{"podcast":{"title":"Crushing Iron Triathlon Podcast","slug":"crushing-iron-triathlon-podcast-6956","podcast_index_feed_id":6956,"rss_url":"https://crushingiron.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://crushingiron.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/a/9/7/5a9727d4ed3a97f6bafc7308ab683e82/Podcast_logo_1400x1400.jpg","author":"Mike Tarrolly","episode_count":955,"summary":"Crushing Iron is an age grouper and his coach talking and learning about triathlon. Together they explore the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual side of training and racing everything from a Sprint to an Ironman. Great for beginners and intermediates triathletes. Released every Monday and Thursday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T08:19:41.094330+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crushing-iron-triathlon-podcast-6956"},"episode":{"title":"#938 – Listener Q & A","slug":"938-listener-q-a","published_at":"2026-07-14T17:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crushing-iron-triathlon-podcast-6956/938-listener-q-a","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crushing-iron-triathlon-podcast-6956","url":"https://crushingiron.libsyn.com/938-listener-q-a","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/crushingiron/Q_n_A_7-14-26.mp3?dest-id=445513","summary":"The first of two Q&A's and we start with the obligatory heat discussion. We'll have another Q&A on Thursday, then hopefully a traditional cast on Friday to help with your long ride or run. We talk about getting back into training after a break. We look at life's challenges with training. We get into how to let the workout build on its own. We look at the challenge of being enthusiastic but not getting faster. How to fix your swim one point at a time. What about training for a marathon and using the triathlon mix? His first Kona and a discussion about how to make it a successful day. Topics: Sitting in the heat vs training in the heat Staring over after a long break All layoffs are created equally The poison of life Start slow - let it build on its own When you're enthusiastic but not getting faster in the swim Don't work on the whole stroke Swim like a swimmer Triathlon Training for marathons How to handle Kona The team is back on the race course! Mike Tarrolly - mike@c26triathlon.com Robbie Bruce - robbie@c26triathlon.com","meta_description":"The first of two Q&A's and we start with the obligatory heat discussion. We'll have another Q&A on Thursday, then hopefully a traditional cast on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1943,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crushing-iron-triathlon-podcast-6956/episodes/938-listener-q-a/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crushing-iron-triathlon-podcast-6956/938-listener-q-a.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}