Bas van Hooren is a sport scientist, sport science consultant, and a runner with multiple national championship medals. In this interview we discuss a number of topics Bas has researched, including practical applications of these findings. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Are cool-downs necessary? -Is there a physiological or biomechanical difference between treadmill and outdoor running? -What do we know about the physiology and training characteristics of the best older athletes in the wor...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Kerry McGawley is Associate Professor at Mid Sweden University, a coach and coach educator, and a very good age group triathlete. In this interview, we discuss the current science on the female athlete, where we need to do more in both academia, in sports organisations and in society, and practical takeaways. This is part two of a two-part interview, where part one was about Kerry's own training as an age-group 70.3 World Champion. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Mother-athlete challenges -...
Oct 02, 2023•49 min
Joel Filliol, coach of the #JFTcrew (Katie Zaferes, Vincent Luis, Vasco Vilaça, Jelle Geens and others), returns to the podcast to discuss training, performance, and the ever-increasing level and demands of short-course triathlon. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How has triathlon and the demands of the sport developed in the last few years? -The impact of the Olympics and the phase of the Olympic cycle on training and racing planning and periodisation -Learnings and discussion points from t...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 41 min
Kerry McGawley is Associate Professor at Mid Sweden University. She is also a coach, and a very good age group triathlete in her own right. In this interview, we discuss Kerry's own training and racing, as a case study of how a person with all the knowledge that Kerry has about sports science and physiology trains and achieves results like winning her age group in the IM70.3 World Championships. This is part one of a two-part interview, where part two is about the current science on the female a...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Brendan Egan, PhD, is Associate Professor at Dublin City University. One of the research topics he has investigated extensively is exogenous ketones and exercise performance, and this is also the topic of today's interview. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The physiology of ketone bodies and ingestion of exogenous ketones -How and why elevated ketone levels through a ketogenic diet and exogenous ketone ingestion are not the same -Dosing protocols, and the important differences between ketone...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Scientific Triathlon coaches Lachlan Kerin and Mikael Eriksson discuss all things coaching and coach-athlete relationship and things athletes should know about coaching and coaches. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Who should consider getting a coach (and who should not)? -What are the benefits of coaching? -What should you expect from a coach? -What does a good coach-athlete relationship look like? -Local or remote coaching? -How to find the right coach for you -Pricing considerations -The ...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 27 min
Stefan Sölkner is a national team coach Austria's Elite and U23 men's cycling, and founder and coach at Ausdauerwerkstatt. In this episode we discuss cycling and training, in the context of both professional and amateur athletes. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Stefan's coaching methodology -Getting the basics right (sleep and nutrition) -How to select the right workouts based on race demands and athlete physiolology -How to manage training through the racing season, when races come thick a...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 1 min
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 trai...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 37 min
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 mu...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min
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 differ...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 10 min
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 hi...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 34 min
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/ SCIENTI...
Jul 24, 2023•49 min
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 testin...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 18 min
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...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 17 min
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...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 35 min
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 pr...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 5 min
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: ...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Michele Zanini is a PhD candidate at the University of Loughborough studying the connection between running economy, durability, and strength training). He is also a physiologist and strength and conditioning coach with the Italian Triathlon Federation, and he has been working alongside the legendary running coach Renato Canova. This is part two of a two-part interview, part 1 was published last week in EP#393. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The science of strength training and endurance p...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr
Michele Zanini is a PhD candidate at the University of Loughborough studying the connection between running economy, durability, and strength training). He is also a physiologist and strength and conditioning coach with the Italian Triathlon Federation, and he has been working alongside the legendary running coach Renato Canova. This is part one of a two-part interview. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Michele's role within the Italian triathlon federation -How physiologists support athletes...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Maria Francesca Piacentini, PhD, is Associate Professor at the University of Rome Foro Italico. Her research interests include overreaching and overtraining, training monitoring, and more recently, open water swimming and particularly the use of wetsuits in triathlon and open water swimming. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -An overview of the literature of wetsuits, and how wetsuits change performance, biomechanical, physiological and perceptual variables -Comparing wetsuit and non-wetsuit s...
