Risk and Reward by Joel Filliol

"Why Smart People Make Stupid Decisions" - Jan Frodeno

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Championship Reflections by Joel Filliol

Errors in big event preparation, championship notes, and race ranger reflections.

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Joel Filliol Opens Up On His Storied Career And Reflects On The Challenges Facing Triathlon

Filliol, whose squad boasts 4 Super League Series winners, also reflects on:

  • The challenges of working with federations

  • How he connects with his athletes

  • The pressure athletes face in such a competitive environment

  • What the future of the sport may look like

  • The barriers athletes face when choosing their races

  • The emotional toll of being a coach, mentor and confidant of so many athletes for so many years

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Joel joined Mark Livesey on The Brick Session podcast for a lively discussion on the importance of objective feedback, direct connection with the coach, having a fully committed athlete, and so much more. Even some Kona predictions in advance of the weekend World Championships.

This was the third in a series of podcasts done in the last months - with an episode of That Triathlon Show, and the Training Science Podcast. Next up is the return of the Real Coaching Podcast.

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“No data is better is than bad data” I enjoyed this chat with Mikael of Scientific Triathlon - my second time on the podcast (first episode is here “World Champions Keeping things simple”

We discussed a range of timely topics including signal vs noise in technology and science, tapering and preparing for major events, the evolution of triathlon and more: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts409/

In this episode you'll learn about:

How has triathlon and the demands of the sport developed in the last few years?

The impact of the Olympics and the phase of the Olympic cycle on training and racing planning and periodisation

Learnings and discussion points from the Paris Test Event

Being consistently good, not over-emphasising peaking

Tapering protocols

Technology and science - what's the signal and what's the noise

The importance of psychology

Tips for age-group athletes on how to improve their swim, bike and run training

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