has experience as a professional athlete, coach to elite and amateur athletes, an exercise physiologist, and an author. His newest book is Fast-Track Triathlete. This book is geared toward athletes who want to maximize their success with limited time to train. The book explains his...
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TT094: Zach Boivin's Inspirational Journey From 330 Pounds To An Ironman
Zach Boivin went to watch a friend race Ironman Lake Placid in 2015. At the time he weighed 330 pounds and was not active. He was inspired watching the finishers that night and the next day he decided he was going to do a triathlon. He thought all triathlons were Ironman distance. Fortunately, he...
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TT093: First Half Ironman w/Courtney Sergeant
Courtney Sergeant joins the show as she prepares for her first half ironman at Atlantic City 70.3. She did her first triathlon in 2014 and has marathon experience. Among the topics we discuss: Nutrition Hydration Salt tablets Transition Massages Preparing for the run on limited run training...
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TT092: Ultraman, Collegiate Recruiting, Random
Billy Edwards returns to the show to talk about his experiences since winning Ultraman Florida in 2015. He completed the Ultraman World Championships later that year and has since cut back on his racing since having surgery on his toe. However, he is busy in the sport as a coach of the Naval...
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TT091: Sports Psychology: The Brave Athlete
The Brave Athlete is a new book by Dr. Simon Marshall and Lesley Patterson covering cutting-edge brain training for athletes. Lesley is a professional triathlete and mountain biker. Her resume includes a few Xterra World Championships titles. Dr. Simon Marshall is a former Professor of Family and...
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TT090: Pro Cyclist Phil Gaimon
Phil Gaimon was a pro cyclist from 2009 to 2016, including two years on the WorldTour with Garmin Sharp and Cannondale. He's done Paris Roubaix, won Redlands twice, and finished second at the Tour of the Gila. He just retired last year, as he put it, after Jonathan vaughters stopped returning his...
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TT089: Aspiring Pro Triathlete/Former Motocross Racer Justin Mendoza
Justin Mendoza didn't know much about triathlon until he saw Craig Alexander's 50 minute Aussies Abroad video on Youtube. Then he knew he triathlon was what he wanted to do. He had recently transitioned out of Motocross racing after some serious accidents and four weeks after watching the video…
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TT087: How To Win An Age Group National Championship
Alicia Caldwell has been racing triathlons for 20 years. In 2016 she won her first US Age Group National Championship.
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TT086: Retired Pro Wes Hobson Covering... Lotsa Things
Wes Hobson was one of the top triathletes of the 1990s. He turned pro in 1990 and retired in 2001. In his second year as a pro he was competing with and sometimes beating the Big Four: Mark Allen, Dave Scott, Scott Molina, and Mike Pigg. During his career he was named Triathlete of the Year by…
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TT085: Running & Triathlon Stories I Habits I Lessons
Eric reviews his running career and lessons learned along the way plus important habits that lead to success.
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TT084: Swim Total Immersion Founder Terry Laughlin
Total Immersion founder Terry Laughlin talks about TI swimming, his career in the sport, his swimming philosophy, writing about financial risk, and more.
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TT083: Olympic Distance Triathlon & Half Ironman Review
Jeff Pack is in his 40s and he has only been started competing in endurance events three years ago. He recently completed an Olympic distance triathlon in the Galapagos Islands and he followed it up with a half ironman distance race in Paracas, Peru.
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TT082: Husband & Wife As Athletes & Parents
Elizabeth and Nate Sylves have been racing together as a couple for over a decade. This year she did her first Ironman (Florida) and he did his first half ironman (North Carolina). They combine training and racing with full time jobs while raising two young kids.
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TT081: Joe Friel & The Revamped Triathlete's Training Bible
Joe Friel totally revamped the Triathlete's Training Bible, the top selling triathlon book of all time. We talk about the significant updates he made to the book.
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TT080: Dangerous Hyponatremia After a 70.3 Half Ironman
Colin Pugh had what could have been a fatal outcome after a 70.3 Half Ironman triathlon. He drank too much water after the race and ended up in a car accident and the hospital. Hydration Andy Blow joins the podcast to give his take on Colin's experience.
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TT079: Hydration w/Andy Blow (You'll Definitely Learn Something New)
Former elite triathlete Andy Blow struggled in hot races. He cramped and had to figure out a solution. He retired from triathlons in 2006 but that problem led to his post-racing career. He is the founder of Precision Hydration and has become an expert on hydration. In addition to endurance…
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TT078: Cody Beals - Canadian Ironman 70.3 Professional
Cody Beals details his training, nutrition, challenges, finances as a top 70.3 pro.
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TT077: Joanna Zeiger On Olympic Experience & Mental Toughness
Joanna Zeiger, the 4th place finisher at the 2000 Olympics, discusses the 2016 Olympic triathlon, her Olympic experience, her extensive racing career, and more.
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TT076: Justin Daerr Two Years After First Ironman Win
Justin follows up on his progress two years after we least talked to him.
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TT075: Training Experimentation, High Intensity, Ketogenic Diet, MMA
Hillary Spires makes a third appearrance. She dramatically reduced her run times after training for MMA. She ran very little but used high intensity and a ketogenic diet to get leaner and faster.
