It was a great day for Angela Naeth at Ironman Chattanooga with a 6th place finish at her first Ironman after recovering from a broken hip and surgery in March. And what a comeback! She averaged over 25 mph on the bike and ran a 3:12 marathon. In this episode, we talk about the wild week before race day, how she approached a time trial start with no swim, her execution of nutrition and metrics, and her big takeaways from this first race back and the new bike course. Lots of good insights in here and a warning about sending a video of overalls... Have a listen!

Fresh off the race course in Nice, France, we have an awesome interview with teammate Silver Bohn, who just completed Ironman World Champs! This was Silver's 16th Ironman (!!) and one of the most challenging courses she has ever raced. We talk about her build as she worked through back and knee issues, the vibe in Nice, and the race itself. We also spend some time talking about how someone who lives in flat Florida trains for one of the craziest bike courses on the Ironman circuit! Have a listen!

We have some fantastic listener questions for the month of September! Topics covered in this episode:

• Adding extra races at end of the season that you were not planning on doing?
• Mental attitude when training in the heat
• Will heat training make you more sensitive to the cold?
• How do you have enough energy and time to get everything done?
• How do you take the leap into gravel if you don’t have lots of gravel near you?
• Colostrum supplements ?
• Cramping on inner thigh while hill climibng on bike?
• Tips for traveling abroad for a race- from how early to get there, to keeping your bike in one piece, to food choices?
• Angela’s big troublehooting tips for overseas travel issues!
• Why is it important to keep your coach during the off-season and why is the off-season important?

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