For today’s case study episode, we just had 5 athletes complete a marathon and 3 athletes a half marathon, and we want to analyse want went well, what went wrong and everything in between.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Key Lessons for Marathon Training
03:10 - Race Day Execution Patterns
05:30 - Can You Start Too Slow?
10:45 - Melbourne Marathon Preparation
15:00 - Athlete Feedback
18:35 - Understanding Course Requirements
24:20 - Pacing Strategy
32:15 - Aligning Ambition and Expectation
40:15 - Keys to Good Running

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In today’s episode; power meter failures and the most VITAL Triathlon Race Day Mistakes To Avoid

As always this episode is brought to you by Giant. For all your bike training and racing needs, ride life, ride giant.

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00:00 - Introduction and Gratitude
01:45 - Mail Bag Questions: Power Meter Not Working on Race Day
08:50 - Mistake #1: Trying Something New on Race Day
09:50 - Last-minute Carb Loading
13:25 - New equipment
16:25 - Mistake #2: Equipment failures
20:00 - Tire Pressure
22:06 - Mistake #3: Course mistakes
25:55 - Mistake #4: Are you risking injury?
29:20 - Mistake #5: Unsolicited Advice
31:00 - 1,600km Running Record
39:40 - Mistake #6: Ambition vs Ability
42:50 - Mistake #7: Wrong Focus
45:55 - Mistake #8: Staying In Your Lane
50:35 -Mistake #9: Unwarranted Nerves
54:15 - Mistake #10: Fixing Things On Race Day
55:50 - Mistake #11: Forgetting to Enjoy the Day

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BIG episode today!

We're diving deep into the world championships of cycling and women's triathlon in nice, plus we're finally setting the record straight on RPE and why Pogacar is proving us all wrong.

As always this episode is brought to you by Giant. For all your bike training and racing needs, ride life, ride giant.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - Gratitude
04:15 - Mail Bag Questions
08:15 - Lucy Withdrawing From KONA
09:30 - Pushing Through Injuries
14:25 - Cycling World Champs
17:15 - Tactics In Racing
21:20 - Racings' Unwritten Rule
24:50 - Pog's Dominance
31:45 - Why We're Wrong About RPE
41:20 - How To Use RPE Correctly
47:30 - Lessons For Age Groupers
52:00 - Making Better Race Decisions
58:20 - RPE is a mindset choice

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On August 10th at 3:50am, Mitch set off in darkness in the snow to ski, run and mountaineer his way across a 56km course in hopes of breaking the 11hr39min record.

The course runs from mountain peak to mountain peak, he needed to cross country ski up and down, run in sections, cross freezing rivers nakes and do it all while self navigating.

He took 30 gels, with the aim of taking on 60-80grams an hour. Two litres of coconut water in the bladder, a spare set of liner gloves and socks, a buff, two spare ski straps, and a Garmin mini inreach and an adventure mindset.

Tune in to hear how the day went, the preparation required and the mindset traversing through the 'white desert'.

As always this episode is brought to you by Giant. For all your bike training and racing needs, ride life, ride giant.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - Shoe World Update
04:15 - Difference in Performance Shoes
05:40 - Golden Straitjacket Challenge
11:40 - Bailing Out
15:46 - Mental Approach
17:50 - Modern Alpine Ski
20:30 - Course Breakdown
22:20 - Preparation for the Challenge
29:10 - Difference with other Endurance Events
33:30 - Taking 1hrs 30mins Off the Record
37:15 - Other Attempts
38:45 - The Conditions of the Day
46:50 - The Emotions of Finishing
50:00 - Lessons From The Challenge
52:45 - The Impact of Experience
55:30 - How to Navigate the Course

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Zone 2 training is all the rage in endurance sports right now, with people swearing it’s the secret sauce for better performance, often hailed as a cornerstone for building aerobic capacity.

While there’s no denying its overall benefit, especially for elite athletes, at TriVelo Coaching, we believe it’s nearly irrelevant for most amateur athletes.

For those with busy schedules, varying fitness levels, and limited training hours, focusing on Zone 2 can be inefficient and even counterproductive.

