Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast

Bev calls in from France and Tim’s back home in New Zealand. We review the racing from IRONMAN 70.3 Mont Tremblant at the weekend. New Zealand have now confirmed the team going to the Olympics, we give our opinion on the decision. Jay Dicharry, is the acclaimed author of "Running Rewired - Reinvent Your Run for Stability, Strength, and Speed”, in which Jay shares his expertise on the critical role of movement skills and tissue capacity in enhancing athletic performance. Jay explains how athletes can develop the necessary skills and body preparation to achieve their goals and prevent injuries. We share excerpts from our full interview with Jay, out tomorrow. (0:00:00) – Bevan calls in from Vence and there’s some sickness in the household. (0:04:52) – Reverse Taper (0:07:22) – The course at Challenge Cagnes sur Mer (0:10:30) – New Zealand Olympic team update (0:25:22) – Infinit Nutrition 10% discount for all listeners with the code FITTER10 (0:25:31) - ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount for all our listeners with the code ULTRO15 (0:25:46) – IM703 Mont Tremblant race review (0:33.30) – A change of bike strategy for Mont Tremblant (0:40:32) – Introduction to Jay Dicharry (0:42:38) – Excerpts from out interview with Jay Dicharry – out tomorrow. LINKS: Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10 at https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ Note: For the code to work you need to have created an account and be logged in. ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount using the code ULTRO15 at https://www.ultroaudio.com/ IRONMAN 70.3 Mont Tremblant at  https://www.ironman.com/im703-mont-tremblant Jay Dicharry – Running Rewired: Reinvent Your Run for Stability, Strength, and Speed at https://www.amazon.com/Running-Rewired-Reinvent-Stability-Strength/dp/1646046528/

Bev calls in from Singapore and Tim from Cairns. We review the racing from IRONMAN Cairns and share finish line interviews with both Matt Burton and Hannah Berry. We share excerpts from Training Peaks CoachCast: Endurance Elasticity with Alex Hutchinson. Alex Hutchinson’s best-selling book “Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance’ in which Alex explores the limits of human endurance, challenging the idea that our physical limitations are predetermined. Through scientific research and stories of extraordinary athletes, Hutchinson delves into the power of the mind-body connection in achieving feats of physical endurance. (0:00:00) – Bevan calls in from Singapore and Tim calls in from the Cairns Airport IRONMAN Asia Pacific Camps. (0:18:30) – Hannah Berry (0:22:23) – Matt Burton (0:34:12) – Alex Hutchinson - Endure LINKS: Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10 at https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ Note: For the code to work you need to have created an account and be logged in. ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount using the code ULTRO15 at https://www.ultroaudio.com/ Cairns Airport IRONMAN at https://www.ironman.com/im-cairns Matt Burton at https://www.instagram.com/mattburton_01 Hannah Berry at https://www.instagram.com/dr_hannah_wells/ Training Peaks CoachCast: Endurance Elasticity with Alex Hutchinson at https://www.trainingpeaks.com/coach-blog/coachcast-endurance-elasticity-with-alex-hutchinson/ Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson at https://www.amazon.com/Endure-Curiously-Elastic-Limits-Performance/dp/0062499866

This weekend…. Cairns Airport IRONMAN in Cairns. We chat about this iconic race and how the start list is stacking up. Chris Beckmans, the second fastest age group triathlete in the world, discusses his recent sub-eight-hour IRONMAN race at IRONMAN Hamburg. We review the racing from the IRONMAN 70.3 in Boulder and discuss the issues arising from the quality of professional athletes on the start line. We review the racing from the T100 in San Francisco and the epic finish in the men’s field. Olympic selection time, what do we know so far. (0:01:49) – Cairns Airport IRONMAN  (0:10:25) - Infinit Nutrition 10% discount for all listeners with the code FITTER10 (0:10:31) - ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount for all our listeners with the code ULTRO15 (0:10:45) – Infinit Nutrition Prize Pack Competition (0:11:25) – Chris Beckmans  (0:51:25) – IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder (1:00:00) – T100 San Francisco (1:09:41) – Olympic selections  LINKS: Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10 at https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ Note: For the code to work you need to have created an account and be logged in. ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount using the code ULTRO15 at https://www.ultroaudio.com/ Follow Chris Beckmans on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chrisbeckmans/

Professional triathlete Jack Moody shares insights on his recent victory at Challenge Korea. Dr. Kate Baldwin discusses effective strength training scheduling for triathletes, focusing on targeting weaknesses. The podcast also reviews recent races like IRONMAN Hamburg and Challenge Korea, providing updates on the triathlon community.

