James Moran is the head of nutrition at Uno-X Pro Cycling Team. He has previously worked for Ineos Grenadiers, British Cycling, the English Institute of Sport, and as a clinical dietitian. In this interview we dive deep into nutrition for endurance athletes in general, and in the pro peloton specifically.     IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Nutrition in training, racing, and in the day to day -Supporting health as the primary objective of nutrition -Increased carbohydrate intake to support training -Supplements and ergogenic aids -Gaining weight to improve performance -When and how the Uno-X cyclists focus on weight and body composition -Nutritional differences between triathlon and cycling -Advice for amateur endurance athletes   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts404/   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: James' Twitter Training Camp Mallorca 2024 Carbohydrates – science and practice with Tim Podlogar, PhD | EP#354 Training methods of Ethiopian runners with Michael Crawley | EP#275 Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia - book by Michael Crawley Sport Nutrition (3rd ed.) - textbook by Asker Jeukendrup and Michael Gleeson All previous nutrition-related episodes on That Triathlon Show Energy availability with José Areta, PhD | EP#378 The Performance Chef – Alan Murchison | EP#366 Nutrition and hydration data from Kona and 70.3 Worlds with Andy Blow | EP#365 Caffeine in racing – best practices with Andy Blow | EP#346 Carbohydrate intake in racing – a case for going very high with Aitor Viribay Morales (Astana Pro Team) | EP#269 Nutrition at the cycling World Tour level with Robert Gorgos (Bora-Hansgrohe nutritionist) | EP#267 Nutrition for endurance and ultra-endurance athletes with Trent Stellingwerff, PhD | EP#265 Glycogen metabolism and optimising glycogen resynthesis with Bob Murray, PhD | EP#252 Caffeine and Endurance Performance with Ajmol Ali, PhD | EP#234 RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports) with Margo Mountjoy | EP#233   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.

Richard Laidlow is a coach from the UK based in the south of France who has been involved in triathlon for more than three decades. He coaches both professional and age-group triathletes, notably his son Sam Laidlow (second in Kona 2022) and Ironman Lanzarote winner Arthur Horseau on the professional side.         IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What's it like coaching your son?  -A detailed breakdown of Sam Laidlow's training -The challenges of hydrating for a 3 l/h sweat rate -The importance of muscular endurance training for Sam -Richard's coaching philosophy -Strength training, testing, recovery patterns and more... -Advice for age-groupers on how to improve the swim, bike, and run components of their training -Advice for time-crunched athletes   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts403/   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.   ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. You can try the Zen8 risk-free for up to 30 days, and you can get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts.   LINKS AND RESOURCES: Richard's Instagram and website Lore of Running - Tim Noakes The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing - Phil Maffetone   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.

Andrew Sheaff is a swimming coach with 15 years of experience in coaching at the collegiate level in the United States. In order to improve the skill acquisition of his athletes and overcome some of the challenges of traditional coaching methods he has implemented a constraints-led approach to motor learning in his coaching practice. We discuss this topic in detail in today's interview.              IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What is a constraints-led approach (CLA) to learning and how is it different from a traditional approach?  -Task, individual and environmental constraints and how to use them -How the roles and responsibilities of coaches and swimmers change when going from a traditional to a constraints-led approach -Using a CLA in swim coaching to improve skills and fitness simultaneously -How the implementation of CLA changes based on athletes' ages, ability levels, swimmers vs. triathletes, etc.  -Challenges of using the CLA in swim coaching -How an individual (e.g. podcast listener) can implement the CLA themselves to improve their swimming skills   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts402/   SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/   SPONSORS: 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.    ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. You can try the Zen8 risk-free for up to 30 days, and you can get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts.   LINKS AND RESOURCES: Andrew's website and Twitter A Constraints-Led Approach to Swim Coaching - Andrew's book The evolution of coaching principles and practices with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#283 The effectiveness of constraints-led training on skill development in interceptive sports: A systematic review - Clark et al. 2018   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.

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.

