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Over Training, Travel, And The First Pro Races Of The Year

·1 hr 8 min·4 clips

"Freaking carbs man" becomes the answer when gels and a liter of Dr Pepper rescue a long ride.

1. The REAL Triathlon Podcast focuses on overtraining, travel, and the first pro races of the year. 2. Lisa Becker hosts with Garrick Lohan, Jackson Laundrie, and Nicholas Chase, and Garrick later reconnects after his internet drops. 3. The episode asks how triathletes know when fatigue means productive training versus too much stress. 4. The hosts say one bad quality session every two weeks may be acceptable, but weekly quality sessions going bad is too much. 5. They separate injury warning signs from energy-balance problems and mention a week of 20 hours after hitting a wall at 30 hours. 6. The discussion names knee pain, hip pain, shoulder tightness, and a recurring bump from an old impact as concrete recovery issues. 7. Nick says he can tell when he cannot push himself, even when he wants to, and links that to poor recovery or not eating enough. 8. He also says training with fatigue is normal for elite athletes and that some sessions are meant to be done at about 80%. 9. Lisa gives the rule that if the legs say no and the mind says no, the athlete should pull the plug. 10. The opposite case comes up too, with a hard double run day in high 70s and 80-degree heat where Nick decides to put shoes on and go. 11. Nick says his breakthrough came back on the TT bike after not touching it until mid-January and after the bike returned from Cozumel. 12. He describes the road bike as quad-heavy and toe-heavy, while the TT bike feels glute-heavy and midfoot. 13. The key change was feeling his glute medius push over the top of the pedal stroke and seeing power jump by about 15 watts. 14. He also talks about changing shoes and using more gels to rescue a tired workout. 15. Garrick says he has been sick for the last two weeks but is still planning a 3k on a banked indoor track on Saturday. 16. Garrick describes a new 400-meter track near him at a high school with three full tracks and turf inside, plus a sign asking runners to take care of the track. 17. The race preview names Ironman New Zealand, Cat Matthews, Hannah Berry, Lottie Williams, Maya Stage Nielsen, and Tamara Jewett in the women’s field. 18. The men’s preview includes Christian Blumenfeld, Mike Phillips, Rasmus Wernersen, Trevor Foley, Matt Hanson, Kyle Smith, Fred Funk, Sam Osborne, and Pierre Le Corre. 19. The episode is loose, conversational, and interrupted by an unexpected phone call from Mark, which the hosts fold into the show without breaking the flow. 20. Listeners who like training talk, race lists, and casual triathlon banter will get the most from this episode, while people wanting a tightly edited race recap may skip it.

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