

That Triathlon Life Podcast
That Triathlon Life
Pro Triathletes Eric Lagerstrom, and Paula Findlay, team up with their friend and amateur triathlete Nick Goldston to hang out and answer questions about triathlon. https://www.thattriathlonlife.com
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Feb 22, 2024 • 1h 1min
T100 California Triathlon, breaking through mental walls in training, post race blues, efficient storage on the bike, and more!
This week we start with some hypotheticals regarding racing a marathon, then do some triathlon rapid fire, and finally move onto your questions. Questions about post Ironman blues, getting injured while being coached and how to handle the dynamic, T100 California absorbing the Escape from Alcatraz pro race, storing spares and tools while on the bike, the fairness of keeping the T100 series exclusive to top athletes, espresso vs pour-over, weather or not pros have fitness breakthroughs, and mental walls in training. To submit your own questions, as well as becoming a podcast supporter, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com

Feb 15, 2024 • 51min
Triathlon run speed and carbon shoes, long open water swims, ideal carbohydrate absorption ratios, and more!
This week we keep it traditional, and answer your questions about triathlon! Questions about Xterra bike choice, tubeless tire inserts, what to do with old kits, 5km open water swims, minimum speeds to get a benefit from carbon running shoes, regaining confidence after a bike crash, carbohydrate ratios, and cycling cadence efficiency!To submit your own questions, and become a podcast supporter, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com

Feb 8, 2024 • 1h 3min
Triathlon bike groupsets, aero calf sleeves, hilly courses, and more!
This week we talk triathlon and answer your questions! We talk about mountain bikes, cycling progression, pacing out a hilly course, being single in triathlon, cycling groupsets, transition and racing backpacks, maintaining friendships through endurance training, aero calf sleeves, and whether or not Eric or Paula should coach each other. To become a podcast supporter as well as submit your very own questions to the podcast, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.comHelp our friend Zack reach his fundraising goal HERE

Feb 1, 2024 • 1h 1min
Improving your triathlon swim, the PTO T100 tour, under fueling during training, and more!
This week we are all together in Ventura, California! We start out by talking a bit about the winners of the #TTLKickChallenge, as well as the newly announced PTO T100 tour. We then do some rapid fire questions and finally move on to your submitted questions. We discussed breaking into the top 20 to race in the T100, how to break up with your coach, improving swimming as a strong cyclist, training while under fueled, dealing with dried sealant in tubeless tires, swim paddle sizing, PTO tour locations, bathroom stops with race kits, and what swim gear to get for the pool. As always, to become a podcast supporter, as well as to submit your own questions for the podcast, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com

Jan 25, 2024 • 1h 18min
Should your triathlon training happen in race order, are male and female triathletes paid equally, single vs dual sided power meters, and more!
This week we start out with an anatomy themed TTL Spelling Bee, and then move onto your triathlon questions! We discuss neck and shoulder pain while riding in the TT position, how important training in race order is when doing multiple sports in one day, upgrading from an aluminum bike, what to do when you can't complete a swim workout as planned, foot pain while running on the track, how long to train for your first sprint or olympic distance triathlon, floaty legs being a problem, buying a direct to consumer road bike and having a bike shop work on it, single sided vs dual sided power meters, how good are the best triathletes vs the average pro, flutter kick speed, running in the snow, dog shoes for snow, and how men and women differ in what they get paid in professional triathlon. To become a podcast supporter, as well as submit your own question for the podcast, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com

Jan 18, 2024 • 1h 10min
Triathlon wetsuit sizing, inner tube types, lactate testing, ideal bike for IM Nice, and more!
This week we answer your triathlon questions! Questions about what kind of inner tube to use, how to deal with poor eyesight, how to pick the right wetsuit size, finding a group and location for open water swims, lactate testing, why pros don't race triathlon after they retire, short wetsuits, swim training with limited time, racing triathlon as an older man, Eric and Paula's ski and snowboard touring setups, the 2024 race schedule, which bike to ride for Ironman World Championships in Nice, and more! To become a podcast supporter, as well as submit your own question for the podcast, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com

Jan 11, 2024 • 1h 6min
Indoor triathlon training, outdoor riding vs indoor riding, winter training camp locations, women's health, and more!
This week on the podcast we are all together in Bend, OR. We got to your questions about picking triathlon sponsors, pros interfering with each other's race, form review, and more! To submit your own question, as well as become a podcast supporter, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com

Jan 5, 2024 • 1h 28min
Our 100th Episode! Calling special triathlon guests, calling listeners for questions, and more! Thank you everybody!
Watch this episode on youtube.com/@ThatTriathlonLifeThis episode was a celebration of our 100th podcast! We were all together in Bend, OR and we thought it would be fun to call some people and chat triathlon while getting it all on camera. Thank you so much to everybody who helped us get here, and to everybody who listens every week.To become a podcast supporter, as well as submit your own questions for the podcast, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com

Dec 28, 2023 • 50min
Do professional triathletes take pre-workout, Do Eric and Paula stretch? Indoor vs outdoor aero testing and more!
Our last episode of 2023 and, as usual, we answered your questions about triathlon! Questions about just "jumping into a 70.3", taking photos and videos while training, what to do with bike tires when riding a trainer all winter, and more! To become a podcast supporter, as well as submit a question of your own, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.comEric's Spotify Playlists:POW DAY SHRED TIL BED

Dec 21, 2023 • 51min
Triathlon wind tunnel improvements, breath control, SIM shorts, cold water acclimatization, and more!
This week, for the holidays, we start by talking with Eric and Paula about their experience getting faster in the wind tunnel at Specialized. We discuss what changes they made to get more aerodynamic, and then we got into your questions! Questions about singing lessons to improve breath control in swimming, using SIM shorts as a tool in the pool and in wetsuit legal races, simulating trail runs on the treadmill, and more! To submit your own question, as well as become a podcast supporter, head over to ThatTriathlonLife.com