This week, Eric shares his epic experience winning his first-ever Swimrun race on Orcas Island, Nick recounts a series of unfortunate pre-race mechanicals, and we play a round of Date, Marry, Drop before diving into listener-submitted questions. Topics this week include:

• Swimming with shoes on in Swimrun events
• Former triathletes that Eric and Paula are still starstruck by
• Pool toys and extras we bring to swim sessions
• How to practice open water swimming without open water access
• Managing side stitches, shin splints, and blisters while running
• Salomon gravel running shoes
• Dealing, managing and healing IT band syndrome

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This week, Nick gets redemption for his Ironman Wisconsin DNF from 2022 and officially becomes an Ironman. We share some updates on Team TTL, give a preview of what Eric can expect in his first Swimrun race, and even get to some listener-submitted questions. This week we discussed:

• Our favorite mid-day snacks
• Jet lag and training
• Racing in buoyancy shorts instead of a wetsuit
• When to replace a tubeless tire
• Our favorite places to live and race in the world

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This week we had an extra exciting episode. Paula gets into detail about her best-ever T100 finish, taking 2nd in the French Riviera. Eric also unveils Team TTL, and we even get to questions this week. Our topics included:

• Who would win a 70.3: Ledecky, Pogacar, or Kipchoge?
• Picking between Ironman 70.3 Victoria and T100 Vancouver
• Using poles in ultra racing
• Paula's skin and hair care between sessions
• How we all deal with photo and video storage

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