Triathlon training recovery tools, increasing swimming stamina, and more!

About this episode

The episode discusses triathlon training recovery tools, swimming stamina, and answers listener-submitted questions.

This week we kick things off with updates on Eric’s hip labrum surgery, then put him through a hip anatomy themed TTL Spelling Bee before diving into your listener-submitted questions. This week we discussed: Building swimming stamina from sprint to Olympic distance racingOur favorite strength and recovery toolsTraveling internationally for a race: bike box or rental?Taking a leap of faithWhat shoes to race in on a golf course runRacing socksUsing a run background to make you a stronger cycli...

People in this episode

Host: Eric

Topics covered

• triathlon training
• recovery tools
• swimming stamina
• listener questions
• race preparation
• strength training

Keywords

• triathlon
• recovery tools
• swimming
• strength training
• race preparation
• hip labrum surgery
• running shoes
• cycling

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