JYD - How We Train Episode 5

JYD - How We Train Episode 5

From Junkyard Dogs by Joe Skipper

November 30, 2025 · 39 min · Episode 17

About this episode

Joe and Tyler discuss their experiences leading up to Ironman Arizona, including race challenges and training strategies.

Joe and Tyler are back for another episode of Junk Yard Dogs. Their last show was recorded together in person, but this time they are checking in from Arizona during the build up to Ironman Arizona. Joe is racing and Tyler is on support duty, fresh off one of the wildest three week racing stretches of his career. Tyler talks through everything that happened at Langkawi 70.3, starting with waking up feverish, losing power and aircon before the race, crashing on slippery roads while dodging a stray dog, riding completely alone for most of the bike and still running himself onto the podium in brutal heat. A week later he lines up for a World Cup in Japan with no voice and a wrecked body but still manages to swim near the front thanks to smart race awareness and open water craft. From there they dive into what is shaping the front of the sport right now. They break down the Blummenfelt versus Jelle battle at 70.3 Worlds, how depth and aerodynamics have changed racing, and whether a bigger draft zone would actually fix the pack problem. They get into training alone versus training with a squad, why some pros avoid training with each other, how much rest runners and triathletes really…

People in this episode

Host: Joe Skipper

Guest: Tyler

Topics covered

  • Ironman training
  • triathlon racing
  • athlete support
  • training strategies
  • race analysis

Keywords

  • Ironman
  • triathlon
  • Langkawi 70.3
  • training
  • race strategy
  • athlete support

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Valere

Places: Arizona

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