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That Triathlon ShowSolveig Løvseth - Olympian and the fastest Ironman debut in history | EP#466Solveig Løvseth is a professional triathlete from Norway. She's an Olympian from Paris 2024, double European Games champion from 2023 (individual and mixed team relay), and has the fastest Ironman debut in history with her 8:12:28 in Hamburg. In this interview, we discuss Solveig's career to date, her Olympic experience, her current focus on the Ironman Pro Series, and of course we cover her training in detail. HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: Solveig's entry into triathlon, her short-course career and her experience at the Paris OlympicsWill Solveig return to short-course triathlon for the LA Olympics? Solveig's take on Ironman Hamb...
2025-07-181h 07
That Triathlon ShowArild Tveiten - from triathlon to swimming, and reflections on Paris 2024 | EP#458Arild Tveiten is most well-known as the head coach and sport director of Team Norway, and has overseen countless triathlon successes with Kristian Blummenfelt's Olympic Gold in Tokyo 2021 being the jewel in the crown. Arild is now the High Performance Director of the Norwegian Swimming Federation, and joins us to share insights into what he's bringing to swimming from his triathlon experience, and what he's learning about swimming in his new role. HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: The reasons for moving from triathlon into swimmingWhat has surprised Arild about the high performance setup in swimming and about th...
2025-03-181h 22
That Triathlon ShowOlav Aleksander Bu | EP#369Olav Aleksander Bu is the coach of Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden. He returns to the podcast (see also EP#264) for another in-depth discussion of training, racing, science, coaching and what makes these two athletes so exceptional. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Going from short-course to long-course and back again -Key swim, bike and run sessions for short course and long course, respectively -Recovery between races (e.g. Kristian becoming 70.3 World Champion 3 weeks after finishing 3rd in Kona) -An in-depth look into Kristian's and Gustav's swim training ...
2022-12-191h 17
That Triathlon ShowTraining, coaching and podcasting with Mikael Eriksson and Kolie Moore | EP#359This is a conversation between Mikael Eriksson and Kolie Moore (of Empirical Cycling) that originally aired on Kolie's Empirical Cycling Podcast. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Self-doubt in coaching and the coaching mindset -Behind the scenes of That Triathlon Show (the why behind it, guests that excited Mikael the most, how he prepares for his episodes, and more) -The risk of bias and creating echo chambers in coaching and in podcasting -The coach-athlete relationship -How Mikael approaches evolving and improving his coaching -Managing the t...
2022-10-101h 51
That Triathlon ShowHow do track sprint cyclists train, Tokyo Olympics, and W' research findings with Mehdi Kordi, PhD | EP#307Mehdi Kordi, PhD, is a track cycling coach (sprinting in particular) working with the Royal Dutch Cycling Federation. In Tokyo, the Dutch track sprinters brought home multiple golds and medals, and Mehdi joins us to discuss how these athletes train to be the fastest on the planet. Also we discuss the physiology of W' and how it relates to neuromuscular function, and other bits and pieces from Mehdi's research. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Mehdi's take on the Olympics in Tokyo and how his team performed -How do track sprint cyclis...
2021-10-111h 23
That Triathlon ShowOlympic gold medal training and preparation with Arild Tveiten | EP#304Arild Tveiten is the head coach and sports director of the Norwegian Triathlon Federation. At the Olympics in Tokyo 2021, Kristian Blummenfelt, who has been coached by Arild for 11 years, took the gold medal in the men's individual event, and fellow Norwegian athletes Gustav Iden, Casper Stornes, and Lotte Miller finished 8th, 11th and 24th, respectively. Here, Arild makes his third appearance on That Triathlon Shown to discuss the specifics around training and preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, including heat preparation, tapering, race schedules, and much more. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How Arild...
2021-09-201h 21
That Triathlon ShowApplied triathlon science with Olav Aleksander Bu (Norwegian Triathlon Olympic team) | EP#264Olav Aleksander Bu is a sports scientist and elite coach working with the Norwegian Triathlon Olympic team. He is heavily involved in testing, performance optimisation, and the scientific approach adopted by the Norwegian Olympic Team, that has brought so much success in races from Super League through World Triathlon Series and Ironman 70.3 for athletes like Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Olav's role and responsibilities with the Norwegian Triathlon Olympic team -Changes implemented in the team's training and methods over the course of Olav's work with th...
2020-12-141h 35
That Triathlon ShowJono Hall - Head Coach of Triathlon Canada | EP#224Jonathan "Jono" Hall is the head coach of Triathlon Canada's National Performance Center. As such, he coaches top Canadian athletes such as Tyler Mislawchuk, plus a handful of international world class athletes on the ITU circuit. In this training talk we discuss Jono's coaching philosophy and hear his thoughts on a whole host of topics related to triathlon performance. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Health as the fundamental aspect underpinning all performance -Achieving world-class performances on significantly lower volume than most other training groups -The cross-over effects between s...
