That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

mikael@scientifictriathlon.com

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Booking Overview

An expert interview show focused on triathlon training, endurance performance, physiology, nutrition, and race execution, regularly featuring coaches, sports scientists, elite athletes, and specialist practitioners. Suitable pitches include credentialed endurance coaches, exercise physiologists, sports-nutrition experts, performance researchers, elite athletes, and founders with relevant technical expertise; booking difficulty is high because the show prioritizes established experts and high-level competitive experience.

Metrics

Episodes: 710

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 6.7k followers

Contact Information

mikael@scientifictriathlon.com

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Host

Mikael Eriksson - Former engineer and Level III certified coach with more than a decade of experience coaching professional and age-group athletes, specializing in evidence-based triathlon training and performance.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Established triathlon or endurance coaches, sports scientists, exercise physiologists, performance-nutrition specialists, elite athletes, and practitioners with substantial applied experience or research expertise.
Required Achievements:  
Coaching professional or elite athletes, Conducting or publishing relevant sports-performance research, Working with elite endurance teams or championship athletes, Competing successfully as a professional endurance athlete, Developing recognized training, nutrition, or performance methodologies

Recent Guest Discussions

Robbie Deckard - Triathlon Training Methodologies, Vlamax, Vo2max, Lactate Profiling, Periodization, Durability, And Cycling Aerodynamics.

Paul Booth - Carbohydrate Fueling, Hydration, Electrolytes, Gut Training, Sweat-rate Assessment, And Endurance-race Nutrition.

Gabriele Gallo - Recent Endurance-training Research, Vo2max, Lactate Threshold, Strength Training, Physiological Adaptations, And Mitochondrial And Capillary Development.

Recent Topics

Triathlon, Endurance Sports, Coaching, Physiology, Sports Nutrition

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
That Triathlon Show
:

The 10% Rule Applies to Your Long Run, Not Your Week | Research Roundup

August 06, 2026

Daniel Rowland and Mikael are back for another research roundup with four recent studies. What blood biomarkers do and do not tell you about training load in elite triathletes, why two athletes with the same VO2max can have very different thresholds, what actually predicts running injuries in a cohort of 5,200 runners, and whether supersets deliver the same strength gains in a third less gym time. HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: VLaMax (maximal glycolytic flux) and metabolic thresholds: the firs...

Is optimised workout design pointless (and time in zone what really matters)? | Q&A

July 30, 2026

Mikael and Jack answer listener questions on indoor versus outdoor FTP differences, whether time in zone is all that matters and how to optimise interval intensity, a first 70.3 debrief covering swim breathing problems and bike cramps, and lots more! Email us your questions, or answer the question prompts in our Instagram stories to get your questions answered on the next Q&A. HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: Why indoor and outdoor FTP differ, whether a 20-watt gap is normal, and why Mikael has n...

Physiology Over FTP | Robbie Deckard, Pro Triathlete & Coach

July 23, 2026

Robbie Deckard is a professional middle-distance triathlete and triathlon coach, and the founder of Freaky Fast Aero Accessories. In this episode, Robbie and Mikael dig into the real differences between American and European training methods, using lactate and VLaMax to optimise training and performance, and how age-group triathletes can apply lab-grade thinking to swim, bike and run training without actually going into a lab. HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: The real difference between FTP-centr...

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