Partnership Manager with FulGaz and Pro Triathlete Nikki Bartlett chat about FulGaz Femmes, a community for women prepping for IRONMAN. Dr Kate Baldwin discusses injury recovery, managing expectations, setbacks, and a multidisciplinary approach to healing.

We review the racing from the weekend and catch up on Olympic qualification stakes from around the world. Simon Cochrane, Ultraman World Champion, can now add another incredible result to his resume. Simon ran just under 237km in 24 hours on the 400m track at AUT Millennium, breaking the Athletics New Zealand 24-hour track record. We catch up with Simon to find out how it all went. (0:04:20) - Infinit Nutrition 10% discount for all listeners with the code FITTER10 (0:04:28) - ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount for all our listeners with the code ULTRO15 (0:04:42) – Ultraman Noosa (0:05:30) – Simon Cochrane and the Athletics New Zealand 24-Hour Track Challenge (0:08:55) – Simon Cochrane (0:32:18) – Race news and reviews from the weekend (0:47:04) – Olympics update LINKS: Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10 at  https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ Note: For the code to work you need to have created an account and be logged in. ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount using the code ULTRO15 at https://www.ultroaudio.com/ The Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour races event at https://nz.srichinmoyraces.org/races/auck/24hr More about Simon Cochrane at https://linktr.ee/cochranesimon

Partnership Manager at FulGaz discusses the new IRONMAN Pro Series Virtual Edition. Racing reviews from WTCS and IRONMAN 70.3 Mallorca. Insight into heart health and endurance athletes with mentions of Cam Brown's journey. Delve into the risks of heart issues in endurance athletes, focusing on atrial fibrillation and the importance of monitoring heart health.

We discuss a recent study which explores the use of AFT (Advanced Footwear Technology), or Super Shoes, during training and competition. The study describes the injuries sustained in amateur runners and we look at what that means for the integration of these shoes into training programmes. We review the racing from IRONMAN Australia and IRONMAN 70.3 St George at the weekend. Power posing is a concept largely popularized by Amy Cuddy, thanks to her viral TED talk and book, Presence, on the subject.  The basic gist is that if we make ourselves feel large, like we are occupying more space–think Wonder Woman pose– then we’ll feel more powerful.  Steve Magness is a sport scientist and a track and field coach. He coaches competitors at all levels, including athletes who have competed in the World Championships and the Olympics. He is Head Cross Country coach at the University of Houston, a Lecturer of Strength and Conditioning at St. Mary’s University, UK and author of three best-selling books, including the latest: The Passion Paradox. We share excerpts from The Sport Psych Show in which Steve Magness speaks about power posing in science and in practice; how feelings mediate an athlete’s performance; challenge vs threat states; the brain/body connection; attention; and the result of failing to develop the psychological side. (0:08:50) – Super Shoes - are you at risk of being injured? (0:21:38) - Infinit Nutrition 10% discount for all listeners with the code FITTER10 (0:22:00) - ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount for all our listeners with the code ULTRO15 (0:22:15) – IRONMAN 70.3 St George (0:30:29) – IRONMAN Australia (0:39:14) – Power Posing  (0:42:48) – Excerpt 1 from The Sport Psych Show with Steve Magness (0:53:14) – Excerpt 2 from The Sport Psych Show with Steve Magness LINKS: Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10 at  https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ Note: For the code to work you need to have created an account and be logged in. ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount using the code ULTRO15 at https://www.ultroaudio.com/ Link to article on Super Shoes at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378282417_The_use_of_Advanced_Footwear_Technology_shoes_in_amateur_runners The Power Pose blog article at https://www.scienceofrunning.com/2020/01/why-power-posing-works-exploring-social-psychology.html?v=47e5dceea252 The Sports Psych podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/84-steve-magness-how-feelings-impact-performance/id1434313037?i=1000470628185  

