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Where the real gains are made. This is a triathlon podcast dedicated to the big picture ways to get faster and develop as an athlete. Hosted by Marilyn Chychota head coach of Marilyn Chychota Coaching, and Jesse Vondracek the head coach of Top Step Training.
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Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Episode #84 The new 5-2
The structure of stress to rest has always been a key to building fitness. Nills Van Der Poel has made the 5 days on 2 days off weekly set up a new trend. Is this for you?
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Episode # 83 Racing successfully late season
This has been a LONG year of racing. In this podcast we discuss how to be successful in a late season race. We deep dive into the specific challenges you face when preparing in the fall. We also dive into Jesse's prep and benchmarks for Ironman Arizona!
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Episode #82 Kona Review
Elliot, Marylin and Jesse discuss how the first time back on the big island in three years went! A lot to unpack from two days of racing with a ton of fireworks!!
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Episode #81 Kona Worlds finally!!!
In this episode Marilyn and Jesse dive into some pro tips for racing on the island. We discuss the pro race and dynamics and how to stay with in yourself no matter what race you are in! Be patient out there and enjoy the island!
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Episode # 80 Hitting the Essence of a workout
What is the essence of a workout? If the training peaks box goes green did you nail the workout? If you are over on every power target did you get extra credit? In this episode Marilyn and Jesse are joined by Brian Stover of Accelerate 3- https://accelerate3.com to discuss this fundamental but often missed topic. What is the coach really asking for from the athlete?
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Episode #79 Lewis Elliot Racing ... anything
In this episode we chat with Lewis Elliot on his cross over from various race formats. We learned some big take aways that can be applied to triathletes to improve in triathlon and to help them cross disciplines. Lewis and Marilyn joined us from Costa Rica taking part in the Pura Vida Challenge! This epic week long camp looks like a blast! Check the links below to find more on it and Lewis.
https://www.puravidacyclingchallenge.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lewiselliotracing/
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Episode #78 Training locations
We put our heads together to look at some of the popular places for triathletes to train. We evaluated what makes them great for training and why. This can help you evaluate where you live and how you can use the resources around you to make any place as ideal as possible!
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Episode # 77 Cross fit to triple World Championships
Jesse and Marilyn are joined by special guest Jen Vollmann. They deep dive into her endurance journey from working on her fitness to racing three world championships in one season! Her journey is a special one, tune in!
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Episode # 76 The summer slump
This is going the longest triathlon season to date. There will be more big races this season than ever before. The season will be book ended with double world championships. So if you have raced a lot, and still have big races coming up; what should you do now?
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Episode # 75 Catching up with Marilyn
In this episode, Jesse was slightly dead to the world, a day after Challenge Walchesse. This left Elliot to ask Marilyn all about what see has been up to. She has been taking a different road, with some great results so we needed an entire episode to hear about it!