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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.
Episodes

Oct 4, 2022
Oct 4, 2022
43 min
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!

Sep 21, 2022
Sep 21, 2022
46 min
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?

Sep 7, 2022
Sep 7, 2022
48 min
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/

Aug 24, 2022
Aug 24, 2022
56 min
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!

Aug 10, 2022
Aug 10, 2022
57 min
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!

Jul 21, 2022
Jul 21, 2022
40 min
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?

Jul 7, 2022
Jul 7, 2022
51 min
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!

Jun 22, 2022
Jun 22, 2022
48 min
Episode #74 Catching up with the Coaches
Elliot and Jesse roll through what they have been up to lately! Elliot chats about coaching through location changes and Jesse talks about Ironman Des Moines and is up coming races. Next week is all about Marilyn!!

Jun 8, 2022
Jun 8, 2022
47 min
Episode #73 The Groad Explosion
In the wake of an unprecedented number of triathletes competing in Unbound, Marilyn and Jesse discuss all things Gravel. We get into preparation for gravel or long events. We discuss the similarities and differences with ironman training. We also chat about how to actually fit these different events into a season in order to be successful!

May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
47 min
Episode # 72 Chris Leiferman Interview!
We are super excited to sit down with Chris to hear about his awesome race at Ironman World Championships. He was happy to share with us the race dynamics as well as some insight into his training in preparation for worlds. Thanks Chris!
