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
Controlling Our Controllables, Training for Over a Year Without a Race in Sight, and Consistency for Success
USA Triathlon Sprint Nationals was cancelled the morning of the race - another casualty this year due to weather.
We chat again about controlling our controllables, moving forward, and how the finish line of a race isn't necessarily a finish line in the big picture, but a stepping stone. We also talk again about process goals vs outcome goals.
Dina gives a big injury update, with some positive news after a big medical test, and how she's progressing and moving forward. We tie this back into process goals and Dina's mental process as she's been training for well over a year with no races on the calendar.
This leads into our reminder that consistency in training is what makes up the building blocks toward a successful race, not one or a few specific training sessions.
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