In the inaugural year of UMFL in 2014, Julie Shelley was the first female with a time of 25:33:05. 2015 it was Julie Paquette with a time of 29:33:00. In 2016 it was Jessica Deree in a time of 27:54:05. In 2017 35 year old Steffi Steinberg took out the female win (11th overall) with a 24:55:13. 2018 it was 41 year old Jamie Harris in a time of 25:36:37. In 2019 42 year old Jamie Harris was the first female (10th overall) in a time of 26:21:23. Now along comes 49 year old Dede Griesbauer. She's been a top 10 in Kona 3 times, she's won 3 IRONMAN races. She completes UMFL this year with a total time of 22:48:31. 2 hours 7 minutes faster than the 35 year old Steffi in 2017. Our guest today is the winner of Ultraman Florida 2020, Dede Griesbauer.
Thanks to last week's guest Josh Miller AKA Primal Flow for talking ultrarunning and sharing his very personal history with drug and alcohol addiction and how trail running was a key part of his recovery. If you missed that episode, go back and check out episode #219.
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Announcements:
Interview with Dede Griesbauer (UMFL):
The race covers a total distance of 321.6 miles (517.5km), around central Florida; it requires that each participant complete a 6.2 mile (10km) open water swim, a 263 mile (423km) bike ride, and a 52.4 mile (84km) ultra-marathon run. Day 1 consists of a 6.2 mile swim and 92 mile bike, Day 2 is a 171 mile bike, and Day 3 is a 52.4 mile run.
Dede completed this beast in a total time of 22:48:31. 2 hours 7 minutes faster than any other woman in the 7 year history of the race.
Dede Griesbauer is the oldest, actively racing professional triathlete on the planet. Three IRONMAN wins and a 3-time Top 10 Kona finisher.
Training Tips:
Last week we talked about the importance of getting in a good base of endurance training. Most of us in the northern hemisphere are in that phase. But how do you know if you have enough base training, or how you can tell if your body has made the appropriate adaptions. You can aerobic endurance by testing for decoupling. What is decoupling you ask?
Joe Friel writes: An important lesson every competitive endurance athlete eventually learns is that the general preparation (“base”) period of the season is the most important time of the year. It’s then that the fundamental abilities of aerobic endurance, force and speed skill are developed. If these abilities are fully formed then the more advanced, race-specific abilities of muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance and power may be built on this solid foundation in the specific-preparation (“build”) period. Excellent general fitness created in the base period is necessary to produce high levels of sport-specific fitness for later in the season. Summer races are won with winter training.
How do you know if your aerobic endurance is progressing? And how do you know when you’ve done enough such training to reach an optimal AeT fitness level? The answer to both of these questions may be found by comparing power or speed with heart rate.
When aerobic endurance improves there is reduced heart rate drift relative to constant outputs (power and speed). And, of course, the reverse of this is that when heart rate is held steady during extensive endurance training, output may be expected to drift downward. This parallel relationship between input (heart rate) and output (power or speed) is referred to as “coupling.” When they are no longer parallel in a workout as one variable remains steady while the other drifts the relationship is said to have “decoupled.” Excessive decoupling would indicate a lack of aerobic endurance fitness.
For each half the normalized power (cycling) or speed (running) is divided by the average heart rate to establish two ratios. The ratios are then compared by subtracting the first half ratio from the second half ratio and dividing the remainder by the first half ratio. This produces a power-to-heart rate-ratio percentage of change from the first half to the second half of the aerobic threshold ride. That percentage of change is your rate of decoupling. I have found that aerobically fit endurance athletes experience a decoupling rate of less than 5%.
https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/aerobic-endurance-and-decoupling/.
Endurance News:
LONDON, ENGLAND: The Professional Triathletes Organisation today announced that it has adopted a $2,000,000 Annual Bonus Programme pursuant to which athletes will be paid based on their PTO World Rankings at the end of 2020. The bonus amounts range from $100,000 for the PTO World No. 1 male and female athletes, to $10,000 for the PTO World No. 20 male and female athletes. In addition, male and female athletes ranked at the end of the year between 21-50 shall each be paid $5,000 and those ranked between 51-100 shall be paid $2,000.