Bevan and Tim review the racing from the weekend at Challenge Taiwan and IRONMAN Texas. We also look at the start list for Cagliari – a who’s who of the contenders for Paris! David Tilbury-Davis is the coach of an impressive roster of pro triathletes, including the likes of Ashleigh Gentle, Skye Moench, Amelia Watkinson (all three women ranked in the top-20 in the PTO rankings), Josh Amberger and others. We share excerpts from the Scientific Triathlon podcast in which he discusses how he likes to set up his base training season for age groupers. Hexis is a personalised nutrition app tailored to your workouts, lifestyle and goals. We talk about its importance for fuelling and training. Sports dietitians Steph Gaskell & Alan McCubbin answer the most common nutrition questions that runners, cyclists & triathletes ask in their podcast Fuelling Endurance. We chat about a recent episode in which they discuss “What nutrition advice for the general population doesn’t apply to athletes?” Where the message comes from, why it might not be the best advice and what to do instead. (0:04:12) - Infinit Nutrition 10% discount for all listeners with the code FITTER10 (0:04:18) - ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount for all our listeners with the code ULTRO15 (0:04:32) – IRONMAN Australia this weekend (0:04:46) – Challenge Taiwan race recap (0:08:56) – The Cagliari start list  (0:12:08) – Lionel Sanders stress fracture (0:15:03) – IRONMAN Texas race recap (0:28:52) - David Tilbury-Davis – excerpts from the Scientific Triathlon podcast (0:47:07) – HEXIS: A competition for our Coffee Club members and how to use it in training (0:48:46) – Sports dietitians Steph Gaskell & Alan McCubbin - excerpts from the Fueling Endurance podcast (1:04:27) – Using the HEXIS app in training  LINKS: Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10 at  https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ Note: For the code to work you need to have created an account and be logged in. Scientific Triathlon David-Tilbury Davis at https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts416/ More about Hexis at https://www.hexis.live/ Fueling Endurance podcast at https://thelongmunch.podbean.com/e/ep64a/ IRONMAN Texas at https://www.ironman.com/im-texas Challenge Taiwan at https://www.challenge-taiwan.com/ WTCS Cagliari at https://cagliari.triathlon.org/

Bevan and Tim review the racing from the weekend. Dan Lorang is the Head of Performance / Head Coach at World Tour cycling team Bora-Hansgrohe, and he is the coach of a small roster of world-class triathletes, including Lucy Charles-Barclay, Anne Haug, Frederic Funk and until his recent retirement, Jan Frodeno. We share excerpts from the Scientific Triathlon podcast interview with Dan Lorang in which he talks about his work with Lucy to prepare for the heat in Kona. David Tilbury-Davis is the coach of an impressive roster of pro triathletes, including the likes of Ashleigh Gentle, Skye Moench, Amelia Watkinson (all three women ranked in the top-20 in the PTO rankings), Josh Amberger and others. We share excerpts from the Scientific Triathlon podcast in which he discusses performance benchmarks in female professional racing. We revisit our interview with Sam Tebeck, Researcher and Triathlete, in which we discuss his PHD work in ‘Heat stress to enhance elite athlete training adaptations’. (0:02:14) - We review the racing from the weekend. (0:15:56) - Infinit Nutrition 10% discount for all listeners with the code FITTER10 (0:17:06) - ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount for all our listeners with the code ULTRO15 (0:22:59) - David Tilbury-Davis – excerpts from the Scientific Triathlon podcast (0:37:36) - Dan Lorang – excerpts from the Scientific Triathlon podcast (0:56:31) - Dr Sam Tebeck – Fitter Radio Episode #284 LINKS: Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10 at  https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ Note: For the code to work you need to have created an account and be logged in. Scientific Triathlon David-Tilbury Davis at https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts416/ Scientific Triathlon Dan Lorang at https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts417/ Fitter Radio Sam Tebeck interview at https://www.fitter.co.nz/fitter-radio/2019/10/7/episode-284-andy-potts