Despite having never done a triathlon before, Sarah's annual visits to Portugal, where she witnessed the Ironman events, fueled her determination to take on the challenge. In December, Sarah came to us with a bold goal: to transform from a triathlon novice to an Ironman finisher by August. Now, six months into this fantastic journey, we're at the halfway mark and excited to share her progress. Tune in to hear all about Sarah's training experiences, the obstacles she's overcome, and key tips for beginners aspiring to tackle their own Ironman. Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction00:40 - Sarah's Triathlon Journey04:50 - Beginner Swim Approach and Progression09:00 - Beginner Bike Training and Improvement13:00 - Steady Progressive Method20:15 - Run Sessions and Improvement24:30 - Getting Ironman Ready If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the biggest mistakes we see in athletes is they are rushing to get ready for a race, and they are doing it without an optimal level of base fitness. Majority of athletes that come to us are very fit, much fitter than the average person. But does being fit and decently trained mean you have a good base? No. In our experience, most athletes have a much lower base than what is necessary. So how do you base train properly and set up the rest of your season for the most success? If you do this right, you will have the ON season of your life. As always, this podcast is brought to you by our proud sponsors Giant Bikes. For all your bike training and racing needs, ride life, ride Giant. Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction01:00 - Gratitude03:10 - The Pog at the Giro d'Italia07:50 - ELITE Cycling Tactic Stage 5 La Vuelta Femmes11:20 - Taking An Effective Break21:50 - Understanding Offseason Objectives29:10 - Base Phase Mistakes37:45 - What Is A Good Enough Base41:30 - How Much Intensity Do You Need47:10 - The Surprising Benefit of Offseason If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us as we dive into a unique case study where athlete and coach navigate the delicate balance of pushing limits while honoring constraints.  In this episode, we delve into the case study of Fiona, an already seasoned endurance athlete seeking to conquer the Ironman once again after two decades.  From juggling a busy job and family responsibilities to squeezing in early morning training sessions, Fiona's determination actually needed pulling back as we aimed to train less for better results, and hopefully an Ironman World Champs qualifier. Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction02:30 - Athlete Background08:30 - Coach's First Compromise11:40 - Embracing Testing Data17:40 - Resisting Change20:25 - Racing the Ironman with Confidence23:00 - Excellent Race Execution26:30 - World Champs Qualified!? If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get ready for an incredible story with Australian middle distance runner Sarah Billings. After battling years of injuries and setbacks, she has made an astounding return to form recently clocking an Olympic Qualifier and smashing her 1500m PB by 7 SECONDS!  There's a lot of lessons in this journey, but with some specific mindset help from a performance coach, mixed in with years of resilience and consistency, listen in to find out what made the difference to help Sarah run the race of her life. Also our apologies for the audio quality, our mics didn't end up working for the episode. Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction03:25 - Sarah's Friday Session and Training Week08:15 - Injury History15:20 - Finally preventing injuries18:40 - Cross-training Methods19:20 - Hilarious Bike Experience22:45 - Recurring Injury: The Mindset25:00 - Allowing the Body to Adapt and Recover28:50 - Train Load and Intensity For China31:30 - Having a Performance Coach35:00 - Mental Approach to Expectations36:30 - Simple Plan and Strategy39:00 - PB and 5th Aussie breaking the 4 min barrier.42:15 - Sarah's Approach for the Year44:30 - Lessons From the Injuries46:40 - Running Sub-4 min Mindset49:00 - Power of Self-Belief50:20 - Sarah's Training Schedule51:50 - High Volume VS Low Volume Training53:40 - Benefits of Easy Running55:20 - Don't Take Yourself So Seriously If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are many different ways to train, and while most triathletes should be doing generally similar things, there are many training habits that could be seriously helping improve your performance, or be a total waste of time. So today, we’re going through 7 underrated and 7 overrated training habits. As always, this podcast is brought to you by our proud sponsors Giant Bikes. For all your bike training and racing needs, ride life, ride Giant. Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction00:45 - Gratitude07:30 - Grace Brown's Liege Performance09:20 - Keep Fighting To The Line11:30 - Athletes Build to Paris Olympics15:45 - Limiting Self-Belief18:30 - Underrated and Overrated Training Habits20:05 - Women's World Marathon Time23:15 - Competition in Training27:35 - Watts per Kilo30:00 - Analysing Training Data35:20 - Running & Cycling Cadence38:30 - Pedaling Technique45:30 - Training to Pace and Speed48:30 - Warm-up Routine51:15 - Heart Rate Variability (HRV)55:00 - Training Stress Score (TSS)59:00 - Proper Adequate Fueling1:00:55 - Having Protein Before Training/Racing1:01:30 - Calibrating Your Power Meter1:01:46 - Having A Coach If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to another case study. Today we’re talking about an athlete who had two clear objectives:1. Finally see some improvement2. Be able to finish a 70.3 And not just finish, but finish strong running the whole half marathon. She came to us quite frustrated at how hard she was training, yet how she was seeing no improvement. Tune in to see what he did in her training to tick both her goals! Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction01:00 - Why Athletes Don’t Improve04:30 - Where Was This Athlete?07:00 - Using The Wrong Bike12:00 - Endurance Ride: Goal and Purpose14:30 - Running Sessions: Endurance VS Intensity19:30 - Confidence in the Race21:10 - Race Execution23:45 - Surviving Your First Half Ironman If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Contrary to popular belief, being endurance fit doesn't automatically translate to being triathlon fit.  In this episode, we dissect the unique demands of triathlon and uncover the essential training methods needed to excel in this multifaceted sport.  From swim to bike to run, we'll unravel the top priorities that will propel you towards triathlon-specific endurance and race readiness.  As always this episode is brought to you by Giant. For all your bike training and racing needs, ride life, ride giant. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction01:00 - Gratitude03:30 - Cyclings Cardinal Sin08:05 - Where To Spend More Time Training?16:25 - How To Boost Triathlon Endurance16:50 - The Number 1 Priority21:30 - When To Start Doing More25:00 - What’s The End Goal?32:30 - Base Endurance VS Race Endurance36:20 - Calculating Your Race Intensity38:50 - Proper Fueling41:05 - VO2 Max SessionsIf you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to another case study! In this episode, we dive into the remarkable journey of Tommy, a triathlete whose story begins as a classic tale of perseverance. Join us as we uncover the challenges Tommy faced, from a chance encounter in the toilets to his underpreparedness at Geelong in 2023. Despite finishing 90th in his age group out of 105, Tommy's determination shines through. Tune in as we explore the highs, lows, and lessons learned from Tommy's triathlon journey. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction00:40 - Athlete Introduction and Background03:15 - Athlete Results: Data Comparison06:30 - Previous Training Background09:30 - Good Runner; Lacking Endurance12:30 - Changes in Training and Improvements14:30 - Lessons for Age Group Athletes18:10 - Finding Consistency in Training22:45 - Stop Trying to be Perfect23:20 - Learning How To Ride Better26:30 - Training Process and Progress If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is there an optimal cadence you should be cycling at? Is lower cadence or higher cadence proven to be a more efficient way of riding? More specifically, is your current cadence slowing you down? These are the questions we’re answering in today’s episode. As always this episode is brought to you by Giant. For all your bike training and racing needs, ride life, ride giant. Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction00:45 - Gratitude04:10 - Cycling's Unwritten Rule08:10 - Cycling's Devastating Crashes14:55 - Flanders and Roubaix Review26:15 - Cadence and Gear Selection27:30 - The Most Efficient Cadence31:30 - Training Broad Cadence Range35:00 - Athletes and Gear Range38:45 - Changing Gears Properly48:10 - How To Stay in Your Power Range54:40 - Training How You Race56:30 - Hands on the Lever If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Timestamp:00:00 - Introduction00:30 - Heart Break in Tokyo: Gen Gergson's Marathon Journey05:10 - Finding Triumph in Adversity08:45 - Gen Gregson's Session of the Day12:45 - How to Deal with Setbacks15:30 - Recovering From Injury17:35 - Olympic Selection Preparations21:20 - Fun and Challenging Training Sessions22:17 - Training and Overcoming Fear From Injuries27:15 - Cross-Training Between Marathons31:10 - Mindset Shift: Less is Okay35:01 - Huge Leap in Valencia47:20 - Running, Injury Recovery, and Pregnancy56:30 - Half-Marathon to Marathon Journey01:00:44 - Training Sessions: GC to Valencia01:06:20 - Marathon Mid-week Sessions01:11:30 - Gen's Taper Weeks01:15:00 - Running Pain Free01:17:00 - Fun and Family01:22:30 - Success: Process VS Outcome If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.