Mikael answers listener questions on the topics of gear and technology.         IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Carbon fibre plated shoes and barefoot running shoes -Crank vs. pedal based power meter -Lactate testing -VO2master and Moxy (muscle oxygen saturation, SmO2) -Are triathletes too tech-reliant?  -Wetsuits: fit and sizing, difference in prize points, are entry-level suits any good, and the process of finding the right wetsuit for you   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts400/   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.   ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. You can try the Zen8 risk-free for up to 30 days, and you can get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts.   LINKS AND RESOURCES: Exercise intensity domains and phase transitions: the power-duration relationship - Article by Dr. Mark Burnley Lactate threshold with Mark Burnley, PhD | EP#330 Does Lactate-Guided Threshold Interval Training within a High-Volume Low-Intensity Approach Represent the “Next Step” in the Evolution of Distance Running Training? - Casado et al. 2023 Maria Francesca Piacentini, PhD | EP#392 Muscle oxygen saturation and iliac artery flow limitation with Jem Arnold | EP#358 Muscle Oxygen Saturation (SmO2) with Roger Schmitz | EP#85 Physiology, testing and respiratory training with Andrew Sellars | EP#361 Q&A on racing and testing | EP#399 Q&A on run training (part 2) | EP#388 Q&A on run training (part 1) | EP#385 Q&A on bike training | EP#381 Q&A on swim training | EP#377 Q&A on season planning, goal setting, and personal limiters | EP#372 Q&A episode archive   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.

Mikael answers listener questions on the topics of racing and testing.            IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Bike position and breathing issues on the run leg of a triathlon -The biggest gains one can make during race week -When is it better to race by feel (without data) and vice versa -Recommended tests for different types of road cycling events -Testing protocol for comparing running shoes without a lab -Is Fatmax testing useful?  -Doing road races (running) to get more "test" data -Swim testing for 70.3 and Ironman -How and why to test your Maximum Aerobic Power (MAP)     SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts399/   SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/   SPONSORS: 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.    ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. You can try the Zen8 risk-free for up to 30 days, and you can get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts.   LINKS AND RESOURCES: Effect of Respiratory Muscle Training on Exercise Performance in Healthy Individuals A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - Illi et al. 2012 Limited Benefit of Fatmax-Test to Derive Training Prescriptions - Schwindling et al. 2013 Incremental exercise test design and analysis: implications for performance diagnostics in endurance athletes - Bentley et al. 2007 Peak power output predicts maximal oxygen uptake and performance time - Hawley & Noakes 1992 Carbohydrates – science and practice with Tim Podlogar, PhD | EP#354 Michele Zanini (part 1) | EP#393 What types of intervals are most effective? A scientific analysis with Michael Rosenblat | EP#243 Q&A on run training (part 2) | EP#388 Q&A on run training (part 1) | EP#385 Q&A on bike training | EP#381 Q&A on swim training | EP#377 Q&A on season planning, goal setting, and personal limiters | EP#372 Q&A episode archive   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.

Gareth Sandford, PhD, is a physiologist at the Canadian Sports Institute Pacific. He has worked across 15 individual and team sports within three Olympic systems (UK, New Zealand and Canada) and three professional sports leagues (English football, cricket and rugby), supporting over 400 athletes that achieved 18 Olympic, Paralympic and World Championship medals and one world record. In this interview we discuss athlete profiling using the Anaerobic Speed Reserve, and how to optimise the training process for different types of athletes.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Athlete profiling and testing -Endurance, Hybrid, and Speed profiles and their unique characteristics -What is the Anaerobic Speed (Power) Reserve, and its underlying determinants? -How to improve sprinting speed or peak power -When and how to train for strengths and weaknesses -Why doing a lot of high intensity training can hinder rather than help the athlete -Critical Speed (Power) training   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts398/   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.    LINKS AND RESOURCES: Gareth's website (available from late July 2023) and Twitter and Research Gate profiles Anaerobic Speed/Power Reserve and Sport Performance: Scientific Basis, Current Applications and Future Directions - Sandford et al. 2021 “Question Your Categories”: the Misunderstood Complexity of Middle-Distance Running Profiles With Implications for Research Methods and Application - Sandford & Stellingwerff 2019 Application of the Anaerobic Speed Reserve to Elite 800m running - Sandford 2018 (PhD thesis) The anaerobic power reserve and its applicability in professional road cycling - Sanders & Heijboer 2018 Road to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Training Characteristics of a World Class Male Triathlete - Cejuela and Sellés-Pérez 2022 Predicting High-Power Performance in Professional Cyclists - Sanders et al. 2016 Dajo Sanders, PhD | EP#384 Power profiling, critical power, and U23 cycling research with Peter Leo | EP#319 Durability in endurance sports with Ed Maunder, PhD and Stephen Seiler, Phd | EP#295 Nutrition for endurance and ultra-endurance athletes with Trent Stellingwerff, PhD | EP#265 Interval Training – Science and Application part 1 with Paul Laursen | EP#128 Interval Training – Science and Application part 2 with Paul Laursen | EP#129 Interval Training – Science and Application part 3 with prof. Paul Laursen | EP#163   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.

