This week we start out with Eric and Paula telling their story of crewing for Heather Jackson as she ran her way into 7th place at the Western States 100 mile ultramarathon, and then move on to your questions. This week we talked about:

• Best bang for your buck upgrade for a newbie triathlete.
• What to do with a wet and dirty bike after a race.
• How important is bike and run diversity to maintain positivity and focus?
• How often should you be swimming open water?
• Best camera for a young kid interested in filming action sports.
• Do Eric and Paula keep race logs or journals?
• Powering a Wahoo KICKR from a van.

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Here are some of the links we referenced in the podcast:

• Orca safety buoy
• TTL Mammoth youtube
• TTL Santa Monica youtube
• "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by Nick Goldston

This week Paula talks us through her crazy week traveling to Canada, losing her bike, racing Canadian time trial championships, racing Ironman 70.3 Mont-Tremblant, and winning both! After we hear her dramatic retelling, we move on to questions:

• Do pros need to attend pro briefings at races?
• How Eric and Paula cook in the van.
• Wearing sleeves in cold and wet races.
• Medical checks and stiff competition racing in Italy.
• Where it's ok to look for motivation in Ironman training.

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This week we talk about Paula's experience at T100 San Francisco, Eric and Nick's experience at Nimmo Bay, and answer your questions. This week we talked about:

• Racing both T100 and Ironman Series in the same year
• Health Insurance for professional athletes
• Thoughts on the new Wahoo treadmill
• Wahoo Affiliate Link! https://bit.ly/4cxYEW5
• Paula Olympic thoughts
• Gravel tires for rough roads
• Changing nationality for the olympics
• Bridging the gap between muscular and cardiovascular fitness

A big thank you to our podcast supports who help us keep the podcast ad-free. You can become a podcast supporter as well as submit questions for the podcast at ThatTriathlonLife.com