Gerry and Jim talk race phase training and how to apply that feel to racing. Sighting, a crucial element to open water success is covered in detail. Thank you to Precision Fuel and Hydration for supporting the show. PF and H is the GO TO hydration and nutrition fueling product for enduance sport. For 15% off to be applied to your account click this link, https://www.precisionhydration.com/us/en/?code=TW2025&utm_source=tower+26&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_id=towe...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr
Gerry and Jim talk the current phase of training, Open Water Skill Building and how to implement it into your training. Also covered, various endurance sport topics including the Enhanced Games, Kona Qualification, Swim Strength Training. Enjoy! Thank you to Precision Fuel and Hydration for supporting the show. PF and H is the GO TO hydration and nutrition fueling product for enduance sport. For 15% off to be applied to your account click this link, https://www.precisionhydration.com/us/en/?code...
May 30, 2025•58 min
Gerry and Jim chat over some hot topics in endurance sport right now including the move to bring the Ironman World Championships back to Kona, World Championship Swim Performances, Pro Atheltes doing the right work, and USA Swimming's failures in producing Olympic medals and how the coaching at the top level has to take a different approach. Read more on this subject here. https://dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/what-countries-are-best-at-the-olympic-10k-marathon-swim/ Thank you to Precision Fu...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Jim and Gerry talk about transitioning from the Foundation Phase into the Sharpening Phase of training. This, along with a plethora of other topics, makes for and informative, educational, entertaining episode. Enjoy! Thank you to Precision Fuel and Hydration for supporting the show. PF and H is the GO TO hydration and nutrition fueling product for enduance sport. For 15% off to be applied to your account click this link, https://www.precisionhydration.com/us/en/?code=TW2025&utm_source=tower...
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Jim and Gerry dive into ways to save time on course. Bring a notebook you WILL be faster after this episode. Thank you to Precision Fuel and Hydration for supporting the show. PF and H is the GO TO hydration and nutrition fueling product for enduance sport. For 15% off to be applied to your account click this link, https://www.precisionhydration.com/us/en/?code=TW2025&utm_source=tower+26&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_id=tower+26&utm_content=homepage For 15% of...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr
Jim and Gerry talk technique in swimminng and running and how a key component to BOTH can lead to drastic gains. Thank you to Precision Fuel and Hydration for supporting the show. PF and H is the GO TO hydration and nutrition fueling product for enduance sport. For 15% off to be applied to your account click this link, https://www.precisionhydration.com/us/en/?code=TW2025&utm_source=tower+26&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_id=tower+26&utm_content=homepage For 15...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Jim and Gerry welcome Legendary Triathlete and Founder of CAF Bob Babbitt and Zuma Beach Triathlon Race Director Michael Epstein to the show. A walk down the triathlon memory lane with talk of the roots of triathlon. After Bob and Michael log off, Jim and Gerry get into a swim video analysis. To register for the Zuma Beach Triathlon click here: https://zumabeachtriathlon.org/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAA-voGhg2XEkbEC9D5owQ-SNDQwcBS&gclid=CjwKCAiAqrG9BhAVEiwAaPu5zk_fPe1NfQoDuvu7cpjnIr7sarig...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Jim and Gerry discuss ways an athlete can optimize performance to get the most out of the effort. The two touch on Peter Attia's podcast as well as the Zuma Beach Triathlon. A ton of great info. Thank you to Precision Fuel and Hydration for supporting the show. PF and H is the GO TO hydration and nutrition fueling product for enduance sport. For 15% off to be applied to your account click this link For 15% off applied to your account AND To access the Precision Fuel and Hydration Nutrition Plann...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Jim and Gerry talk about the foundation phase of trianing and how to apply it at this time of the year. The two also talk about the Coeur Sports Charity Ride for TOWER 26 Athletes happening this Saturday at 6am Pacific Time Sign up to Ride Here . Watch the Youtube video of this podcast here Thank you to Precision Fuel and Hydration for supporting the show. PF and H is the GO TO hydration and nutrition fueling product for enduance sport. For 15% off to be applied to your account click this link. ...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Donate to the TOWER 26 Athletes who lost so much here Gerry and Jim sit down to chat about how TOWER 26 Athletes have been impacted by the recent fires in Southern California. Adding to the content of the show the two then dive into propulsion and how to properly execute the propulsive phase of the swim stroke. Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Train...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr
Gerry and Jim dive deeper into how to keep everything in a nice tight channel when you breathe. Be sure to check out the youtube video here for the examples used in the episode. For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim Video Analysis email: contact@tower26.com To ask questions to be answered O...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Gerry and Jim talk about the importance of alignment in swimming while breaking down listeners swim videos. Submit your swim video to gerry@tower26.com . For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim Video Analysis email: contact@tower26.com To ask questions to be answered ON-AIR, tweet @Tower_26 o...
