Nick's Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon Race Recap, chasing validation vs. personal excellence, and more!

This week Nick races the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon for the first time. We do a full race recap, answer Instagram questions from listeners who followed along, and discuss whether the steep price tag is actually worth it. Eventually we also got to our classic listener submitted questions.

This week we discussed:

• Nick's Escape from Alcatraz race recap: the jump off the ferry, 57° Bay swim, iconic bike course, and sand ladder
• Instagram Q&A: thermal cap vs. booties, TT bike vs. road bike, and what crime would have landed you in Alcatraz
• Is the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon worth the price tag?
• Chasing validation vs. personal excellence. How do you know the difference?
• Body image, weight gain, and the toxic myth that more training = leaner body
• Flying with an indoor trainer, what the pros actually do
• Balancing passion across multiple disciplines without losing focus
• Carbon seatpost slipping despite proper torque, what's going on?
• Getting blown off your bike by wind, has it actually happened?
• Off day during intervals: ease off the intensity, shorten the session, or go home?
• Running surfaces ranked: tarmac, concrete, pavers, treadmill, does it actually matter?

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