The 99% (A triathlon podcast)
Triathlon insights for every athlete’s journey to success.
The 99% (A triathlon podcast)
Triathlon insights for every athlete’s journey to success.
About The 99% (A triathlon podcast)
Triathlon insights for every athlete’s journey to success.
This is a podcast dedicated to the big picture ways to get faster and develop as an athlete in triathlon. Hosted by Top Step Training coach Jesse Vondracek and Marilyn Chycota of Marilyn Chycota Coaching.
Why Join The 99% (A triathlon podcast) as a Guest
Triathlon Listener Fit
You speak to athletes already interested in triathlon, Ironman, and performance improvement.
Coach-Led Editorial Depth
You join thoughtful conversations on fatigue, carbs, stroke analysis, and workout scheduling.
Credible Host Context
You appear with two coaches who understand athlete development and training decisions.
Evergreen Episode Value
You add insights that stay useful for listeners revisiting race tips, Kona lessons, and season debriefs.
Episode Angles & Guest Pitches
Training That Actually Transfers
You help listeners turn training volume into better triathlon performance.
Fatigue, Recovery, and Adaptation
You explain how athletes can train hard without breaking down.
Fueling for Faster Racing
You break down carbs, nutrition, and race-day execution in plain language.
Planning the Season
You help athletes schedule workouts and debrief a season with more clarity.
How You'd Contribute to the Show
Audience Takeaways
Your episode helps athletes train smarter, race better, and understand the big-picture choices behind faster triathlon performance.
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Why Trust Me
The Ideal Guest
You're a strong fit if you coach, race, research, or write about triathlon, endurance training, running, nutrition, recovery, or performance psychology.
Recent Episodes
Episode # 147 The Carbs Question
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Apr 2, 2026
Episode # 146 Body check for Ironman racing
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Mar 20, 2026
Episode # 145 scheduling triathlon in life
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Feb 4, 2026
Episode #144 Pre season? What are we doing now?
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jan 19, 2026
Episode #143 Goal Shaping and Tucson Camp!
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Dec 29, 2025
Episode #142 Thriving as a triathlete during the holiday season
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Dec 11, 2025
Episode #141 Strength Training!
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Nov 18, 2025
Episode # 140 Racing your race!
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Oct 28, 2025
Episode #139 Intensity control in triathlon training
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Oct 2, 2025
Episode #138 Triathlon Training through Pregnancy
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Sep 11, 2025
Episode #137 Swim Block training for triathletes
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Sep 6, 2025
Episode # 136 The Fartlek Run Workout
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Aug 22, 2025
Episode #135 Are you race ready?
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Aug 13, 2025
Episode # 134 The Endurance of Adaptation: Living, Racing, and Thriving with Diabetes
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Aug 1, 2025
Episode #133 Open Water Swim Skills
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jul 3, 2025
Episode #132 The Benefits of Exercise on Mental Health
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jun 13, 2025
Episode #131 Kona, training trends and racing!
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • May 22, 2025
Episode #130 The long swim with Christina MacDougall
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • May 8, 2025
Episode #129 Scheduling workouts -- behind the curtain
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Apr 25, 2025
Episode #128 Short Course Racing with Anna Zehnder
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Apr 9, 2025
Episode 127 Marathon in Triathlon Training
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Mar 27, 2025
Episode #126 The mental side of performance
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Feb 21, 2025
Episode #125 Motivation with Amy VT
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jan 24, 2025
Episode #124 Goals Goal setting in the New Year
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jan 13, 2025
Episode #123 The Tucson Camp Coaches
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Dec 28, 2024
Episode #122 70.3 worlds course preview, Tucson camp readiness!
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Dec 12, 2024
Episode #121 Nutrition and fueling for aging athletes
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Nov 29, 2024
Episode #120 Debriefing a season for athletes
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Nov 14, 2024
Episode # 119 Ironman Kona review and Lessons
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Oct 30, 2024
Episode #118 The why on choosing triathlons to race
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Oct 11, 2024
Episode #117 Race Fueling with Erin Green
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Sep 16, 2024
Episode #116 Ironman racing and training sensations
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Aug 20, 2024
Episode #115 Training through Travel
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jul 31, 2024
Episode #114 Zone 2 Triathlon Training
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jun 26, 2024
Episode #113 Chasing PRs in Training
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • May 29, 2024
Episode # 112 The racing Equation
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • May 10, 2024
Episode #111 The Art of the Taper
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Apr 15, 2024
Episode #110 Tucson Triathlon Camp
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Mar 18, 2024
Episode #109 Base to Race
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Feb 15, 2024
Episode #108 Everything you need to prepare for a triathlon training camp
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jan 24, 2024
Episode # 107 Goal Setting
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jan 9, 2024
Episode #106 Crashing, it happens
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Dec 22, 2023
Episode #105 Racing Execution starting now
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Dec 7, 2023
Episode #104 Getting faster in the offseason
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Nov 23, 2023
Episode #103 who do we coach?
