A podcast presented by Santara Technology, Kristian Blummenfelt, Gustav Iden and a host of others. Hosted by Dr David Lipman the podcast delves into the training methods of the world’s best triathletes.
The boys join David from the big island and preview the upcoming race. They talk about super saturday and super sunday, including the rationale for them and how they’d scale to age groupers. They also discuss training around travel.
(00:00) Introduction
(00:35) KB’s vibes
(01:15) Gustav’s vibes
(01:53) Hurricane Limitations and Race Implications
(04:22) Casper’s Fall and Implications
(08:27) Group Vibes
(11:00) Managing Training Around Travel
(14:55) Modification of Training in the Heat
(16:49) Super Saturday and Super Sunday
(27:00) Taper
(28:47) Scaling Super Saturday and Super Sunday For Age Groupers
(31:33) Why did Gustav do Less on Super Saturday and Super Sunday?
(34:14) What was KB Feeling During Super Saturday and Super Sunday?
(36:09) Gustav and Confidence Post Bad Session
(38:12) New Technology Debuting at Kona
(40:14) Bike Positions and Bike Choice
(42:28) Gustav’s Hair and Facial Hair
(43:22) Invitations to Whatsapp Groups
(43:41) Expectations for Race Day
(45:45) Race Day Tactics
(48:40) What is Success on Race day?
(49:04) What’s the Sweetest Experience on Race day for KB?
(49:17) Winning Run Time and Fastest Run Time on the Day
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Hosted, edited and produced by Dr David Lipman
Editing, video and introduction by Roj Ferman