ONE STEP AHEAD: Iron overload. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Using the data from Training Peaks to help inform your taper. GIVEAWAY: ‘The Brave Athlete – Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion’ by Dr Simon Marshall PHD and Lesley Paterson offers an innovative, brain training guide for athletes that is the first to draw from both clinical science and real-world experience. Win a copy of the book by going to our Facebook page and looking out for our competition post. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – CORINNE ABRAHAM: Welsh triathlete Corinne Abraham is having a great year! With 2 podiums already under her belt - Lanzarote and Austria where she raced to 2nd at both - the Brett Sutton coached athlete and member of the Pewag Racing Team hopes to be able to give Kona another crack this year. SID TALKS: This week Laura ‘Sid’ Siddall talks to us from back in the UK after her recent race at Challenge Prague. We talk about the race, plus does having a lead moto provide drafting rider performance and the latest on the Challenge Championship. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

We talk to you from Noosa at our athlete training camp. ONE STEP AHEAD: Mikki tells us about her new Athlete Nutrition Training Programs. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – HALEY CHURA: Hayley Chura, American Ironman athlete and 70.3 specialist, turned pro in 2013. Her biggest breakthrough came at the end of 2014 when she spent a month in Brazil, winning both Ironman Fortaleza and Challenge Half Florianopolis. A major bike accident in 2015 took her out of the sport for a while but this year she’s back and she hasn’t been off the podium! SID TALKS: This week Laura ‘Sid’ Siddall talks to us from Prague after her recent win at Challenge Rome. We also talk about the women’s Super League race and drug testing. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

ONE STEP AHEAD: Protein WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: We talk to Matt and Jamie from Stryd Power. Stryd is the world’s first wearable power meter that measures every key aspect of running – performance, technique, muscle strength and condition as well as the external running environment. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – JOE SKIPPER: We bring back Joe Skipper to talk about his recent 2nd place at Challenge Roth plus we find out a bit more about his season to date and his plans going forward. SID TALKS: This week Laura ‘Sid’ Siddall talks to us from Tuscany in Italy in the lead up to her next race in Rome. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

ONE STEP AHEAD: More coffee, lower risk of death. SID TALKS: We bring back Pro Triathlete Laura Siddall to talk about her race and second place podium finish at Challenge Roth! 5 MIN FOCUS: We talk to husband-and-wife team Dr Simon Marshall PHD and Lesley Paterson, three-time world champion triathlete, about their new book ‘The Brave Athlete – Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion’. The book offers an innovative, brain training guide for athletes that is the first to draw from both clinical science and real-world experience. SIMS SCIENCE: We’re back with Stacy Sims (Exercise Physiologist and Nutrition Scientist) and this week we talk about protecting yourself against a shark attack, plus gut microbiome issues in Ironman athletes. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Is cadence limiting your Ironman performance. ONE STEP AHEAD: 11 reasons why you want to be thinking twice about ibuprofen. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – LUCY CHARLES: British pro triathlete Lucy Charles was a long-distance swimmer until 3 years ago when she decided to give triathlon a go! It quite obviously suited her as 2 years later she won her age group at both the 70.3 Worlds and Kona. In 2016 Lucy raced her first Ironman as a pro, she chose one of the hardest, Lanzarote. Despite racing on a stress fracture Lucy made it on to the podium. This year has seen Lucy’s career take another upturn with her most significant breakthrough victory in Lanzarote. She won in a time of 9:35 setting a new bike course record in the process. Two weeks later Lucy went on to win the Challenge Championship in Slovakia. Her next race is Frankfurt where she hopes to gain enough points to qualify for Kona. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