Rachel Joyce, Co-President of the PTO commented, “We are very pleased to be able to adopt an annual bonus programme that rewards athletes for outstanding performances throughout the year. The triathlon season is a long one and just because an athlete might have an off race in a large event, doesn’t mean that their year’s performance should go unrewarded.”
The PTO World Rankings is a first-of-its-kind ranking technology to measure the greatest non-drafting professional triathletes. It is a worldwide benchmark of consistent excellence in triathlon. In addition to being the basis for the PTO Annual Bonus Programme, it is used to determine automatic qualification spots for The Collins Cup.
Tim O’Donnell, Co-President of the PTO, stated, “The adoption of the PTO Annual Bonus Plan, together with the $2,000,000 payments at The Collins Cup, means that so far in 2020 the PTO will be paying 200 professional triathletes $4,000,000. We believe that this demonstrates the value and benefits of professionals being unified in our own organisation and we hope that this is just the beginning of the many ways the PTO can bring not only a voice but meaningful contributions to our sport.”
Video of the Week:
Pro Interview: Dede Griesbauer
Upcoming Interviews:
The Nutrition Mechanic, Dina Griffin will be joining us to discuss the nutrition needs of female athletes.
Coach David Warden of 80/20 Endurance join us to celebrate our 4th anniversary.
We have an secret guest who is going to join us and help us celebrate our new sponsor. You've also heard this person on the show in the past 5 months. Big reveal next week.
Closing:
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The journey I want to take you on today is about ultrarunning, healing, and about getting in touch with our primal instincts. Our story today is of an ultrarunner who is relatively new on the scene, he is hitting the podium on some ultra marathons recently. I heard him speak recently on the FIT127 podcast and others. He has some great experiences and lessons to share about ultra running for sure. As I did my research on Josh Miller, I learned there are a few more layers for us to learn from him today. For one, I know he is kind of a big deal in his day job as a UX UI Enterprise Strategy consultant. Sounds like a pretty straightforward story so far doesn't it? Our journey today will end up with us learning about Josh's struggle with drug and alcohol addiction, including an incident where he is stabbed by a dealer for not paying up. You don't want to miss this interview and we'll get right to it.
Thanks to last week's guest Rachel Joyce who filled us in on the PTO and it's interest in acquiring IRONMAN. Check out episode #218.
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Announcements:
Interview with Josh Miller (aka Primal Flow):
Once in a while a story comes along that develops into something much deeper and more complex than I originally assume. Josh's Instagram handle @PrimalFlow. My first tip off should have been that the handle Primal Flow is also a pseudo identity for Josh. As you'll hear in our interview, Primal Flow is an instinctual feeling that he gets while running. My second tip off is the feature photo we have of Josh. It show a man that is in touch with those primal instincts. Let's get into our interview with Primal Flow Josh Miller.
Training Tips:
Team, I'd like to share the training tip I'm giving out most this week. There are lots of folks in the early part of their training plan for the 2020 season and eager to get into their fitness back. If you spent your off season on the couch, you may need to take is slower than someone who kept a regular regimen of training throughout the December and January.
For those of you with early season races like Chattanooga 70.3 in May, you should be well into your base phase of training. You are sitting 11 weeks out from that race and you will be shifting into your Build Phase in the next few weeks. Be sure you have the endurance work (zone 2) in the bank. You can aerobic endurance by testing for decoupling - for more check out this article. https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/aerobic-endurance-and-decoupling/. If you have a little more time, like a late summer race, you may just be hitting your base phase. Again, make sure you are spending lots of time in those easy zone 2 efforts. The harder efforts will be there in your build phase.
This is a great time to get disciplined about your strength training as well. Try to get in a minimum of 3 core sessions of 15 minutes per week and functional strength all body movement to keep neuro-muscular connections strong and responsive.
Of course make sure you are eating a health diet of plants and lean or plant-based protein and get 8-9 hours of sleep a night.
Endurance News:
Ultraman Florida is this weekend. It is a three day athletic endeavor guaranteed to test an athlete’s physical and mental limits. It is a journey that will touch your soul and create memories that will last a lifetime. The race covers a total distance of 321.6 miles (517.5km), around central Florida; it requires that each participant complete a 6.2 mile (10km) open water swim, a 263 mile (423km) bike ride, and a 52.4 mile (84km) ultra-marathon run. Day 1 consists of a 6.2 mile swim and 92 mile bike, Day 2 is a 171 mile bike, and Day 3 is a 52.4 mile run.
