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The Tri Faster Podcast brings you triathlon news, information, training advice and interviews from coach Keith Kotar and age group athlete Michael Mansfield
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Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
This week the guys give some personal training updates then dive into the main topic of the Long workouts, particularly the long run, and how to structure and plan them into training. Then they give their thoughts on the Collins Cup and Long Distance Worlds, before finishing up with a preview of the first World Cup to be held in Norway.
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Follow Michael on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelMansfieldTri
You can learn more about Keith and his coaching services at https://www.fortworthtc.com/
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
The guys are back! After a long hiatus that included some international travel, racing, covid and more, Michael and Keith are back to the podcast world! They start off with some life updates and try to explain the long break. Then they gives some tips and insight into training during the hot summer months. To wrap, they give brief recaps of the 2021 Ironman World Championship and Challenge Roth before previewing the PTO Canadian Open.
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Follow Michael on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelMansfieldTri
You can learn more about Keith and his coaching services at https://www.fortworthtc.com/
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
Michael and Keith first give some personal racing updates after a Half Marathon for Michael and a busy Multisport Nationals weekend in DFW for Keith. They then recap Ironman Texas and preview the St. George Ironman World Championship set for this Saturday.
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Follow Michael on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelMansfieldTri
You can learn more about Keith and his coaching services at https://www.fortworthtc.com/
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Michael and Keith first give some training updates and then discuss some tech they use in training, plus some gadgets they are interested in using. They tackle the listener question of what races are on their bucket lists, and then Keith gives an open water swimming workout for the episode.
They finish with a recap of the thrilling race at 70.3 Oceanside!
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Follow Michael on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelMansfieldTri
You can learn more about Keith and his coaching services at https://www.fortworthtc.com/
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Michael and Keith first give some training updates before getting into the main topic of setting up your season, selecting races and the training phases Keith uses in his coaching. After that, the guys discuss Oceanside and give their picks for one of the best early season lineups in recent memory.
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You can learn more about Keith and his coaching services at https://www.fortworthtc.com/
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Michael and Keith first give some training updates before getting into the main topic of Strength Endurance Training and how it fits into your Long Course training program. They then answer some questions, including racing on back to back weekends, and give some workouts for the episode. To finish, the guys recap some recent pro races, including Clash Miami and look ahead to Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote.
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Follow Michael on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelMansfieldTri
You can learn more about Keith and his coaching services at https://www.fortworthtc.com/
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Michael and Keith first talk about the break from the podcast (Michael's new baby and Keith contracting Covid) then they discuss training in cold weather and fitting in training with major life interruptions. They then give a workout for the episode and finish with some news, including Javier Gomez switching coaches to Dan Plews.
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You can learn more about Keith and his coaching services at https://www.fortworthtc.com/
Friday Dec 31, 2021
Friday Dec 31, 2021
Michael and Keith take a deep dive into Speed, including why we do it and how to incorporate it in your training. Keith offers a couple examples of Speed workouts.
The guys then discuss what they plan to do differently in their own training in 2022.
They finish the episode by giving out some 2021 awards and review what we saw on the pro scene this year.
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Follow Michael on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelMansfieldTri
You can learn more about Keith and his coaching services at https://www.fortworthtc.com/
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Michael and Keith discuss setting goals for a season, including what type of goals you should create and how to select them. They then discuss their own goals for 2022.
After the main topic, they answer the first ever listener question. Keith then gives a brief review of the Asics Metaspeed Edge as well as a swim workout for the offseason that you can build upon all the way to your A race.
They wrap the episode with news, including recaps from Daytona and Indian Wells, World Triathlon doping sanctions against Russia, and the announcement of the PTO majors for 2022, which has a stop in Dallas, TX!
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Follow Michael on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelMansfieldTri
You can learn more about Keith and his coaching services at https://www.fortworthtc.com/
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Friday Dec 03, 2021
Michael and Keith discuss how to incorporate single sport races into your offseason routine, answer a couple off topic questions (including consuming alcohol during training), recap Ironman Cozumel and the World Record, and preview Clash Daytona (disclaimer: the newly published start list has lost many of the headliners).
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Follow Michael on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelMansfieldTri
You can learn more about Keith and his coaching services at https://www.fortworthtc.com/
Follow them on Instagram @michael_swimbikerun and @coachkeithkotar