triathlon for beginners

Diving into Sweat and Hydration with Andy Blow

Diving into Sweat and Hydration with Andy Blow

Today we dive into sweat and hydration - two essential but often overlooked aspects to any athlete’s training - with Andy Blow, the Co-Founder and CEO of Precision Hydration.

Andy is a Sports Scientist with a degree in Sports and Exercise Science from the University of Bath, UK. He’s an expert in sweat (swexpert?), dehydration, and cramping, and previously worked as the Team Sports Scientist for the Benetton and Renault Formula 1 teams. In his younger days, he was an elite level triathlete and finished in the Top 10 of Ironman and Ironman 70.3 races. He even won an XTERRA Triathlon World Title!

We discussed a variety of topics including salty sweaters, hydration for endurance training sessions and races, dehydration and hyponatremia (over hydrating), the effects of having a beer before/after a race, and so much more.

This was a really fascinating and fun chat with Andy. You’ll definitely learn a few things about hydration, and his tips will hopefully help you on your next swim, bike, run, walk, hike, workout, etc. I hope you enjoy this episode!

The March 2019 Podcast Revival!

The March 2019 Podcast Revival!

It’s been a while! Yes, that’s what I said on the last episode of The Triathlete Beat on August 7, 2018, but it’s now March 2019…and I’m fired up to put out more content this year!

Today’s episode is a quick and informal update on:

  • What’s kept me busy since the last time I podcasted

  • A slight update to the target audience of The Triathlete Beat podcast