This week Paula talks us through her crazy week traveling to Canada, losing her bike, racing Canadian time trial championships, racing Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant, and winning both! After we hear her dramatic retelling, we move on to questions:

• Do pros need to attend pro briefings at races?
• How Eric and Paula cook in the van.
• Wearing sleeves in cold and wet races.
• Medical checks and stiff competition racing in Italy.
• Where it's ok to look for motivation in Ironman training.

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This week we talk about Paula's experience at T100 San Francisco, Eric and Nick's experience at Nimmo Bay, and answer your questions. This week we talked about:

• Racing both T100 and Ironman Series in the same year
• Health Insurance for professional athletes
• Thoughts on the new Wahoo treadmill
• Wahoo Affiliate Link! https://bit.ly/4cxYEW5
• Paula Olympic thoughts
• Gravel tires for rough roads
• Changing nationality for the olympics
• Bridging the gap between muscular and cardiovascular fitness

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This week we cut straight to questions! Here's what we covered:

• Do professional triathletes use FTP?
• When to wake up and eat for a 6 AM race
• Gravel bike vs TT bike saddle height and fit
• How easy should an easy ride really be?
• Wearing TTL gear without being a triathlete
• Mountain bike computer placement
• TTL business, and how Eric has learned to run it
• Training and racing in unreleased shoes
• How pros use integrated bike hydration in races
• How Music and creativity overlap with triathlon.

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Come watch the world’s best professional triathletes as they race around the streets of San Francisco at the T100 Triathlon on Saturday June 8th: T100 San Francisco

This week we chat a bit about T100 San Francisco, we meet TTL Devo athlete John Reed, and answer your pressing questions about Triathlon!

• Dealing with old dry tire sealant
• T100 San Francisco course
• Double intense training days
• Different ways to mount/dismount your bike in a race
• Handling and optimizing post race fatigue
• Should a triathlon coach give nutrition advice?
• When to take your first masters swimming class
• TTL Devo athlete John Reed joins us for a chat
• Paula talks about the process of filming the Nike commercial "Snow Day" she was featured in.

Come watch the world’s best professional triathletes as they race around the streets of San Francisco at the T100 Triathlon on Saturday June 8th: T100 San Francisco

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This week on the podcast we hear from Eric and Nick who both raced this past weekend. Eric raced Xterra North American Championships in Alabama, and Nick raced IM 70.3 Morro Bay. After both race recaps, we also answer a few listener submitted questions about:

• Finding a coach when you're not performance focused
• Why professionals have different wetsuit legal temperature cutoffs
• What to check on your bike before a race

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This week on the podcast, we answer your questions about:

• Strategy for the relay triathlon event in the upcoming Olympics
• How Eric and Paula use caffeine as a racing tool
• Where to mount a bottle on a bike for an Ironman
• Dealing with nutrition logistics without a bento box in a race
• Lack of accommodation availability at IM 70.3 World Championships
• Clip-on aero bars
• Best sunglass tint for trail running
• How to best treat saddle sores
• Training for a marathon in super shoes before the race

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Paula becomes North American Champion by winning IM 70.3 St George! This week we get a race recap from her, and we even get to your triathlon questions. After the race recap we talk about race splits, losing a feel for the water after some time away from the pool, indoor power vs outdoor power, pursuing a hobby outside of triathlon, getting interviewed in T2 while racing, thinking about Ironman race points while racing, the occasional bad workout, and more!

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This week we are in St George, Utah, ready to watch Paula race!

First, we tackled 3 Bike Tech With Eric questions. Eric spoke to the safety of carbon wheels from 2006, how to seat tubeless tires on stubborn rims, and what the best practice is for refilling sealant in tires.

We also talked about how to properly fold away a wetsuit, how beneficial certain running surfaces are for staving off injury, how common it is for pros to get sunburnt, how to pick an airline for travel with a bike bag, how to break through a swimming plateau, how many pairs of goggles is appropriate to have in your swim bag, race day wheel rentals, and a final discussion about the realities of what life will be like post-retirement for Eric and Paula.

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