Before Midnight: Recent Episodes
Brian Schenkenfelder, Linda Word
Before Midnight Podcast is a weekly podcast that explores the world of multisport. If it has to do with swimming, biking, running or some combination of the three sports, BMP covers it. We cover news, racing, training, technology, equipment, and the psychological aspects of all three sports.
The hosts, Brian and Linda, bring over 10 years of coaching experience and stories to the discussion of the world of multisport.
We talk about how to train during the offseason. We look at ways to maintain your schedule while easing off the training gas peal.The topic begins at the 13:25 mark.
We talk about the running world records for different distances and compare the men and women's times.
We take a look at the reliability of Garmin Recovery information after reading an article from USA Triathlon that argues to not take the number serious.
We get an update on the alternative training plan Brian is testing in this season shortened by injury.
Brian is trying to race his way into shape and Linda shares her stories from crewing a 100 mile trail race.
We talk about the things to think about if you are starting as a runner, biker, or swimmer.
We talk about the different type of bike racks you can purchase along with the strengths and weaknesses of each type.
We introduce the topic of kid's triathlon and what makes it different from traditional adult triathlon.
We talk about how we handle using the problems with having a Garmin watch and Garmin bike computer.
We talk about the changes that need to be made to training to deal with really high temperatures.
We catch up and look at the coming open water swimming season. Providing some tips for those who want to get out of the pool and swim in rivers and lakes.
Y soccer comes to its conclusion and we look at long distance bike riding. Providing some tips for those who want to century rides or a full distance triathlon.
We have drama, drama, drama in our lives. But even so we explore some studies on when the best time of the day is to train. We look at how the results from these studies could be used by age group athletes.
It is tough psychologically for seasoned athletes to start and go through a new season. We talk about the real struggles with ramping up for a new season of training and racing.
After a week of wearing the Garmin Fenix 7, we give early impressions Garmin's do everything watch.
I go over the basic physics as they are applied to running. No math was done in this podcast.
With the weather starting to warm, we discuss some of the maintenance you might want to perform to make sure your bike is ready for the road.
In this podcast we look at a really cool scene in the movie The Last Samurai. Tom Cruise's character notes the following about the samurai in the village where he is imprisoned: "From the moment they wake up they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue"
Can we pursue that level of perfection today? What would that look like? Is it even possible?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMT1r9IpIf0
In this podcast we talk about the how bike laws are different in each state. We look into Kentucky and Ohio's bike laws to illustrate how similar yet different they can be.
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The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
https://www.amazon.com/Talent-Code-Greatness-Born-Grown-ebook/dp/B0026OR1UK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=talent+code&qid=1635875172&qsid=139-0480119-4412334&sr=8-1&sres=1847943047%2C9123963395%2CB002DYG1YU%2CB07ZZ8DY47%2CB07CRNB74X%2CB084T5KXPC%2CB077B1WF85%2CB01D3AC5VU%2C0345472322%2CB011N6DCAY%2CB08SGWNLV9%2C006305941X%2C1502749637%2C1595620028%2CB01N0YPXZL%2CB08HL999ZD
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We have had some technical problems with video and will be returning to YouTube next week.
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Check out our YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKbkwv_dPW0H-IjsBaTswTQ/
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- Discussion of Brian's Vacation
- Finishing Up the Soccer Season
- Linda's trip to Milwaukee and racing in Age Group Nationals
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Best discussion I found online
https://wheretheroadforks.com/presta-vs-schrader-valves-pros-and-cons/
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The best place to find races on-line is trifind.com.
It allows you to search for races by state which is really handy when planning a year and looking for places to race.