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TT074: Runner Preparing For First Sprint Triathlon
Kate Maas prepares for her first sprint triathlon in Switzerland
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TT073: Talking Physical Health With Chris Kelly
Chris Kelly, founder of NourishBalanceThrive.com, joins the show in a wide ranging discussion on health. Some of the topics we cover include: iron overload in men sleep cortisol levels diet
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TT072: Triathlon 2.0: Data Driven Performance w/Jim Vance
Coach Jim Vance talks about his latest triathlon book.
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TT071: Oceanside 70.3 As First Half Ironman
Weston Titus takes on his first half ironman at Oceanside 70.3 with a goal of finishing in under 7 hours.
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TT070: Mobility For Faster Performance, Alexander Technique, & Nasal Breathing w/George Dallam
George Dallam returns to discuss his latest studies. George was a popular guest on episodes 3, 4, and 25. This time we talk about how mobility might improve running speed and also the Alexander Technique
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TT069: 2016 Olympic Hopeful Joe Maloy
Joe Maloy is currently 2nd in the point standings to qualify for the 2016 United States Men's Olympic team. There is just one more qualifying race at which to earn points and that's the ITU WTS event in Yokohama, Japan May 14. Joe, age 30, talks about his path in triathlon and his current…
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TT068: Prison and Drugs To A 9:14 Ironman
Shane Niemeyer's life was not headed in the right direction. He committed crimes and used drugs and spent time in jail and prison. While in prison he read an article about Dave Scott and triathlon became his new passion. This is his story.
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TT067: Don't Make The Mistakes I Made/Career Triathlon Lessons
Eric covers some of the major mistakes he made during his racing career
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TT066: Runner To Ironman Lake Placid in One Year
Tiff Pfluger was a runner. She thought triathletes were crazy even as her husband got into the sport. She went to volunteer at race Ironman Lake Placid in 2014 and decided that maybe triathletes weren't crazy. She signed up for Ironman Lake Placid the next day and did the race one year later.
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TT064: Ironman Canada 2015 With Hilary Spires
Hilary Spires tackles Ironman Canada in her first year racing triathlons
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TT063: Is Ironman Healthful & Other Triathlon Questions
Age group triathlete Uri from Switzerland is the guest and he asks a wide range of questions related to triathlon. Uri is a 40 year old triathlete in his first year of racing with plans to do his first Ironman in 2016. He asks if Ironman racing is good for you, how not to be overly competitive…
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TT062: Hydration & Heat Prep From a Hot Ironman Lake Placid and Mont-Tremblant
Allan MacKenzie shares his heat related experiences from Ironman Lake Placid and Ironman Mont-Tremblant. We discuss hydration and heat preparation.
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TT061: Journey From Beginner Triathlete to Professional
Brad Williams chronicles his career from his first triathlon in 2008 to his first year as a pro in 2015.
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TT060: Goal Setting & 10 Ironmans in 10 Days
Gerry Duffy shares his epic endurance experience and talks about goal setting.
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TT059: Death Valley Expedition Run
Will and two running partners attempt to break their own record for crossing Death Valley. The record is 4.5 days and they are shooting for 3.5 days. Do they make it?
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TT057: Ironman Triathlon Pacing & Swimming With Jim Vance
Coach Jim Vance returns to the show to talk about results from a published Ironman Hawaii pacing study and his recent experience as a high school swim coach.
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TT056: Eric's Ironman Triathlon Experiences
This episode is all me (Eric). I go over my lessons learned from 4 Ironmans: Ironman Hawaii in 1999, 2001, and 2003 and Ironman Wisconsin in 2004. My times ranged from 9:19 to 10:43. I took detailed notes from a few of those races and I have current day thoughts on the mistakes I made. If you're...
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TT055: Wisdom From Olympian Victor Plata & Bike Fitting With Retul and Specialized
Victor Plata, a 2004 triathlon Olympian for the United States, is the guest in the first half of this episode. Victor retired in 2011 and we look back at his career, catch up with his post-triathlon life, and he provides wisdom useful to all triathletes. Todd Carver of Retul and Scott Holtz of...
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TT054: BestBikeSplit.com Founder Ryan Cooper
Getting the most out of your power meter when racing using the software at BestBikeSplit.com.
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TT053: Blood Test Results, Testosterone & First Time Triathlete
Garrett Rock talks about blood test results and a first year triathlete talks about her first Olympic distance triathlon as she prepares for her first Ironman.
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TT050: Hunter Allen On Cycling For Triathlon
Hunter Allen is a pioneer in the cycling world. He co-founded TrainingPeaks WKO+ power data analytics software and he’s the founder of Peaks Coaching Group. He’s also the co-author of Training & Racing With A Power Meter and Cutting-Edge Cycling. He raced bikes for 17 years, and including several...
About this show
Eric Schwartz educates with triathlon training advice for athletes of all levels. Some of the top experts in the endurance world join the podcast for interviews. Topics include training, nutrition, equipment, hydration, weight loss, fueling, strength, and Ironman racing. Eric provides advice from his 20 year career as a top athlete and 14+ years of coaching. Triathletes, duathletes, runners, and cyclists will get smarter with each episode.
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Eric Schwartz