Simply Triathlon with Dina & Chris
Welcome to the Simply Triathlon Podcast and thanks so much for listening!
We're Dina & Chris, a couple of age group triathletes, coaches, and fitness enthusiasts. Our goal is to share our knowledge and experience in triathlon, nutrition, epic races, lessons learned, fun stuff, hard stuff, bizarre stuff, and more!
Dina Grimaldi is a triathlon coach, nutrition coach, and personal trainer who followed her dad's footsteps in picking up triathlon. She quickly found out that it's not all that cool to be the first person out of the water, because it just means everybody and their mother is going to pass you on the bike.
Chris Kopcha is a triathlon coach, nutrition coach, personal trainer, and yoga teacher who kind of stumbled into the world of fitness after deciding to change careers after spending 10 years as a teacher. Coming into the sport of triathlon as a runner, she found it's been a great lesson in patience at the pool so as not to have to make up so much time on the bike and run.
Enjoy!!
**We do drop the occasional expletive; be aware if sensitive or listening around kids!**
Simply Triathlon with Dina & Chris
Is Your Weekly Training Schedule Set In Stone? Is Fueling With Sugar Bad? How on Earth Do You Kick Without Fins?
In this episode, we talk about whether or not training plans are set in stone. If the weather is awful, can we flip days around, or do we need to keep certain sessions on certain days? How can athletes best modify if a coach isn't immediately available for last-minute changes?
We also talk again about the benefits of fueling more before and during workouts, and we talk about a common desire for athletes to avoid sugar and how this can be harmful.
Chris also follows up on her swim progress, this time as it relates to kicking without fins (if you know, you know!)
Questions for us related to triathlon, fitness, nutrition, anything? Topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Please send us a message anytime, and feel free to give us a follow!
Podcast Email: simplytriathlonpodcast@gmail.com
Podcast Instagram: @simplytriathlonpodcast
Dina's Instagram: @dinathlon
Chris's Instagram: @coachchriskopcha