Paul Newsome | EP#389
That Triathlon Show
How to Train for a Marathon
My absolute favorite place to train is a place called Leighton Beach down here in Perth. Every Sunday morning, I actually swim with my mate Chris over the stretch of water. It's more important for me to just have that sort of shared camaraderie meet it with my best mate. And what's a bucket list race or event that you would want to do? The Laguna Fouquet triathlon in Thailand has always been high on my bucket list.
Paul Newsome is a swim coach with a wealth of experience in helping triathletes and open water swimmers get faster in the water. He is well-known as the founder of Swim Smooth, through which he has been providing coaching and education to athletes around the world for nearly twenty years. He recently worked directly with Chelsea Sodaro to improve her swim ahead of her Ironman World Championship victory in 2022.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-How Paul helped improve Chelsea Sodaro's swimming in the lead-up towards her Kona win in 2022
-A look into the structure of Chelsea's swim training
-Red Mist endurance training
-The hierarchy of stroke correction
-Cause and effect issues in swim technique (treat the root cause not the symptom)
-Using swim toys as an aid in technique assessment
-Finding the right stroke rate
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LINKS AND RESOURCES:
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Paul's Instagram, Swim Smooth website, Swim Smooth Guru, and Swim Smooth Instagram
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Swim Types and Fault Fixers with Swim Smooth’s Paul Newsome | EP#188
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Swim training structure the Swim Smooth way with Paul Newsome (part 1) | EP#132
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Swim training structure the Swim Smooth way with Paul Newsome (part 2) | EP#133
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Video of Chelsea's swimming before and after working with Paul
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