How To Train Smart: Coach’s Corner With Chris Hauth

Jun 22, 2017

Chris Hauth, a former Olympic Swimmer and endurance coach, joins Rich Roll for a discussion on training and overall wellness. They cover topics such as training for the Ötillö Swimrun World Championships, getting race fit at 50, balancing training with personal life, trust in building fitness, the significance of long runs, and the importance of recovery tools and equipment.

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Introduction

00:00 • 5min

Mattress Sponsorship and Coach's Corner with Chris Houthe

04:43 • 3min

Racing Preparation and Training Approaches

07:37 • 7min

Trusting in Building Fitness

14:17 • 16min

Training for Endurance and the Role of Long Runs

30:25 • 2min

Balancing Training and Other Obligations

32:01 • 15min

Approach to Recovery and Tools for Better Understanding

47:31 • 7min

Conversation about Instagram, Podcasting, Training, and Promotions

54:53 • 4min

Gratitude and Exclusive Content for Patreon Members

59:11 • 2min

Today I am joined by Chris Hauth for round two of my new and novel Coach's Corner edition of the podcast.

A sub-9 hour Ironman, Chris (@AIMPCoach) is the current Age Group Ironman World Champion, a former Olympic Swimmer and one of the world's most respected endurance coaches. In 2006, Chris won the Ironman Coeur D’Alene and went on to be the first American amateur & 4th overall American at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

When he's not training and racing, Chris coaches a wide spectrum of athletes ranging from elite professionals — including Ironman and Western States top finishers, Ultraman winners and Olympic Trials qualifiers — to first time half-marathoners.

A friend and mentor as much as a coach, Chris has deftly guided me through three Ultraman World Championships ('08, '09 & '11), EPIC5 in 2010 and is currently preparing me for the impending Ötillö Swimrun World Championships in Sweden this September, an event we will race together — literally tethered to each other — as a team.

Today we sit down for a brief (by the standards of this podcast) state-of-the-union on our training at 11 weeks out from Ötillö, then shift focus to a number of fitness, training and overall wellness subjects germane to the listener — whether you are an elite athlete, a weekend warrior or just looking for that nudge to get off the couch.

Specific subjects discussed include:

* Chris & Rich's preparation for Ötillö

* Getting Rich ‘race fit' at 50 after a 5-year break

* Training into your 50's & 60's

* Chris’ training & racing philosophy

* Pros & cons of external monitors/trackers

* Fitness versus racing

* Chris' three pillars for peak performance

* Training smart vs. training hard

* The primacy of process over results & enjoyment over obsession

* Strategies for optimizing recovery

I could have never achieved the level of athletic success I have enjoyed without Chris' deft counsel, so it is with pleasure that I share his wisdom with you today.

I sincerely hope you enjoy the exchange.

Peace + Plants,

Rich