Get Fast Podcast - Triathlon, Ironman & Cycling Coaching Advice

A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly.   After representing Australia twice over two years, and preparing for what was to hopefully be her first Olympic games, Aussie marathon runner Sarah Klein was given the shock of her life when she received a letter from ASADA banning her for 4 years… After providing a clean ‘A sample’ for testing, there was a mix-up in communication between Sarah and ASADA as she didn’t provide a B sample as well, and unknowing to her resulted in an automatic 4-year ban. What followed was years of distress, fighting and having to rethink her entire running career. Like us, you will no doubt be a big fan of Sarah after listening to her story and how she got through this battle to make it back for ultimate Marathon redemption at the 2022 World Champs.    Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 00:55 - Sarah Klein - Australia’s Top Marathoner 04:33 - What Running Means To Sarah 07:55 -  Representing The Country In The Commonwealth Games 10:25 - Preparation From Glasgow To Beijing 13:35 - The Turning Point In Sarah’s Career 19:05 - Sarah’s Mindset On The 4-year Ban 27:30 - Never Give Up Attitude 31:22- Sarah’s Journey Towards The World Championship 36:48 - Sarah’s Melbourne PB Performance 38:50 - Race Strategy Coming From Injury 44:05 - Timeline Of Races And Selection Process 45:42 - The Change That Made A Big Difference 48:10 - A Snapshot On Sarah’s Training Week 52:50 - The World Championships Race 55:20 - Strategy/Mindset During The World Championship 59:29 - The Unfavorable Race Condition PB 1:01:35 - Sarah’s Longest Standing Relationship With Her Coach 1:02:35 - Sarah’s Learnings Throughout Her Journey 1:06:30 - What’s Next For Sarah If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly.   In today's episode, discussing the epic victory drive that age groupers get after a special race, Jack Rayner beats the Australian 10K record and part 2 of Emil Zatopek’s story: The Man Who Changed Running and the man that revolutionised interval training. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 01:07 - Gratitude 04:57 - What Has Caught Our Attention 17:15 - A Journey No One Had Been On Before 22:20 - Breaking The Records 30:20 - Triple Gold Medals 35:00 - The Importance Of Character 39:10 - The Gift Of Gold If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly.   In today’s episode: A 23-year-old Aussie runs 47 ultra marathons in a row across Australia. We review some Kona world champ performances AND We’re really excited to bring a new segment we’re going to be doing on the podcast, telling great sporting stories, and the first is the story of Emil Zatopec, The Man Who Changed Running. With 5 Olympic medals, 18 World Records, and the innovator of interval training throughout a tumultuous period of war, this is a story worth hearing about. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 01:10 - Gratitude 09:20 - What Has Caught Our Attention 19:10 - Sportsmanship In The World Championships 23:40 - Nedd Brockmann’s Perth to Sydney Run 27:47 - Emil Zatopec Story 32:30 - Consistency And Appreciating Progress 37:20 - Emil Zatopec’s Training 43:00 - Zatopec’s Innovative Sessions 46:10 - The Cornerstone Training Programs Today 48:00 - Modern Intensive Training 51:00 - The Proper Warm-up 53:40 - Zatopec’s Wisdom In Training If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly.   Today on the podcast, we are joined for a second time by Ryan Worn. Ryan came on the podcast recently to chat about economy and efficiency and this is part 2 of that conversation. He has completed a PhD in exercise science, focusing specifically on economy, efficiency, and fatigue. In this episode we focus more on the topics of efficiency, fatigue and delaying fatigue, and then getting into the one of the major ways that you can do that, which is strength and conditioning. Ryan currently works out of Federation University in Ballarat, if you’d like to follow him you can at @fedunisport. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 03:21 - Economy and Efficiency Defined 07:41 - Efficiency Range 11:40 - Beginner Vs Elite Cyclist Efficiency Difference 16:15 - Reasons For Improved Technique 19:00 - How To Keep Efficiency 25:45 - How To Delay Onset Of Fatigue In Endurance Race 40:45 - Timing for Strength Training 50:45 - Key Mistakes Endurance Athletes Make 1:00:00 - Ryan’s Go To Exercises If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly.   One of the most common questions we get is how do I actually structure my training week? I just want someone to tell me what to do and when to do it. Well this is what we’re going to talk about in today’s episode. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction00:40 - Gratitude08:15 - What has caught our attention14:15 - Bouncing back from a setback19:25 - Structuring a training week: Key sessions34:30 - The problem with triathletes43:45 - Our ideal training week49:30 - Be realistic about where you’re at54:40 - Potential signs of overtraining59:30 - Importance of a training structure01:03:10 - It’s never just about 1 thing If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly.   The IRONMAN World Championship in Kona has etched a reputation as the pinnacle of the triathlon landscape and an iconic global sporting event. And it’s been 3 years since the world champs returned to it’s home on the Big Island of Hawaii, there is a lot of excitement around it’s return, after all it is the absolute mecca of Ironman Triathlon. So while the pros prepare for the biggest race of their year, today we’re thinking about our own A Race preparation, the one big race we’ve been working towards. How do we ultimately prepare ourselves? How do we handle the mental pressure around our big A Race?  