Triathlon Taren Podcast

Bob Seebohar is an exercise physiologist and a registered dietician specializing in sports nutrition, as well as an endurance athlete.  In other words: he knows what he's talking about when it comes to fuel for endurance athletes. On this week's podcast, we talk about the best nutrition strategies for top endurance performance!

Taylor Knibb has been quietly tearing up short course triathlon racing for years, but she has had a big spotlight shining on her lately as she won silver in the Tokyo Olympic relay event, and then beat IRONMAN World Champion Daniela Ryf in their Collins Cup match-up last month.  On the podcast this week we find out all about this rising star in triathlon!

You probably know Dede Griesbauer by her voice, if you've ever tuned into an IRONMAN Live race broadcast. A professional triathlete (multi-time Ironman champion and top-10 Kona finisher), she provides expert commentary on the IM broadcasts. In 2020, she added a new discipline to her repertoire: she raced Ultraman Florida, winning the women's title and setting a race record of 22:48:31. On the podcast today, we dive deep into Ultraman with Dede!

Dr. Rafaella Sinisgalli is a researcher and a triathlete herself. She has studied the impact of training volume on triathlon performance, and the research definitively shows: more is not better!  We hear from Dr. Sinisgalli on the podcast this week about her findings. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938421000366  

The inaugural Collins Cup takes place on August 28, 2021 in Samorin, Slovakia. 36 of the world’s best long-course triathletes will take part in a team competition to see who dominates the sport, in a USA vs. Europe vs. Internationals format. On the podcast, the CEO of the Professional Triathletes Organization (PTO), Sam Renouf, explains how the competition will work and what to expect in this made-for-TV event.

You do all your training, but is there a way to predict how you'll perform on race day?  On the podcast this week, we talk to researcher Dr. Paulo Puccinelli about his research into triathlon performance in amateur athletes, and some incredible findings showing what makes the biggest difference and what's a waste of time.  Puccinelli is a sports medicine physician with a PhD in exercise physiology.

Greg McMillian is a pioneer in the world of run pacing. On the podcast today, he gives us tips to understand run pacing to get the best training results, and how to stay injury free while running!

There are very few runners who haven't struggled through an injury at some point or other.  On the podcast today, we talk with Physiotherapist and running injury expert Brodie Sharpe, about the 5 steps you can take to stay injury free as a runner.   For Brodie's book:   https://mailchi.mp/runsmarter/e-book-sign-up-vol-1-2 

Erin Power is a Holistic Nutritionist and Health Coach who specializes in helping regular people achieve an "effortless relationship with food". On the podcast, we talk about Erin's three simple keys to feeling satiated all day long and making sure you have enough fuel to allow you to take on whatever exercise (and life tasks) you choose!

Triathlon Taren Gesell has been battling depression for the past eighteen months and he recently worked with Daya Prem Singh from Ritual and Remedy to do a guided psilocybin ceremony.

Professional triathlete Sam Long joins us on the podcast days after his win at Ironman Coeur D'Alene.  We chat about how he's gone from bursting onto the scene a couple of years ago, to top tier triathlete in just a couple of years -- and what steps he specifically took to get faster!

Although we know swim, bike, and run training are obviously critical for triathlon success, the one super important element that is often overlooked is strength training. On the podcast today, we talk to certified trainer Craig Slobodian (also the kettlebell trainer on our MōTTIV endurance training app) about how athletes can use strength to get faster in triathlon, and why strength training is so critical for every endurance athlete.

Professional triathlete Ben Kanute has represented the USA at the Olympics. Yet even though he's long been at the top of his game, he has found a way to further improve his running.  On the podcast, we find out the simple things he has done to improve his running -- things every amateur can apply to their training too!

Maya Kingma had been racing on the ITU triathlon circuit for years, but has suddenly broken out this past year, placing 3rd at Yokahama and winning outright at Leeds -- to the point she's considered a favourite at the Tokyo Olympics later this summer.  She credits visualization with being a huge reason she's finally reaching her physical potential!  We talk to her about how she has used visualization techniques to reach her highest potential! 

Sarah True is one of the most popular female professional IRONMAN athletes racing today, known for her upbeat attitude and friendly personality. But like many people, underneath the smiles and triathlon wins, Sara also struggles with depression.  On the podcast today, we talk about how long she has battled mental health issues, why she speaks openly about it, how it impacts racing and life.

Kimberly Truesdell grew up in an unhealthy family, and was very heavy from a young age. But after her mom died young of complications from morbid obesity, she knew she had to make a change in her life.  She took up running, and has since lost 110lbs -- and now has an IRONMAN 70.3 coming up, her first triathlon!  We talk about how she lost the weight, the struggles of re-learning how to be healthy, and the strategies she uses to keep the weight off without being obsessive.

It's one of the most common questions asked by new triathletes:  what kind of bike should I get?  Specifically, should I get a tri bike or a road bike?  What about gravel bikes?  We look at the question from a whole number of angles and give you recommendations on the best bike to buy.

Can yoga (aka flexibility and mobility) make you a better triathlete?  The answer is 100% yes, and today on the podcast, we talk to our app.mymottiv.com yoga instructor Helen Faliveno about yoga for triathletes and endurance athletes!

On the podcast this week, we talk all about bike FTP.  What is FTP, why should you care, and what steps you can take to increase it!

John Clark is a former Britain's Natural Strongest Man (two times!) who is becoming an Ironman triathlete. Meanwhile, for the past few months, he's been training with Taren to build up run durability, to complete 48 marathons in 48 UK counties in 48 days later in 2021.  On the podcast, Taren and John discuss how his training has been going, some of the strategies they've employed, and more.