The Two Gomers Podcast

Three weeks to the race, and the Gomers are just the right mix of excited and terrified.  And they’ve got a lot to say about it, which made it necessary to split the Episode into two parts!  This is Part 2. Steven is in the midst of a “long prep,” including waking up at 5 am, wearing contacts, and cramming himself inside tight clothing.  Anthony spends time swimming with someone...

Three weeks to the race, and the Gomers are just the right mix of excited and terrified.  And they’ve got a lot to say about it, which made it necessary to split the Episode into two parts!  This is Part 1. Steven is in the midst of a “long prep,” including waking up at 5 am, wearing contacts, and cramming himself inside tight clothing.  Anthony spends time swimming with someone...

We’re in the month of the Triathlon, and the Gomers are getting nervous/excited/nervous! Steven starts a fight at the gym.  Anthony falls down on his bike.  Weight, surprisingly, is not really being lost.  Hotel pools mean something different when you’re training for a triathlon.  EXTREMELY basic lessons are new to the Gomers.  And tons of famous sayings are screwed up.  Oh, and dedork...

This one’s a doozy, as Steven regales us with the tale of his first ocean swim(s)!  Here’s what to expect: 1.  The ocean is cold. 2.  The ocean is salty. 3.  This ocean is big. And that’s just the icing on the cake!  Hope you enjoy the episode, and Happy Swimming!

In a flashback/time-warp episode, the guys talk about Anthony’s first ride on his new bike.  It’s eye-opening and exciting and we can’t wait for you to hear it and give us feedback. There he is. That’s all you need to know!  Enjoy the show, and Happy Biking!

The Gomers are feeling the increased training in this, the 13th Episode of Two Gomers Race a Triathlon, but that won’t stop them from updating you and trying to be upbeat! Anthony tries nose plugs and a swimming cap, and likes one of them.  Steven gets Jelly Legs after tying his first biking/running brick workout.  Baby wipes are good for more than wiping your baby.  Bikes are special to peo...

After a short, AMC-like mid-season break, the boys are back to finish their training for their triathlon! Big news:  Steven bought a bike.  But not before revealing the picture of himself on his Stawpid Hipster Bike to Anthony and the world.  The guys go backwards when they kick.  Anthony has discovered his own swimming guru.  Steven DOESN’T watch House of Cards while on long bike rides, eve...

In this, the 11th episode, the Gomers finally start feeling like they’re hitting their stride in the pool! Steven’s building some muscle memory.  Anthony is working on his bilateral breathing.  Nose plugs rule.  Ziplock bags do too.  There was a caste system in the Gomers’ Middle School cafeteria.  Anthony was going to be an Eagle Scout but his troop folded.  The Biggest Losers r...

Episode 10 already?  The Gomers are back with more swimming, biking, and running fun! Steven wishes he’d gotten the memo about the film crew at his pool.  Anthony gets a compliment from a nice couple.  It’s possible to exercise even when you can’t move.  Sun in your eyes is reason enough to learn to breathe on the opposite side.  Road bikes are more fun than stationary bikes.  Li...

After some confusion, the Gomers eventually agree that this is, in fact, Episode 9. Anthony has a breathing breakthrough.  Steven breaks through a long-standing running goal, celebrates a birthday, and gets an encouraging card.  He also changes a bike tire.  Weird half-marathon injuries.  Snorkel and flipper chat.  Heather Graham was in Twins.  Gibbler was at the half-marathon.  Anthony was in a b...

The Gomers continue to embrace the Year of the Triathlon in this, the eighth episode of Two Gomers Race a Triathlon! The gym is a lot more crowded in January than in December.  The guys detail their first (and only?) swim together before the triathlon, including biking and running.  Tri shorts leave nothing to the imagination.  It’s possible to listen to music underwater.  Towel service is t...

It’s a New Year, and the Gomers are back…and things are starting to get real, fast. The fear of God was put in Anthony on his very first swim with his coach.  A listener rebukes the guys, and we listen.  Steven is reading a triathlon book and can’t put it down.  Touching the wall and the floor of the pool isn’t going to work anymore.  The guys talk at length about whether o...