Dec 05, 2024•55 min
Gerry and Jim cover a ton of great educaional info on this episode incuding tautness, Kona, FORM Goggles, wetsuits, technical phase workout specifics, etc. Enjoy! You can also view this episode on YouTube here . For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim Video Analysis email: contact@tower26.com...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Gerry and Jim cover a good amout of endurance sport related topics on this, not to be missed, episode. For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim Video Analysis email: contact@tower26.com To ask questions to be answered ON-AIR, tweet @Tower_26 or email the show at jim@tower26.com. To listen to t...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Gerry and Jim discuss the season long progression and when that progression should blend into the next phase of training. Also discussed is masters swimming versus triathlon swimming, Cam Wurf and Kona, and MUCH MORE! Enjoy! For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim Video Analysis email: contac...
Oct 12, 2024•53 min
Gerry and Jim go deep into why pacing is important and why Strava is NOT important. So many good take-a-ways throughout this episode. For the workout of the episode go here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim Video Analysis email: contact@tower26.com To ask questions to be answered ON-AIR, tweet @Tower_26 or email the show at ...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Gerry and Jim dive into several events that took place duning the Paris Olympics covering learnings and tying those learnings to how our listeners can perform better by watching the best compete. Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim Video Analysis email: contact@tower26.com To ask questions to be answered ON-AIR, tweet @Tower_2...
Aug 21, 2024•56 min
On this special episode, Gerry and Jim sit in with Mark Goddard, Head of Sales and Marketing for Zoot, on the Team Zoot Weekly Call to discuss the Worldwide success of Team Zoot. The three go on to discuss open water triathlon swimming and how to gain the most benefit from your training. An extremely informative discussion. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 2...
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Gerry and Jim talk about intergrating race feel/tacticts/tools into your pool sessions and how to do this. Plenty examples are given of actual TOWER 26 Workouts. Enjoy! Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim Video Analysis email: contact@tower26.com To ask questions to be answered ON-AIR, tweet @Tower_26 or email the show at jim@...
Jul 17, 2024•43 min
Gerry and Jim go over the crucial skills that MUST be practiced prior to race day in order for you to be performance prepared for your swim. They talk about how to implement these skills into your practice so you can pull them out on race day without missing a beat. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Traini...
Jun 19, 2024•52 min
Tower 26 Triathlon Coaches Cindy, Susy, and Danielle takeover this episode of the podcast to interview Dr. Stacy Sims and discuss a variety of topics focused on female endurance athlete performance. They chat about the importance of open conversations, listening to your body, nutritional considerations especially for female athletes, and much more! Get ready to learn together with the guest hosts during this informative episode! Dr. Stacy Sims is a world-renowned research scientist, innovator, b...
May 30, 2024•54 min
Gerry and Jim touch on a few hot topics including race protocol pertaining to the swim, social media. race directors, volunteers, and other hot topics circulating througout the endurance sport community. Always informative. Enjoy! The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim Video Analysis e...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Jim and Gerry welcome back Scott Dickens of FORM Goggles to the show. Scott shares some new, triathlete friendly, updates FORM has made to the goggles. An informative and educatrional epsiode. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim Video Analysis email: contact@tower26.com To ask quest...
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Gerry and Jim welcome Andy Blow CEO of Precision Hydration to the show along with 3x World Record Holding Open Water Swimmer Andy Donaldson . So many topics covered from endurance sport nutrition to open water swim training. Go to www.precisionhydration.com to find products. Use this link for the TOWER 26 Podcast discount applied at checkout. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com ...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Gerry and Jim cover planning a season, ACC DQs, the NEW Ironman CEO, Zuma Tri versus Super Tri, Race Ranger, and MORE! The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim Video Analysis email: contact@tower26.com To ask questions to be answered ON-AIR, tweet @Tower_26 or email the show at jim@tower...
Mar 06, 2024•58 min•Ep. 110
Dr. Genadijus Sokolovas joins the crew. He is an exercise physiologist who currently serves as the High Performance Director for USA Pentathlon and as the Senior Physiologist for Global Sport Technology and previously worked with USA Swimming as their Head of Sports Science and Physiology for over a decade. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Train...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Lionel Sanders is back on the show to talk about rejoining TOWER 26 and his journey in retooling his training methods. A VERY informative and entertaining epsiode. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim Video Analysis email: contact@tower26.com To ask questions to be answered ON-AIR, t...
Oct 12, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Jim and Gerry dive into a potpourri of topic including racing DQs, accountability, marathon world records, Diana Niad, race pacing, Lionel, etc. A ton of great info. Enjoy! The Workout of the Episode can be found here Swim video analysis is executed, and the listener questions are answered. Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Training Program or the TOWER 26 Cycling Training Program For Swim ...
Sep 27, 2023•55 min
Gerry and Jim discuss an all too common issue endurance atheltes have this time of year...the mid season burn out. They cover some way to avoid this issue. In addition, the two introduce the show's newest seegment, Gerry's Hot Take. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Swim video analysis is executed, and the listener questions are answered. Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triathlon Trainin...
Aug 12, 2023•51 min
Jim, Gerry, and Emily welcome Endurance Sport Coach and Triathlon Running Guru Bobby McGee to the show. Bobby shares some amazing tips anyone from a beginning runner to a professional triathlete can learn from. An extremely informative episode. The Workout of the Episode can be found here Swim video analysis is executed, and the listener questions are answered. Go to coaching.tower26.com to subscribe to the TOWER 26 Swim Subscription Plan Go to www.training.tower26.com to join the TOWER 26 Triat...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 6 min