A LISTENER QUESTION: TSS WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Drafting. ONE STEP AHEAD: Real food options for real food athletes. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – BART AERNOUTS: With a recent win at Ironman Lanzarote and a top ten at Kona last year Belgian triathlete Bart Aernouts has already qualified for the Ironman World Champs. Viewed as one of the most consistent triathletes on the Ironman circuit Bart has qualified many times for Kona and, with the support of his team BMC-Etixx, has raced to a top 10 on nearly every occasion. This year he’s decided to also take on Challenge Roth. We look forward to watching his progress. 5 MIN FOCUS: We bring back Rich Izzo, Founder of the rapidly expanding Toughman Half series, to talk about their next two races Toughman Utah http://www.racetri.com/the-utah-half/ and the Toughman Chile Pan American Championships http://www.toughmantri.com/toughman-chile/ SIMS SCIENCE: We’re back with Stacy Sims (Exercise Physiologist and Nutrition Scientist) and this week we talk about a new study - The Relative Energy Deficit in Sport Syndrome. Want to be involved in the study? For this project, Stacy is seeking 20 emerging and elite female athletes aged between 18-35 years from the Waikato and BOP regions. Participation from female athletes across an array of individual and team sports (including, but not limited to netball, running, rugby, rowing, cycling, triathlon, hockey) is welcomed. Email Stacy at stacy.sims@waikato.ac.nz if you’re keen to get involved. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Rest. ONE STEP AHEAD: Beer. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – MIKE PHILLIPS: As a bigger guy, you wouldn’t have thought kiwi Mike Phillips would go well as a triathlete, however he swims well, runs well, and goes well in the heat. He’s producing some great results having come second at numerous half distances and of course coming second in the Challenge Wanaka full distance behind Dougal Allan last February. We talk to Mike about how he got into the sport and his plans for racing and getting to Kona. SIMS SCIENCE: We’re back with Stacy Sims (Exercise Physiologist and Nutrition Scientist) and this week we talk about Occlusion or ‘Blood Flow Restriction’ training. SID TALKS: We bring back Pro Triathlete Laura Siddall to chew the latest tri fat with Bevan. This week Laura talks to us from Girona about her training for Roth, plus they talk about the recent news about the age grouper caught letting down the tyres of her competitor in transition, more age group doping scandals and those Challenge Family logos on the Brownlee’s race uniforms! CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: A mixed bag including an update on the Limits Power Meter. A listener question about BCAAs and more about EnduraCell. ONE STEP AHEAD: Metabolic efficiency and what might be going wrong. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – LAURA PHILIPP: German 70.3 pro triathlete Laura Philipp has already started her season with 2 straight wins at Ironman 70.3 Mallorca and Ironman 70.3 St. Pölten in Austria. Laura gives us some fascinating insights into her training regime and tells us about her plans for both racing Xterra and ‘going longer’ in the future. SID TALKS: We bring back Pro Triathlete Laura Siddall to chew the latest tri fat with Bevan. This week Laura talks to us from Girona about her race, the latest on drug busts, the Collins Cup and Ironman’s purchase of the Rock and Roll Marathon Series. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Recap of the Cairns Ironman race. ONE STEP AHEAD: Porridge. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – SAM BETTEN: Australian Sam Betten transitioned from ITU to the long course and is achieving great results in the Asian market. He recently raced to 3rd behind Tim Reed and Craig Alexander at the Asia Pacific champs in Cebu and won the Ironman 5150 Subic Bay in the Philippines last weekend for the third time running. He’s not tried the full distance yet but it’s definitely on the radar, as is a dream to race in Kona. SID TALKS: We bring back Pro Triathlete Laura Siddall to chew the latest tri fat with Bevan. This week Laura talks to us from Europe about the recent Challenge Championship in Slovakia. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: CTL ranges for Kona. ONE STEP AHEAD: Fasting. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – RICHARD THOMPSON: Australian Richard Thompson of T:Zero Multisport coaching won Ultraman Australia last month breaking the world record by 17 mins. As an ex triathlete and age group winner at Kona Richard knew how to race long however taking on an Ultraman was a whole different ball game. Richard talks us through his race plus he tells us what brought him to the start line in the first place!   SIMS SCIENCE: We’re back with Stacy Sims (Exercise Physiologist and Nutrition Scientist) and this week we talk about SOS Hydration and the latest recommendations on carbohydrates in your sports drink. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition