Zen And The Art Of Triathlon

- How Zen is the art of removing things, like using the eraser end of your pencil. - Tour de France thoughts and review. - Story about what arises also always passes. - Training log!

What's inside: Triathlon news. Does a dog have buddha nature and how that relates to triathlon. Paying attention to and using frequency to your advantage. Training log: Rattlesnake at Camp Orr. Flip flops make you relaxed. Running on right side of the road. More frequency talk. Fence issues! Best way to shake up fuel bottles. I do a reverse triathlon of sorts. Do over-unders to keep your efforts under control. Pay attention - Stop doing what hurts and do what helps. Good swim form is a lot like push up position. You aren't an Ironman unless...

- Hiking around the Ozarks at a high adventure camp, talking about toughness, leadership, and helping others. - Zen Master Joko Beck and why to keep trying until it's easier. - Western States 100 review and why you shouldn't brag about your abilities before you've done something. - How to avoid the rough seas of life by being more like a submarine. - Garmin 935 and Fenix 5 review, likes and dislikes. - Swim coaching session on deck, teaching Kai with drills and strokes. - Caught in a rainstorm in the mountains.

- Hiking around the Ozarks at a high adventure camp, talking about toughness, leadership, and helping others. - Zen Master Joko Beck and why to keep trying until it's easier. - Western States 100 review and why you shouldn't brag about your abilities before you've done something. - How to avoid the rough seas of life by being more like a submarine. - Garmin 935 and Fenix 5 review, likes and dislikes. - Swim coaching session on deck, teaching Kai with drills and strokes. - Caught in a rainstorm in the mountains.

I talk with electrolyte expert Jonathan Toker (Former pro triathlete and owner of SaltStick) about how to better manage your fluids so you don't cramp and have great races. Also in the show: Zen's "Gateless Gate" and learning not to want. "Can't" shouldn't exist until you tried. A huge list of my favorite productivity podcasts. The smart way to use ice on runs.

How to use downhills to improve cadence. You don't have to do something forever. Just give it a try. Little tips ad up. When you lose and then find something, put it back where you first looked for it. Use "if-then" logic when training and racing. How to get that Zen Chill. One-sided earphones will change your life. What makes somebody "fast"? It's not your sprint speed, but your cruising speed. Count your strokes and pay attention to your form when you first start swimming. Then try to keep it. How not kicking as much makes you swim faster. STAC introducing new trainer. Video yourself swimming Aim for quality not quantity Occasional carb fastest workouts Kyle buckingham keto win Stop chasing numbers on Zwift. Start swimming on opposite side of the pool to maximize yardage. Visiting a Zen teacher?

What is it like to be a triathlete vacationing in Costa Rica? I give you all the details. Also, what is the Zen concept of emptiness, "FatMax", surfing with crocodiles, triathlon with heart rate valve transplants, and more!

Live from Costa Rica! How to have success for your big bike rides. I talk about how I won the local Gran Fondo 100 and how you can use the same tricks for an Ironman. I talk about the 4th and 5th of Buddhism's Five Hindrances - Restlessness and Doubt. How to get better at swimming by overcoming your ego.

How to go pro, meditate on the bike and swim, and Altra Escalantes review

How to not let things affect you, get a runner's high, do a flying dismount, why to wear flip flops at the pool, and how many miles per week to run for an olympic and half. And check out our new sponsor, 3pmbites.com with discount code ZEN10

What is Dogen's Zenki? How to use systems like people with ADHD. I review a new super fuel powered by something called a "hydrogel". How to keep your seat post from running your frame.

Why you should sometimes consider training WITHOUT a heart rate monitor, keeping bottles frozen so they stay clean and chilled, and how to get a disc wheel for super cheap and keep little fingers and toes out of your spokes on the trainer.

Tim Petersen from Denmark joins us to describe what it's like owning and riding a Diamondback Andean superbike. Also, tips on overcoming plantar fasciitis and Ironman ditches the pro points system.

Best combo lock for triathletes, sleeping masks, drag chutes, speedplay fartleks, the secret to long runs, fueling too much, how I got my run mileage to over 100 miles per week for 3 weeks with small increases, how to hold your wrists to be faster and more relaxed on the bike, the three things that make you a good ultra endurance athlete, doing something different will present you with crazy different opportunities, my new swimming fear isn't what you'd think, Xmas light running at night, use a daily log to monitor injuries, plantar fasciitis is your calf contracting overnight to protect your feet, the best freedom in sports is to not be injured, you will find what you've lost, just be patient, we get our first real snow in years., Brooks running gloves review, try to be a better person, not better than others.

I give you 50 of my best triathlon training and racing tips, gathered over 15 years of endurance racing experience.

I review my new iPhone X for how it works for triathletes and how I got an early model. Also, how to train for your fastest 70.3 and how to use Kaizen to improve your triathlon and work life.

12 secrets that you probably didn't know happened at the Kona Ironman World Championships. Also, how to use "margins" to make your life better, Kai and Emily take on the Atlas triathlon, and how to use sweet spot training to make you faster on the bike.

Yes, it's 2x World Champion Chris McCormack! We talk about: Kona - Lionel Sanders. Jan Frodeno. Pete Jacobs. Should Alistar Brownlee bother with Kona at all. Super League - How he got the vision from Formula 1 triathlon racing done in the 90s. Alistar Brownlee as a commentator. Future of disc brakes in Super League. How to use rivalries to make sports popular. How to implement a vision. Who are the best triathletes in the world. Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather. How pros should retire after a life of competition.

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Diane started doing her first triathlons at age 47 and is also completely blind. She describes how and why she took up the challenge to become an Ironman. Also, the Bike of the Week - Argon 18 119 Tri+, 70.3 Worlds, and much more!