ZenTri 590 - USAT Rookie of the Year Justin Metzler Dishes on Pro Camp

Newly crowned USAT Rookie of the Year Justin Metzler calls in to tell us all about what training is like at a pro camp.  He tells us the ins and outs, funniest moments, and a little too much about A.J. Baucco's inner thighs. Justin also just raced Puerto Rico 70.3, and posted a great race report.

I also cover the Apple Watch, Lance on Lava, and other triathlon news.

In The Training Log, I detail how I lost 50 lbs. over the years through diet and excercise.  Out of the dozens of tips, I'm sure you can find something new to try out.

Enjoy the show and keep. it. simple!

ZenTri 589 - Challenge Dubai, Zwift, and the Riddle of Carbon

Join in as I review Challenge Dubai, Zwift bike gaming, Stryd's power meter is hitting the market, and Suunto is now connecting to Training Peaks.  Also, Kai and Emily race a local 5k and half marathon.  

I gave Kai his first piece of carbon, explaining to him that this is our generation's steel.  Our talk was a lot like this scene from Conan the Barbarian, except with fewer fur coats.

Kai turned on his inner Barbarian and got 2nd at the local 5K.

Kai got 2nd! Wahoo!

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We're upgrading our house for one with a bigger training cave. We took the new house plans and imagined what it would be like living there, using Lego characters to make it come to life.  I had a bit of a tragic ending...

Here we are just milling about on the ground floor.

Figuring out how we will actually live in the new house.

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On the bike trainer in the upstairs Tri Cave. #booya

On the bike trainer in the upstairs Tri Cave. #booya

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Went too fast, flew out the front window, crashed onto the driveway and my head fell off.

Went too fast, flew out the front window, crashed onto the driveway and my head fell off.

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Needless to say, those of you that "liked" that last photo are sick.

USAT Rookie of the Year Justin Metzler is scheduled to be on the next show, and I'll cover how I lost 50 lbs. through diet and triathlon.  See you then!

ZenTri Podcast 588 - Rocky Raccoon 50 and Polarized Training Results

On this episode, I detail my execution of one of the tougher endurance events you can find, the Rocky Raccoon 50 Mile Trail Ultramarathon. I used the polarized training method to blow away my old record by nearly half an hour! 

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Listen in as I detail everything I did during the race that worked, what didn't work, and what would work better next time.  We also score an interview with the race director Joe Prusitis, and Kai wins the 1 mile kids race the day before. 

 

I used the Garmin 920's live tracking feature to publish my progress throughout the day.  That was a ton of fun!  Emily said it made her day a lot more enjoyable knowing I was OK.  Here is the final cut on my run that day with HR, pace, and tons more.  Click on "View Details" on the bottom right to see all the graphs and detailed info.

I even put the Garmin on Kai the day before for his own race and recorded his metrics.  He said the watch was light enough that he barely noticed it.

In my own race, I ran the first loop of three in record time, and then kept it together to run the next two fast enough to beat my old time by 27 minutes.  Full race results here.  I ended up with top 10 in my age group and 36th overall!  Not bad for a lumbering triathlete at 182 lbs!

Enjoy the show and check out all the training and racing tips - I'm excited to share. :)

Quintuple Ironman and Spartan Death Race Champion Olof Dallner

Olof Dallner talks to us about how he won a quintuple Ironman and several Spartan Death races.  I also test out Vitargo fuel on long trail runs.

Here's the links Houston Marsh mentioned about his bike rides:

Link to bike tour in South America and Canada  http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/vagabondingsa and the link to the bike tour in Southeast Asia is http://www.hojobiking.com/.

ZenTri 586 - Justin Metzler, Endless Pools, and Weight Vest Training

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The amazing (and TALL!) Justin Metzler joins us to talk about being a pro, Team Maverick, and his latest training and camp.  

After that, we talk to Mark and Adam about Endless Pools! This commercial videodoes a great job showing one off.

We talk about how they work, what models are best for which type of customers, and what it's like swimming in one versus your local pool.  Thanks, guys!

I wrap up the show taking you training with me, a lot of which while I'm wearing a 25 lb. weight vest to run in.  It's good stuff for training for the Rocky Raccoon 50.

Enjoy and let Endless Pools and Maverick know you liked hearing about them on ZenTri!