Listener Questions- June! (Part 1)

Happy June everyone! It's time for another round of listener questions, and we had so many that we split it up into two parts. Part 1 answers the questions below:
Balancing open water vs pool sessions How do you get over being pummeled in a swim ? How to find the joy in swimming and not overthink everything? Is a TT bike boring? Is a TT bike harder to ride than a road bike? How do you clip in and not die? How do you strength train so you don’t have dead legs on the bike? How do you improve mobility in your hips, shoulders, and ankles? How often do should you clean your bike and can you use degreaser?