Dede Griesbauer was the 1st overall on Day 1 with a 2:28 swim of 6.2 miles and 90 mile bike. It is toward the end of Day 2 of the event and Boulder resident and professional triathlete Dede is the first female and third on the day! We look forward to seeing what she does here Sunday.
We will be talking to her next week. @dedegriesbauer #umfl2020
Upcoming Interviews:
Pro triathlete, Dede Grieisbauer, who is doing Ultraman Florida this weekend will be joining us to talk about that race and more.
The Nutrition Mechanic, Dina Griffin will be joining us to discuss the nutrition needs of female athletes.
Coach David Warden of 80/20 Endurance join us to celebrate our 4th anniversary.
Closing:
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Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!
You may have seen the press release from The Professional Triathlon Organization this week and their letter to Wanda Sports Group announcing that they have the financing to make a cash offer for the "WTC business" which includes IRONMAN. Our guest this week is the legendary Rachel Joyce who also happens to be one of the Co- Presidents of PTO along with Tim O'Donnell, who signed the letter.
Thanks to last weekend's guest, Quinton Varce of the 127 Fit Podcast. He's a cool, young guy, who has decided to live his dream to become a personal trainer and a podcaster to share other people's stories in fitness. Check out episode #217.
Sponsor - iKOR Labs:
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Story #2 - I'm in Tempe for work last week and Wednesday morning I'm in the hotel fitness center and doing core and strength work when I pinched my sciatic nerve on my left side. I could barely move and after struggling through some upper body strength work for 10 minutes, ended the workout and walked gingerly back to my room with a pain level of about 6. I took my daily shot before getting in the shower. By the time I was walking to my rental car 30 minutes later, the pain was about a 3.
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Announcements:
Interview with Rachel Joyce:
A week ago the Professional Triathlete Organization announced their new board members last week to include Lionel Sanders and Alistair Brownlee. Just this week PTO submitted a letter to Wanda Sports Group explain that PTO is prepared to consider an all-cash transaction or one in which the existing shareholders of WSG are able to participate in the growth of the WTC Business that the PTO is uniquely positioned to deliver. It goes on to read "Without our cooperation the WTC Business would deteriorate". It also closes with "We hope that you and your Board share our enthusiasm and, consistent with applicable fiduciary duties look forward to a prompt and favourable reply". Is there a genuine expectation of a positive response from WSG? Are those words simply polite way of saying "hurry up and say we want to work with PTO to sell to PTO? What would be the leadership structure at the PTO version of IRONMAN? How will IRONMAN respond?
That letter was signed by PTO Chairman, Charles D. Adamo, CEO Sam Renouf and Co-Presidents Rachel Joyce and Tim O’Donnell. We have one of the four people that put their name to that letter with us. Please welcome the legendary triathlete, inspiring mom, and industry leader, Rachel Joyce.
Outline:
Deide griesbaur
Sam long
Matt miller
BASE
Training Tips:
I'm reading a book that has me totally drawn in that is going to be one of my must reads for those wanting to take care of themselves and live healthy as you can for as long as you can. Have you ever heard of Telomeres? Well neither had I, until doing MCAT flashcards with Lauren over the December college break. They are basically strands of DNA at the end of the chomosomes in our cells that protect and promote longevity. My curiosity was peaked and I found this book titled, The Telomere Effect.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/can-this-dna-test-help-predict-your-longevity
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New in the 303:
Should triathlon allow Vaporflys?
Endurance News:
Should triathlon allow Vaporflys?
Video of the Week:
None this week.
Upcoming Interviews:
The Nutrition Mechanic, Dina Griffin will be joining us to discuss the nutrition needs of female athletes.
Our anniversary show will be coming up in a month and we are looking forward to having coach, David Warden of 80/20 Endurance join us to celebrate our 4th anniversary.
Terrence Tez Steinberg and a United World Challenge update. His boat is near completion, but he missed the Atlantic window. So what does he do, comes up with a bigger challenge. Close to 120 people have rowed the Atlantic alone. Fewer than 10 have rowed from North America to Hawaii. That’s under 10. Ever. Solo rowing the Atlantic is hard. Solo rowing across the Pacific to Hawaii is really hard. And after 4 months of training on my boat, coached by some of the rowers and sailors who know the Pacific Ocean best, I believe I can attempt this route as soon as April or May 2020. https://unitedworldchallenge.org/our-pacific-pivot/
Lance Panagutti
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Our guest this week is Quinton Varce of the 127 Fit Podcast. He's a personal trainer and is going to be sharing his passion for what he does.
Thanks to last weekend's guest, Jennifer Conroyd of Fluid Running on the benefits of running without hitting the pavement. Check out the interview and learn how to do deep water pool running the right way.
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Interview with Quinton Varce:
I was fortunate this week to be asked to be a guest on the 127 Fit Podcast. The host of the show, Quinton Varce did a great job leading a conversation on his show that will release in the next week of so. I asked him if we could get to know him a little better and share his story and podcast on our show
Quinton is the host of the 127 Fit Podcast. He's a personal trainer and shows us how to live life to the fullest. If you've been hesitant to share your talents with the world, get off the couch.
Let's get into the interview now with Quinton Varce.
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Training Tips:
A couple of weeks ago I started taking the TrainingPeaks University course, 'The Science of Endurance Hydration'. I just completed it and wanted to share my 3 reasons for you to check it out.
Question: How many sweat glands do you have?
Answer: Depending on how big you are, you’ll have anywhere between 1.5 and 5 million sweat glands on your body.
Question: There are two types of sweat glands, what are there names?
Answer: There are actually two main types: eccrine and apocrine
Question: What do they do?
Answer: Your eccrine glands are the ‘classic’ sweat glands that produce most of the sweat you can see when you train. They are tiny, numerous and are found almost everywhere on the body, although they are most concentrated on the palms, soles and face. Apocrine glands, on the other hand, secrete a slightly different type of sweat into a hair follicle which then makes its way up to the skin’s surface. Because of this, apocrine glands are bigger and are only found in your armpits and a few other places where hair grows. They secrete a thicker solution that is largely to blame for the distinctive odor associated with sweating.
What gets these glands going?
As you might expect, the main cause of sweating is an increase in body temperature (mainly in the inner core, but also on the skin).
Neurons sensitive to heat in the hypothalamus section of the brain detect temperature changes and stimulate the release of a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine from neurons local to the sweat glands. This causes a complex ‘cascade reaction’ that results in the secretion of sweat, known as ‘hypothalamic’ sweating.
Another cause of sweating is emotional stress, something which most of us have experienced at some point in our lives, think before a job interview or when speaking in public.
When we get nervous, our hands and feet in particular can become slick with sweat. This is known as ‘cortical’ sweating and may be an evolutionary mechanism that helped our ancestors maintain their grip while running and climbing to get out of harm's way. Although no doubt helpful back then, nowadays this can be very uncomfortable and embarrassing when greeting your potential new boss with a clammy handshake.
The third and final type of sweating is known as ‘medullary’ sweating and will be familiar to anyone who, like myself, starts sweating at the mere thought of a hot curry. When we eat spicy food the compound capsaicin that is found in chilli peppers binds to sensors in the mouth and causes us to start sweating from the face.
Other questions answered.
What makes sodium so important to performance?
How do athletes lose sodium?
What happens when your sodium losses mount up?
how much sodium should you be taking in?
Thanks again Andy Blow for sharing the Precision Hydration resources that are out there. Check out TrainingPeaks University course, 'The Science of Endurance Hydration'
Endurance News:
Video of the Week:
THE FINAL ICEMAN PREPARATIONS IN NORWAY - PROJECT ICEMAN
Upcoming Interviews:
The Nutrition Mechanic, Dina Griffin will be joining us to discuss the nutrition needs of female athletes.
Our anniversary show will be coming up in a month and we are looking forward to having coach, David Warden of 80/20 Endurance join us to celebrate our 4th anniversary.
Closing:
Please support our affiliate brands that support the show and help you get faster! See the https://milehighendurancepodcast.com/sponsors page.
Be sure to follow us on social media including @303endurance and @milehighendurancepodcast.
Stay tuned, train informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!