In this weeks episode the boys discuss their coaches. Who they are, what they do, etc. Fred gets drug tested. Mika swims in 23 degree Fahrenheit pools and the usual training week breakdowns!  *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/ FORM GOGGLES - *Go to httphttps://form-affiliates.pxf.io/c/4001856/1337646/16166?trafsrc=affiliate&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.formswim.com%2F and enter code HTT15 at checkout for 15% off your purchase of FORM goggles which includes one year of access to premium membership for free PILLAR PERFORMANCE - https://pillarperformance.shop/pages/htt-podcast EVERYTHING HAS 20% AUTOMATICALLY DISCOUNTED OFF IT AT CHECKOUT. 

Sam Long, one of the worlds best long course triathletes, joins us with his brand new coach in 2023 Dan Plews. There is something special about having both coach and athlete on an episode. It allows us to dive much deeper into both sides of the training. This is no exception. In the first podcast or bit of media Sam and Dan have done together we cover every aspect of their time working together so far. *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/ FORM GOGGLES - *Go to httphttps://form-affiliates.pxf.io/c/4001856/1337646/16166?trafsrc=affiliate&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.formswim.com%2F and enter code HTT15 at checkout for 15% off your purchase of FORM goggles which includes one year of access to premium membership for free PILLAR PERFORMANCE - https://pillarperformance.shop/pages/htt-podcast EVERYTHING HAS 20% AUTOMATICALLY DISCOUNTED OFF IT AT CHECKOUT. 

A full day of eating detailed by the boys including Mika eating his muesli out of a flower vase and having 9000 calories in a day. Colin's swimming turning into the Norwegians swimming, wind blowing Mika a full 180 degrees on his bike, lots of training talk and lots more on Week 4 of Road to the PTO European Open.

Legendary long course triathlete Cam Brown joins us to talk about his fabled 45 hour training weeks and reputation as being the hardest trainer in triathlon history. Cam has come runner up at The Ironman World Championships twice and third twice and was known amongst his peers to be doing the highest volume of training in the sports history. As we find out on the podcast, this was certainly true. *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/ PILLAR PERFORMANCE - *Use code 'HTT20' to get 20% off your Pillar Performance order or HTT10 to get $10 off your order https://pillarperformance.shop/ FORM GOGGLES - *Go to httphttps://form-affiliates.pxf.io/c/4001856/1337646/16166?trafsrc=affiliate&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.formswim.com%2F and enter code HTT15 at checkout for 15% off your purchase of FORM goggles which includes one year of access to premium membership for free

The 3rd of 10 episodes of Road to the PTO European Open is here. Join Collin Chartier, Frederic Funk & Mika Noodt as they take you through their weekly training in the build up to the first major PTO race of the year.  If you love the extra content, please consider signing up to support the show on Patreon. For $1 USD per week it makes bringing you this series (and hopefully more like it in the future) possible - https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/

The 2016 Olympic Triathlon Champion and worlds most dominate triathlete in 2013-2017 left triathlon in her prime to pursue the goal of winning the Olympic Marathon Gold Medal. After 6 years pursuing that goal Gwen decided to return to triathlon to see if she can qualify for and race at the 2024 Olympics. We talk about her training when she was the best triathlete in the world, when she moved to running and now when she’s back in the triathlon world + lots of other chat.  *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/ PILLAR PERFORMANCE - *Use code 'HTT20' to get 20% off your Pillar Performance order or HTT10 to get $10 off your order https://pillarperformance.shop/ FORM GOGGLES - *Go to httphttps://form-affiliates.pxf.io/c/4001856/1337646/16166?trafsrc=affiliate&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.formswim.com%2F and enter code HTT15 at checkout for 15% off your purchase of FORM goggles which includes one year of access to premium membership for free

Join pro triathletes Collin Chartier, Frederic Funk & Mika Noodt as they take us through week 2 of 10 in their training block leading up to the first PTO race of the year - the European Open. This is a detailed look at the day to day training pro long course triathletes do in the build up to a big race. They tell us every single bit of training they do each week.  If you love the extra content, please consider signing up to support the show on Patreon. For $1 USD per week it makes bringing you this series (and hopefully more like it in the future) possible - https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/  

Holly Lawrence is a former Ironman 70.3 World Champ & 17 x Ironman 70.3 winner. We talk training including detailed looks at her training weeks, structure, sessions and approaches. We also do a real deep dive on nutrition, body weight, body image & eating disorders in triathlon. There's some running shoe chat, some triathlon suit optimising chat and lots of nerdy triathlon stuff!   *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/ PILLAR PERFORMANCE - *Use code 'HTT20' to get 20% off your Pillar Performance order or HTT10 to get $10 off your order https://pillarperformance.shop/ FORM GOGGLES - *Go to httphttps://form-affiliates.pxf.io/c/4001856/1337646/16166?trafsrc=affiliate&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.formswim.com%2F and enter code HTT15 at checkout for 15% off your purchase of FORM goggles which includes one year of access to premium membership for free HELL OF THE WEST - *To sign up for Hell of the West visit https://www.hellofthewest.com/

Join Collin Chartier (winner of the 2022 PTO US Open), Frederic Funk (world #9 long course triathlete & 5th at the 2022 Ironman 70.3 Worlds and Mika Noodt (4th at the 2022 Ironman 70.3 World Champs) as they take you through their weekly training in the build up to the first major long course triathlon of the year - the PTO European Open in Ibiza on May 6th.  The three boys will talk day by day, session by session through each of their respective training weeks, ask each other questions and chat to each other about all the details of their training. This is triathlon training & life of a professional long course triathlete insight like no other podcast series before.  We will release an episode every week, same time, same day all the way up til the race and conclude the series with an episode the week after the race with a Race Recap episode where the boys will go day by day through every day during race week and culminate in breaking down the race. If you love the extra content, please consider signing up to support the show on Patreon. For $1 USD per week it makes bringing you this series (and hopefully more like it in the future) possible - https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/

Join Patrick Lange, 2 x Ironman World Champion, as he discusses his training, racing, and life. Hear about his evolution from a young runner to a successful triathlete, the benefits of using Form Smart goggles for swimming training, his rivalry with Jan Frodeno, and more.