May 29, 2023•39 min
Tamara Jewett is a pro triathlete from Canada. Tamara has 8 Ironman 70.3 podiums on her resume, including 3 wins. She is known as being one of the fastest runners in triathlon and is currently ranked 9th in the world in the PTO rankings. In this interview we discuss Tamara's training, her progression through the sport, combining training with a full-time job (until 2022) and lots more. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Tamara's running background, and overcoming injuries and eating disorders ...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Pieter Rijnders is a Belgian running, cycling and duathlon coach. He has worked with athletes at the highest level, including top duathletes Arnaud Dely and Maurine Ricour. In this interview we discuss Pieter's perspectives on training and coaching, and dive deep into specifics about duathlon training. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Pieter's approach to training and coaching -Going into the weeds on duathlon training specifics (volume, intensity, key workouts etc) -Specific examples of tra...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 51 min
Paul Newsome is a swim coach with a wealth of experience in helping triathletes and open water swimmers get faster in the water. He is well-known as the founder of Swim Smooth, through which he has been providing coaching and education to athletes around the world for nearly twenty years. He recently worked directly with Chelsea Sodaro to improve her swim ahead of her Ironman World Championship victory in 2022. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How Paul helped improve Chelsea Sodaro's swimmin...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Mikael and David Dhooge answer listener questions on the topic of run training for triathlon. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Running every day vs. 5-6 days a week -The long run - best practices -Can you run too slow? -Hill reps for VO2max development -Pacing and workout design of high-intensity intervals -Key differences between run training for triathletes vs. runners -Running form and biomechanics -Strength training for run performance and injury prevention -Best practices of using "supe...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Matt Pendola is a strength coach who has worked and is working with world-class triathletes such as Flora Duffy, Gwen Jorgensen, Ben Kanute and Kevin McDowell. In addition to strength training, he is also heavily involved in coaching and teaching running form, often in collaboration with Bobby McGee. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Assessing and improving mobility -Basic strength training principles -Periodisation and progression of strength training -Using tests to determine strength train...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 47 min
Bent Rønnestad, PhD, is a professor at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Bent has been heavily influential in the sports science world in areas such as concurrent training, high intensity interval training, periodisation, and heat training. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Is time near VO2max a good indicator for the effectiveness of an interval workout? -Different types of interval sessions: short intervals, traditional long intervals, fast start long intervals, and variable...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Mikael and James Teagle answer listener questions on the topic of run training for triathlon. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Long-term strategies for improving running speed -Marathon preparation tips and strategies -Run training structure for various triathlon race distances and scenarios -How long should brick runs be for half and full distance triathlon? -Pacing in mountain/trail running -Using hills in training -Running, walking, or standing recoveries between intervals -Techy stuff: r...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Dajo Sanders is a coach at Ineos Grenadiers and a sports scientist with Maastricht University. Dajo's primary research focus is related to performance, event demands and characteristics of professional road cyclists. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Dajo's coaching philosophy and methodology -His role and responsibilities at Ineos Grenadiers -Volume, intensity, recovery, periodisation, testing and more -The most important research that informs Dajo's work -What can amateurs learn from the tr...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 27 min
We have two interviews in today's episode. First, Dr. Dustin Joubert discusses new research on the effect carbon fibre plated "super shoes" have at slower speeds and how it differs from at faster speeds. Then Dr. Amol Saxena shares a case series of how rapidly transitioning to running in super shoes may increase the risk of navicular bone stress injuries. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The running economy benefits of super shoes at 10 and 12 km/h, and how it compares to the previously stud...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Jim Vance is a San Diego based coach, author and sports technology consultant. He is most well-known for his work with Ben Kanute (second at IM70.3 World Championships 2022 and 2017), but he also works with developing athletes focusing on short-course racing on the Olympic pathway, and he has a long background as a swim coach. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Jim's coaching philosophy and methodology -Key principles and specific examples of how Jim approaches swim, bike, and run training in ...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 32 min