You’ve got a life, a job, and not a ton of time to clock up relentless hours of zone 2 work.

So today we’re discussing why you may need to do less zone 2, and cut to the specific stuff that gets you results.

As always this episode is brought to you by Giant. For all your bike training and racing needs, ride life, ride giant.

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00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - Gratitude
03:10 - How Long Can You Really Hold Form?
10:50 - Key To Good Programming
14:50 - Highs and Lows of a Season
17:20 - Season Expectations
20:00 - Zone 2 and Age Groupers
28:00 - Where is your zone 2?
31:00 - How To Know Exact Zone 2 %
34:00 - Understand Your Blocks of Training
36:30 - How Much Zone 2 Should You Do?
42:00 - How To Know If It’s Too Much
44:00 - Training on Limited Time

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In today’s episode, we share the inspiring story of Dan, an athlete who defied the odds to train for an Ironman despite being born without a left lung and rib cage.

For years, Dan believed he couldn’t pursue endurance sports—until he challenged that lie.

This episode is for anyone battling self-doubt, imposter syndrome, or the fear of failure.

Dan’s journey reminds us that the only thing holding us back is often ourselves.

Tune in to discover how he turned obstacles into opportunities and proved that we can all do hard things!

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00:00 - Introduction
01:40 - Overcoming Limitations
03:50 - Not Just Completing, But Racing
06:55 - No Ceiling
08:30 - His Data Improvement
12:00 - The Fun Part
13:30 - Dan’s Words of Wisdom
14:10 - Perfect Training Program?
16:05 - Take Every Opportunity
17:15 - You Can Do Hard Things

Link to Dan’s article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/chasing-failure-low-oxygen-lies-dan-barker-cfcac/

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Join us as we chat with Paris Olympic Gold Medalist Grace Brown.

In this episode, Grace reflects on her remarkable career, from winning her first Australian TT title in 2019 to securing Olympic Gold in Paris 2024.

We’ll discuss her epic 2024 season on top of her Olympic gold including her fourth Australian National Time Trial Title, victory at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, and the highs and lows of her final Tour de France.

Grace also shares insights into her training, race strategies, and the mindset that propelled her to the top.

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.

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00:00 - Introduction
04:20 - Grace Brown Post Paris
05:30 - Winning Olympic Gold
07:15 - Enjoying the Training
09:30 - Coping With The Pressure
11:00 - Spring Classic Performance
15:45 - Winning the Classics
17:20 - Having the Legs to Win
19:45 - The Sprint to Finish
21:40 - Sprint Training Plan/Schedule
23:45 - Winning Both Classics and Olympics
25:15 - Time Trial Training
29:00 - Threshold Efforts and VO2 Sessions
32:30 - Paris Course Recon
34:30 - The Taper
36:45 - Start Line Thought Process
40:40 - Pacing and Power
45:50 - Equipment Choice
52:15 - Tips to Improve Time Trial
55:20 - Every Second Counts
59:15 - TDF Femme - Running Flat
1:06:45 - The Yellow Jersey Controversy
1:11:50 - Grace's Retirement Plan

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Today’s case study is an athlete who wasn’t just going for a PB, or a time, he was going for the win. And not just any win, a world age group title. That’s a bit more pressure than most age groupers would normally put on themselves.

And last week - in a wild and weird coincidence - 6 years to the exact day since he joined us, it all came together and he became world age group champion:

So this episode is a deep dive on his training, preparation, setbacks (there have been many), and the execution of the world championship race.

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00:00 - Introduction
02:09 - Steve's TriVelo Journey
03:45 - Coach's' First Impression
06:30 - Athlete Improvement and Progression
09:00 - Getting Hit By A Deer
12:00 - Mindset Overcoming Setbacks
19:30 - Steve's Advice to Athletes
22:40 - Consistent Training
25:25 - World Champ Preparation
31:30 - Confidence in Letting People Go
37:10 - Understanding Your Strengths
40:20 - Age is Just a Number
42:30 - Winning is Fun
44:50 - Data Improvements
47:00 - Long Term Coaching
50:30 - Going Fast is Fun
51:45 - Think Long Term

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