Awww, it’s the last Gomer Christmas Special or 2013! Don’t be sad, it’s a fun one! The guys spend most of their time in the Gomer’s Favorite Things section, and the favorite things end up being eerilly similar. Also, stick around past the close for a special gift – the opportunity to listen to the Gomers sit in front of their computers and register for the race! Plus...

Jingle Gomers, Jingle Gomers, Gomers all the way!  That’s a new Christmas classic and don’t you forget it! In this, the second Christmas Special of 2013, the guys are full of cheer and wanting to share it with the world.  Anthony discovers something very strange about the bells during cross-country flights.  Steven faces an embarrassing situation in the gym shower, and makes an interes...

It’s that special time of year – when you get to stuff your ears with Gomer cheer!  The first 2013 Christmas episode is here! Steven does his first brick workout and his butt hurts.  Anthony shares some reflections of his past life as he remembers his Grandma.  We bet you ten bucks you can guess Anthony’s indispensable Christmas albums in this week’s S2R2.  The Gomeration&#...

Anthony has some news in this, the third episode of Two Gomers Race a Triathlon.  It wouldn’t be a season of the Gomers without one of them “having some news,” would it?  Also: Steven runs to work.  It’s snowing in Arizona, but not in Florida…but it is cooler there.  There is a sneakier way to shower.  The women’s locker room is just as...

It’s Steven’s turn to brave the gym and the pool, in this, the second episode of Two Gomers Race a Triathlon!  Here’s what you’ll hear in Episode 2: There are easy ways to tell the Gomers apart.  Steven has a thing against gyms and needs to get over himself.  Anthony has done more multi-event training.  The guys don’t know how to breathe, or when.  Are women’s l...

The wait is over – the Two Gomers are back for Season 6 – Two Gomers Race a Triathlon!  Here’s what you’ll hear in this episode: The guys (re)introduce themselves, talk about how to tell G1 from G2, and give a little GomerHistory.  Anthony gives the details on his very first swim at the gym.  It is hard to be naked.  Luggage is a good way to carry around...

Click here to donate and download our Pre-Season 6 Specials! Two Gomers Race a Triathlon is here, three weeks early! Many of you have been asking how to help us make Two Gomers Race a Triathlon possible. Here’s your chance!  We’ve released a two-part special available for direct download only (through our store , not on iTunes!) when you donate to Two Gomers Race a Triathlon. First, at...

The guys just couldn’t handle the radio silence, so here’s a little treat for you – a little surprise off-season episode!  Join the Gomers as they talk through Steven’s Half-Marathon last month, depressing voicemails, not-so-bad injuries, concerned parents, and Star Trek VHS tapes. Both the guys used to own this. Season 6 is fast approaching!  Keep an eye out for some fun s...

It’s been a while, but the Gomers are back, and with big news.  Join them as they move that bus for a big Season 6 reveal, start talking about all the things they don’t know about their next big goal, talk favorite summer movies, not-quite-weekday veg, weight-loss-weight-gain math formulas, and John Williams’ chances of survival. (We love you and your music, Star Wars needs you!)...

If you’re looking for running updates…well, how do we put this?  This isn’t that episode!  Join the guys in this special episode as they mostly talk Star Trek Into Darkness.  But you know they Gomers – they’ll always find ways to talk about just about everything else:  running with glasses, (really) salty foods, “meat on the side,” Diablo 3, palm tree trim...

The Gomers’ Weekday Veg Challenge is at an end, and they talk turkey about it in this off-season episode.  Plus some cool running updates, kitchen creativity, mountain summiting, last-day-of-school memories, and details about this summers’ GomerNation gathering. This guy will be there! No he won’t. Here’s the link to Strasberryfest, on June 22nd, if you’d like to join...

This is a fun one – join the fellas as they talk about the ups and downs of going veg for 5 days a week in May, and everything they’ve gained (and lost) from the experience so far.  But that, of course, is not all – they also talk best running months ever, fast food and old girlfriends, reading while walking, and changing in the middle school locker room.  Plus the return of Song...

Get ready for this one, it is PACKED TO THE GILLS with content.  In the intro to this off-season episode, the Gomers the discuss the recent happenings in Boston, and how it might mean something unique to those of us who have run 26.2.  Then, join them as they discuss their months in review, Vitamix machines, Jurassic Park 3D, dieting like you’re a primate, caffeine vs. exercise, GPS watches...