2020-03-091h 16
That Triathlon ShowArild Tveiten - coach of Kristian Blummenfelt, Gustav Iden and Casper Stornes on triathlon training the Norwegian way | EP#223Arild Tveiten is the coach behind Norwegian triathlon successes such as Kristian Blummenfelt winning the WTS Grand Final 2019, Gustav Iden winning the 70.3 World Championships, and Casper Stornes, Kristian and Gustav sweeping the podium in the WTS Bermuda race in 2018. He returns to That Triathlon Show to discuss his training and coaching methodologies, and how Norway are working towards Olympic medals in Tokyo 2020. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The testing methods used by the Norwegian team to be able to strictly adhere to specified intensities. -The training methodology they use...
2020-03-021h 16
That Triathlon ShowDan Atkins - Head Coach of Triathlon Australia Performance Centre Gold Coast | EP#217Dan Atkins is the Head Coach of the Triathlon Australia Performance Centre on the Gold Coast. He discusses the demands of elite draft-legal triathlon in 2020 and how to prepare for these demands. All along, he shares training advice highly applicable to any endurance athlete, elite or amateur, triathlete or single-sport. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The demands of elite draft-legal triathlon in 2020. -Training elite and developmental athletes for world class draft-legal performances -A typical training week of the squad of elite athletes at the Gold Coast performance center...
2020-01-201h 18
That Triathlon ShowQ&A #54 - Jan Olbrecht follow-up: Aerobic and anaerobic capacity and powerQ&A #54 - Jan Olbrecht follow-up: Aerobic and anaerobic capacity and power Aerobic and anaerobic capacity and power - what is it and example workouts Olbrecht's unconventional intervals for boosting aerobic capacity versus traditional VO2max-intervals Building the engine versus race-specific training LINKS AND RESOURCES: That Triathlon Show website Coaching Training Plans Training structure, periodisation and the science of winning with Jan Olbrecht, PhD | EP#198 FTP, VO2max and VLaMax: what triathletes need to know with Sebastian Weber | EP#169 Dan Lorang - coach of Jan Frodeno, Anne Haug and Bora Hansgrohe pro cycling team | EP#175 How Norway became a tri...
2019-10-0328 min
That Triathlon ShowThat Triathlon Show (flipping the mic) with Michael Liberzon, Andrew Buckrell and Mikael Eriksson | EP#194The microphone is flipped, and Michael Liberzon and Andrew Buckrell from the Endurance Innovation Podcast interview Mikael Eriksson about That Triathlon Show, coaching, and endurance sports innovation. Enjoy this behind-the-scenes insight into That Triathlon Show! IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The genesis of That Triathlon Show -How I find the right guests and topics for the podcast -Responsible journalism, being selective and applying filters -My favourite interviews from the That Triathlon Show archives and how they impacted me -What (if anything) are the next 'b...
2019-08-1249 min
That Triathlon ShowPolarised training Q&A and Mikael's perspectives part 2 | EP#185An in-depth discussion and Q&A session on the ins and outs and dos and don'ts of polarised training for triathletes and endurance athletes in general. This episode is part 2 of a Q&A follow-up to the extremely popular interview with the godfather of polarised training, Dr. Stephen Seiler in EP#177. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -How can polarised training apply to age-group triathletes? -Polarised training for beginner athletes, masters athletes, and for longevity and health (rather than performance) -Periodisation with polarised training -Differences in applying p...
2019-06-101h 02
That Triathlon ShowPolarised training Q&A and Mikael's thoughts and perspective | EP#178An in-depth discussion and Q&A session on the ins and outs and dos and don'ts of polarised training for triathletes and endurance athletes in general. This episode is a follow-up to the extremely popular interview with the godfather of polarised training, Dr. Stephen Seiler in EP#177. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Personal case examples from Mikael Eriksson's and Stephen Seiler's training and resulting performance improvements -Common objections to polarised training -How can polarised training apply to age-group triathletes? -Polarised training for beginner athletes, masters athletes, a...
2019-04-221h 15
That Triathlon ShowPolarised training with Stephen Seiler, PhD | EP#177Stephen Seiler, PhD, is known for his research on how elite endurance athletes actually train. In this research, he discovered that most endurance athletes spend the majority of their training time (~90%) at very low intensities (below the first lactate/ventilatory threshold) with most of the remainder of the training time spent at high intensities (above the second lactate/ventilatory threshold), with little time spent in between. This training intensity distribution has become popularised and known as 'polarised training'. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What is polarised training, and what is the evidence b...
2019-04-151h 33
That Triathlon ShowHow Norway became a triathlon powerhouse with head coach Arild Tveiten | EP#154On 28 April 2018 Norway became the first nation ever to sweep a podium in a World Triathlon Series event when Casper Stornes, Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden showed the world what the "Norwegian train" is capable of. Arild Tveiten is the head coach of these athletes, and the man behind the transformation that is making Norway a true triathlon powerhouse. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The training philosophy of the Norwegian triathletes -Intensity control in both easy and hard workouts -The use of extensive lab testing and an incredible a...
2018-11-051h 09