Endurance Unlimited

Professional triathlete Hannah Berry and sports scientist-coach Ben Reszel reveal their Kona playbook. They discuss Berry’s path from team sports to the pro ranks, racing back-to-back Ironmans, heat acclimation, tactical pacing, and learning from a fourth-place Kona finish. They also explore TrainingPeaks feedback, recovery, coach-athlete trust, long-term consistency, and choosing the right gear and coach.

Trevor Foley's rise in long-course triathlon hasn't followed a typical playbook. A former college runner with almost no cycling background, he found his way into the sport with what he calls “blind confidence" — and quickly discovered a talent for producing serious power on the bike. In this conversation, Trevor shares how he made the leap from running to triathlon, what he learned from early racing mistakes, and why he mixes up his riding instead of spending every session on his time-trial bike. He also looks back on his devastating crash at Kona in 2024 and the mindset that's brought him back hungry for Kona 2026. Beyond his own racing, Trevor talks about building Foley Athletics, coaching a growing team, and helping athletes balance ambitious goals with the rest of their lives. Chapters 00:00 — Trevor’s path from runner to triathlete02:24 — Discovering triathlon and his unexpected bike power04:06 — Going all-in on long-course racing06:09 — What Trevor learned about training volume and fueling07:22 — Balancing a big race season with Kona in mind09:18 — The 2024 Kona crash and its impact12:01 — Building Foley Athletics and a triathlon community16:19 — “We get to do this”: Trevor’s race-day mindset18:48 — Training priorities for athletes with limited time21:42 — Kona preparation, logistics, and keeping perspective

George Gilbert, the technology leader behind TrainingPeaks Virtual, explores the future of indoor cycling. They discuss Garmin Connect integration, a redesigned interface, iconic new routes, and GPXplore’s satellite-powered course recreation. Realistic cornering, wind, drafting, Zen and Focus modes, social tools, and coach-led group experiences turn virtual riding into a tactical race-preparation lab.

Scott Johnston, coach of UTMB, Western States and Hardrock podium finishers, shares his approach to building champions through deep coach-athlete trust. He covers building confidence with measurable progress, race-specific training and pacing, learning from DNFs, and why long-term consistency and process focus beat quick fixes.

Ruth Edwards, a pro road cyclist and Tour de France Femmes commentator now on maternity leave, shares insider perspectives. She recounts dramatic stages, tactical climbs and time-trial pacing. They explore teamwork, sponsor investment, maternity provisions, and data-driven training advances boosting women’s cycling.

Callum McQueen, Head of Performance at Human Powered Health Cycling and former pro rider, discusses prepping a women's WorldTour team for a mountainous Tour de France Femmes. He covers individualized workload design, heat acclimation, testing and monitoring recovery with HRV and sleep. He also highlights data gaps in women's cycling and the push for more female-specific research.

Data-driven breakdowns of race-defining sprints, time trial pacing, and aerodynamic tactics. Intense discussions on crashes, safety, and late-night testing that disrupts recovery. Practical sessions on sprint technique, strength work, and max power bursts. Deep dives into workload, kilojoules, nutrition, and free training plans for durability and phenotype-specific prep.

A deep dive into surviving the first rest day at the Tour de France. They unpack rest-day strategies, why full rest can backfire, and how 'openers' help veterans and youngsters. The conversation covers durability as a performance metric, power-to-heart-rate decoupling, fueling and carb timing, and a workout to test late-race fade. Predictions and stage dynamics round out the discussion.

Aline Barre, Endurance Performance Lead at CORE who helps WorldTour cyclists and elite triathletes, explains heat-stress and core-temperature-based training. She contrasts core vs skin temperature. She covers measuring core temperature, why outdoor heat can fail, active vs passive heat methods, pacing with heat profiles, and practical prep and cooling strategies.

Inside-stage power data and how teams use it to pace and win. Tactics behind team time trials and why leaders sometimes surrender the jersey. Technical moments like downhill pacing and split-second communication errors. Modern testing: critical power, W' and training drills that shape race roles and durability.