262: Featured Performer: Kyle Smith. Dual World Cross Triathlon Champion, Undefeated 70.3 Triathlete

Kyle is a dual World Off-Road X Triathlon Champion undefeated across the 70.3 Half Ironman distance for an exploration of his career highs, lows and learnings.

Kyle is just several days away from his Iron Man distance triathlon debut in the 2021 edition of the Ironman New Zealand title. Kyle has been in recent great form with victories successively in Challenge Wanaka 70.3, Tauranga half, and the Xterra Wellington Triathlon. In both the challenge Wanaka and Tauranga half Kyle overcame former featured guests of the show New Zealand based Long Course Triathlon star Braden Currie carry to take out those titles.

During this episode, you’ll hear Kyle share around his transition from short course racing, to long course racing, Kyle shares on his best recovery tips, mistakes he has made in both racing and training when it comes to nutrition, overcoming rigidity with fuelling rules and nutrition selection, how to avoid the trap that Kyle terms overtraining and under eating and of course Kyle survives a physical performance round and lays down a physical challenge for the week.

 

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