Tiff Pfluger was a runner. She thought triathletes were crazy even as her husband got into the sport. She went to volunteer at race Ironman Lake Placid in 2014 and decided that maybe triathletes weren't crazy. She signed up for Ironman Lake Placid the next day and did the race one year later.

Hilary Spires tackles Ironman Canada in her first year racing triathlons

Age group triathlete Uri from Switzerland is the guest and he asks a wide range of questions related to triathlon.  Uri is a 40 year old triathlete in his first year of racing with plans to do his first Ironman in 2016.

He asks if Ironman racing is good for you, how not to be overly competitive with friends, swim training questions, how much to rely on training data, and more.

Allan MacKenzie shares his heat related experiences from Ironman Lake Placid and Ironman Mont-Tremblant.  We discuss hydration and heat preparation. 

Brad Williams chronicles his career from his first triathlon in 2008 to his first year as a pro in 2015. 

Gerry Duffy shares his epic endurance experience and talks about goal setting.  

Will and two running partners attempt to break their own record for crossing Death Valley. The record is 4.5 days and they are shooting for 3.5 days. Do they make it?

Coach Jim Vance returns to the show to talk about results from a published Ironman Hawaii pacing study and his recent experience as a high school swim coach. 

This episode is all me (Eric).  I go over my lessons learned from 4 Ironmans: Ironman Hawaii in 1999, 2001, and 2003 and Ironman Wisconsin in 2004.  My times ranged from 9:19 to 10:43.

I took detailed notes from a few of those races and I have current day thoughts on the mistakes I made.

If you're looking for other Ironman focused episodes check out 15, 16, 31, 39, 45, 49, and 51.

Victor Plata, a 2004 triathlon Olympian for the United States, is the guest in the first half of this episode.  Victor retired in 2011 and we look back at his career, catch up with his post-triathlon life, and he provides wisdom useful to all triathletes.  

Todd Carver of Retul and Scott Holtz of Specialized are the guests for the second half of the show.  Todd, also the guest on episode 10, is an expert bike fitter and founder of the bike fitting company Retul.  Scott is a former bike fitter and works for Specialized as the head of the Specialized Bicycle Component University and Dealer Education.  

Getting the most out of your power meter when racing using the software at BestBikeSplit.com. 

Garrett Rock talks about blood test results and a first year triathlete talks about her first Olympic distance triathlon as she prepares for her first Ironman. 

Hunter Allen is a pioneer in the cycling world.  He co-founded TrainingPeaks WKO+ power data analytics software and he’s the founder of Peaks Coaching Group.  He’s also the co-author of Training & Racing With A Power Meter and Cutting-Edge Cycling.  He raced bikes for 17 years, and including several years as a pro. We talk cadence, base phase workouts, mistakes athletes make, the wobble, and more. 

Michael Welk did his first Ironman in 2014 at Ironman Louisville at age 42.. His previous experience included a couple sprint triathlons 
several years ago, and just one sprint triathlon in 2014 leading up to his Ironman.  We talk about his progress and experience from November 2013, when he signed up for the race, through race day.

Joe Friel recently released another book, Fast After 50.  It’s geared to all athletes training and competing after age 50.  Most, but not all, of the interview is centered around the book, but there is much in here that will apply to all triathletes.  Topics discussed include sleep, high intensity training, recovery, and items listed below.  Joe also gives some insight into his research process.