And we’ll be previewing the pros and making our predictions around the race. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction01:10 - Gratitude05:38 - Kona Experience: How To Handle The Pressure12:50 - A-Race Mindset: Biggest Training Day21:55 - Major Things To Tick Off Before A-Race29:29 - Trusting The Process32:30 - Race Plan Strategy Written Out37:00 - How To Manage Your Feelings40:30 - Women's Pro In Kona49:10 - Men's Pro In Kona The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly.   Last podcast episode we spoke about what we should be doing differently to the pros. But what about age grouper to age grouper? Not all age groupers are created equal, depending on your level of experience, your ability as an athlete and many other factors you need to be training differently to other athletes around you. So what do you need to change? What levers do you need to be pulling differently? We discuss them all in today’s episode. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 00:50 - Gratitude 05:11 - What has caught our attention 19:00 - Training Program: Beginner vs Advance athletes 23:30 - Coaching Elite athletes from different disciplines 26:00 - Why beginners need to be more conservative 35:50 - Understanding the right intensity for your sessions 52:45 - Importance of testing and retesting 54:45 - The right training mindset: Beginner vs Advance athletes 1:04:30 - Try them all and see what works best for you The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly.   We like to model what the pros are doing because they should theoretically be the most advanced in the game about what is working with training - they have the most investment behind them, the best teams, the best coaches and exercise scientists… So it makes sense to copy them. But not all the time. Today we want to get clarity on what sort of things are the pros doing that you shouldn’t be doing. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 00:43 - Gratitude 03:30 - What has caught our attention 10:00 - Key sessions are enough 13:40 - Single minded focus 16:50 - Doing more hard sessions 25:00 - Taking unnecessary risk on the bike 27:11 - Routine vs Superstition 36:30 - Find out what kind of athlete you are 39:50 - Setting the right expectations 41:25 - What age groupers should be doing The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly.   We are not nutrition experts so these aren’t our opinions, but we wanted to put the best lessons from the professionals we’ve had on the podcast in one place. Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 01:10 - Gratitude 03:45 - What has caught our attention 09:40 - Collins Cup 14:15 - Kona: Enjoyment VS Cost 22:00 - Rule #1: Understanding Correct Fueling 25:15 - Rule #2: How much carb should you take in a race? 30:55 - Rule #3: Food intake should reflect the specific day 33:17 - Rule $4: Protein on the recovery window 35:00 - Rule #5: Protein in each meal 37:35 - Rule #6: Improving your weight 44:18 - Balance: Enjoyment and Sustainability 49:00 - Importance of a mock race The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A podcast to help you Train Smarter and Race Faster. Hosted by expert Triathlon coach, Australian Ironman Champion and 15 x Aus Age group Champion Gerard Donnelly, and his son, multiple Triathlon + Cycling Aus Age Group Champion Jordy Donnelly.   Every so often we open up questions to the Supercoach and answer some of the most common questions we get! So in today’s episode we picked some common questions or topics that have been coming up and spoke about them. In this episode Gerard answers: Should you train power first and then endurance when training for longer distance events? Or the other way around? What zone should your runs off the bike be? How particular does your pre race routine need to be? Rank the most important cycling purchases in order Timestamp: 00:00 - Introduction 00:50 - Gratitude 05:45 - What has caught our attention 14:00 - Not everything has to be perfect to perform well 19:40 - 40% Rule 22:13 - Duration vs Intensity: Which comes first? 28:18 - Running off the bike: Zone 1 or Zone 2? 34:52 - Ranking the important things to invest in order to improve The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. Your hosts are Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly. If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly coaching email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com Some of you might already be in there, but many of you won’t be and so this is our official invitation for you to come and join our free community: www.facebook.com/groups/trivelocoaching Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trivelocoaching/ Disclaimer: The Content in this podcast is in no way intended to be medical advice, treatment or diagnoses. None of our Content is intended to imply that any products mentioned, remedies or information provided are intended to prevent, diagnose, cure or alleviate a disease, ailment, defect or injury or should be used for therapeutic purposes. The Content is intended to assist you with running, cycling, swimming or triathlon and should not be substituted for medical advice by your healthcare professional. We do not accept any liability for any injury, loss, or damage incurred by the use or reliance on our Content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.