Bernardo Gonçalves is an expert in aerodynamics and aerodynamic testing and optimisation, the founder of AeroEdge, and a pro continental cyclist. He is the person who has earned the trust to work directly with Scientific Triathlon pro triathletes on their aerodynamics. In this episode we discuss all things aerodynamics, and how triathletes of many different levels can improve their bike splits through aerodynamic optimisation.            IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Quantifying and exemplifying the importance of aerodynamics -Why body position is by far the most important thing to optimise -Position changes that are often beneficial  -Why more expensive bikes might not be any better than cheaper ones -A case for shorter cranks -Why track and road testing are the best ways of assessing aerodynamics for long distance triathletes (better than the wind tunnel) -Common mistakes in aerodynamic testing -Why W/CdA is much more important than W/kg -How to interpret marketing claims made by the cycling industry -Myths and misconceptions about aerodynamics and aero testing   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts397/   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.   ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. You can try the Zen8 risk-free for up to 30 days, and you can get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts.   LINKS AND RESOURCES: Bernardo's Instagram profile AeroEdge website and Instagram The Hour record and aerodynamics with Dan Bigham | EP#368 The latest on aero sensors and aero testing with Michael Liberzon | EP#339 Chain lubrication (save watts and money) with Adam Kerin | EP#323 Tire pressure, aerodynamics, and smart equipment upgrades with Josh Poertner | EP#235 Dan Bigham – aerodynamic testing, equipment, and making your bike fast | EP#229   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.

Brad Beer is a physiotherapist with over 17 years experience and clinical expertise in running and triathlon related injuries. He is head physiotherapist of the Super League Triathlon series, consultant physiotherapist for Triathlon Australia's Olympic Podium Centre, and he has also consulted for British Triathlon, Triathlon New Zealand and Athletics New Zealand and numerous Olympic and World Champion athletes. In this interview we dive deep into triathlon related injuries, rehabilitation and prevention.            IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -General advice on injury prevention, what to do if you do get injured, and the biggest mistakes athletes do that lead to injuries or after getting injured -Swim, bike and run related injuries -Symptoms and diagnosis of common triathlon injuries -Treatment of common triathlon injuries -Rehab and return to sport from common triathlon injuries -Deep dive into running injuries, including managing running load, strength and conditioning, and energy availability   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts396/   SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/   SPONSORS: 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.    ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. You can try the Zen8 risk-free for up to 30 days, and you can get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts.   LINKS AND RESOURCES: Brad's Instagram and Twitter POGO Physio website, Instagram and Twitter The Physical Performance Show website, Instagram and Twitter Energy availability with José Areta, PhD | EP#378 Blood tests and biomarkers for triathletes with Dr. Kush Joshi and Dr. Joel McCay | EP#249 Injury prevention, strength training, and running biomechanics with Eoin Everard, PhD | EP#336 Injury prevention and rehabilitation with James Debenham, PhD | EP#209 Injury prevention and recovery methods for triathletes with Nate Koch | EP#114   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.

Sophie Coldwell is a short-course athlete from Great Britain, currently ranked 4th in the world and 5th in the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) standings. She has her sights set on qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and her strong start to the 2023 season could also see her battling it out for the World Triathlon Championship Series title. In this interview we learn more about Sophie's training, her background, and goals for the future.       IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Sophie's background in triathlon, goals for the 2023 season, and the Paris 2024 Olympic cycle -The Olympic selection process, and what Sophie needs to do to qualify for Paris -Sophie's training structure overall, and details about her swim, bike and run training -A detailed breakdown of a full week of training -How Sophie has improved her running -The training environment in Loughborough, and the importance it has had in Sophie's development -Life after Paris   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts395/   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.    LINKS AND RESOURCES: Sophie's Instagram and race results (World Triathlon website) Tamara Jewett | EP#391 Frederic Funk | EP#380   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.