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Nov 9, 2023
Episode #102 Ironman World Championships Kona
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Oct 11, 2023
Episode #101 Long Term Athletic Development
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Sep 28, 2023
Episode #100 Learnings from Ironman World Championships - Nice
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Sep 14, 2023
Episode #99 Understanding Fatigue
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Sep 4, 2023
Episode #98 Racing Ironman World Championships
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Aug 10, 2023
Episode #97 Nutrition around race day
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jul 20, 2023
Episode #96 Race Day Nutrition
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jun 29, 2023
Episode #95 Transitions through sports
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jun 8, 2023
Episode # 94 Setting Expectations
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • May 18, 2023
Episode #93 Doping in Triathlon
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • May 4, 2023
Episode #92 Run Intensity
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Apr 27, 2023
Episode #91 Ironman Texas Race Tips
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Apr 20, 2023
Episode #90 The long Run
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Mar 30, 2023
Episode #89 GORDO Byrn
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Mar 16, 2023
Episode # 88 The long swim
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Feb 9, 2023
Episode #87 The end of January... What should you be doing now?
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jan 26, 2023
Episode #86 End of the year review and Goals!
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Dec 31, 2022
Episode #85 Pura Vida Challenge!
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Dec 8, 2022
Episode #84 The new 5-2
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Nov 23, 2022
Episode # 83 Racing successfully late season
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Nov 9, 2022
Episode #82 Kona Review
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Oct 17, 2022
Episode #81 Kona Worlds finally!!!
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Oct 4, 2022
Episode # 80 Hitting the Essence of a workout
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Sep 21, 2022
Episode #79 Lewis Elliot Racing ... anything
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Sep 7, 2022
Episode #78 Training locations
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Aug 24, 2022
Episode # 77 Cross fit to triple World Championships
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Aug 10, 2022
Episode # 76 The summer slump
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jul 21, 2022
Episode # 75 Catching up with Marilyn
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jul 7, 2022
Episode #74 Catching up with the Coaches
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jun 22, 2022
Episode #73 The Groad Explosion
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jun 8, 2022
Episode # 72 Chris Leiferman Interview!
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • May 19, 2022
Episode # 71 Ironman2021 World Championship review
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • May 10, 2022
Episode # 70 Ironman Texas recap, IM Worlds in St. George preview
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • May 2, 2022
Episode #69 The art of the Taper
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Apr 26, 2022
Episode # 68 Fueling for triathlon with Fuel In!
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Apr 6, 2022
Episode # 67 Habits of successful racers
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Mar 23, 2022
Episode #66 Rapid Fire!
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Mar 9, 2022
Episode # 65 Scott Molina Interview
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Feb 16, 2022
Episode #64 The no so linear path of progress
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Feb 9, 2022
Episode # 62 Race Selection
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jan 12, 2022
Episode #61 Quick Holiday Update
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Jan 5, 2022
Episode #60 Stroke analysis
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Dec 29, 2021
Episode #59 Navigating the Holidays
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Dec 22, 2021
Episode #58 The PREseason
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Dec 15, 2021
Episode # 57 Structuring Lifts in the offseason
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Dec 8, 2021
Episode #56 Group Training
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Dec 1, 2021
Episode # 55 Tipping the Scales on Training
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Nov 24, 2021
Episode # 54 Going with the Flow
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Nov 17, 2021
Episode # 53 Becoming a Successful Coach or leader
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Nov 3, 2021
Episode # 52 Athletic Progression
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Oct 28, 2021
Episode # 51 how to progress
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Oct 24, 2021
Episode #50 Running off the bike
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Oct 13, 2021
Episode #49 Ambition!
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Oct 6, 2021
Episode # 48 Race Day Execution
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Sep 29, 2021
Episode #47 moving up in distance
The 99% (A triathlon podcast) • Sep 22, 2021
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