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
Guest Lydia Walter Recaps Her Amazing Performance at Ultraman Canada!
Today, Lydia Walter (@lyd_adventures) joins us on the podcast!
This past July, Lydia raced Ultraman Canada - a three-day event consisting of a 6.2-mile swim and a 90-mile bike on day 1, a 171.4-mile bike on day 2, and a 52.4-mile run on day 3 - and was the first female finisher and second overall finisher!
Lydia talks about how she got into triathlon and Ultraman (an Ironman wasn't challenging enough?!), her preparation for the race, and how the race itself went including swim logistics, biking on open roads, and troubleshooting stomach issues on the run.
She also discusses the huge mental aspect of such a long endurance effort, what it's like to be in your own head for so long, and how to keep pushing forward when you've had enough of your own thoughts but you still have miles and miles to go.
Lydia wanted to give a big shout-out to Coach Kathy Uscinski, Coach Chris Kopcha, and the Valley Shore YMCA Tri Club for supporting her journey and helping her get to the starting line!
Thank you for coming on and sharing your journey, Lydia!
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