Dave McKenzie is a former pro cyclist, a coach, a cycling commentator on SBS, he runs cycling tours across europe and is a true aussie legend in the sport of cycling. We sat down with the man who is usually the one asking the questions to get an insight into his career as a pro, his career behind the scenes with SBS and his insight into the cycling world. McKenzie won the Australian national road race title in 1998. And his biggest victory came on stage 7 of the 2000 Giro d'Italia where he rode to victory after a 164 km solo breakaway - an epic story that he breaks down in this episode. Key points of the episode: What does cycling mean to you? Why talent doesn’t get you everywhere A wake up call to hard work Copping abuse from Italian cyclists Earning respect from the same Italian cyclists! Discussing the epic SBS commentating team Dave’s best lesson he’s learn in the last year If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. You are joined as always by your hosts, Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Once again we had Dr Harrison Weisinger join us on the podcast to talk all things nutrition and performance! This is one of our favourite topics and this episode did not disappoint.  Key points of the episode: How to stop being a slave to your appetite What to eat pre, during and post session Should you do an endurance session fasted? The controversy of altitude  The new science on training in the heat The most frequently asked questions around food Breaking the beliefs and habits you have around food If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. You are joined as always by your hosts, Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Throw everything I’ve taught you out the window”, this was the advice Gerard gave his athletes at last week's Time Trial. Why? We discuss his reasoning in this week's episode. Because after a very successful Time Trialing campaign at the Road Masters nationals, we want to dissect the art of Time Trialing, and why we believe it is our specialty here at TriVelo. Our athletes consistently get good improvement and result in a TT, whether it’s just on the bike or in a triathlon, and there are a few key secrets as to why. Key Notes of the Episode: Why Gerard had to eat some humble pie The positives and negatives of telling people about your goal Handling external pressure The importance of getting to the line in a confident state Achieving the optimal arousal level Having a plan B and C in your race Why the warm-up can make or break your race Lessons learned from the elite riders at the Nationals Why Gerard told his athletes to “throw everything I’ve taught you out the window” The ultimate checklist to tick off before your race The key things you need to be doing months out from your race  If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. You are joined as always by your hosts, Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man with a Vo2 Max on par with the likes of the world’s best cyclists, and touted as Australia’s next Cadel Evans, why did Will Walker retire from the sport so early? With an incredible start to his professional cycling career, and results as a 18-23 year old that looked like he was going to become one of the world’s best cyclists, Will Walker abruptly retired from the sport of cycling with a heart condition. [Excerpt taken from Cycling Tips]: By the time Will Walker was 21 he’d already won the U23 men’s road race at the Australian nationals (ahead of the elite men, no less), he’d won silver in the U23 men’s world championship road race (at 19) and he’d ridden two Grand Tours with Rabobank. But the heavy workload had taken its toll. At 21 Will had developed mononucleosis and Bell’s Palsy and had also been diagnosed with a cardiac arrhythmia known as tachycardia — a condition in which the heart beats far faster than it normally should, all while pumping less blood around the body. The condition saw Will retire from the sport in early 2009 but in early 2012 he made a return, riding with the then-Continental Drapac squad back in Australia and winning a handful of races.  The Nationals road race in 2014 was Will’s first in the Baku colours and, keen to make an early impression, he made his way into the early break of 17 riders that built a sizable lead over the main field. It was in this breakaway that Will started to feel the tell-tale signs of tachycardia… And we’ll let Will tell the story from here. Some key points of the episode: What happened in the race that force Will into immediate retirement How having a healthy body saved his life How he survived after his heart rate hit 270bpm… Is it true that he has a VO2 max of 94? Are young athletes being pushed too hard? The best advice Will received from one of the world’s greatest cycling coaches 3 lessons masters athletes can take from this story What would happen if you could never race again… How to find another purpose in life other than sport   If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. You are joined as always by your hosts, Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re talking about running workouts, and which workouts are going to improve your speed. But also, how important is speed really in a triathlon? How much speed work can you actually afford as a triathlete? How much should you be doing? There are some key differences for triathletes that you need to be aware of when thinking about speed. Key points of today’s episode: How does training in the heat affect your performance? Is it possible that heat training has similar effects to altitude training? Knowing where you should be performing depending on where you are in the season How important is running speed for triathletes? What are the best training sessions to do for running speed? The risk vs reward factor of speed Why speed sessions for triathletes are different  The two best types of speed workouts Closing the gap between your fresh speed and your speed off the bike   If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. You are joined as always by your hosts, Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re talking about bike training techniques that will make you ride faster. The key things you need to be doing in training to help you go faster out on the road.   It’s safe to say we are data obsessed here at TriVelo, we love power and FTP. HOWEVER, the reason we love it is so we can use it to go FASTER on our bike. So today we’re going to be talking all about how to translate some training techniques to help you go faster.   Key points of the episode: Stop making snap judgements about your performance The lowest points of being an athlete Contrary to most of our advice, stop being so power focused that you forget to go fast! What input vs output means when you’re on the bike, and why you need to focus on BOTH The 3 top training techniques to go faster How you can get FREE speed How efficient is your pedal stroke? Are you concentrating enough on your cadence? Do you lapse in concentration when it comes to your position? How much is it costing you? The 5 key questions you need to be asking yourself, over and over in training and in racing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cameron was at rock bottom. He was drinking his life away and at a very low point. Then one day he decided to enter a 160km mountain bike race…   From that day on he used cycling to turn his life around.   Here’s the story of how he lost over 30kg’s, how cycling saved him and how he improved every area of his life because of it, including his business.   If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. You are joined as always by your hosts, Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to a brand New Year. At the end of last year we spoke about the biggest lessons we learnt, if you haven’t listened to that podcast go back and listen. Today, we’re discussing our rules for 2021, how we want our athletes to be approaching 2021 and what you can do to make it a more successful year. Inside the 6 rules, we talk about: Why some athletes still overtrained during the holidays How many times does your heart beat per day and why that matters How are you going to choose to react to things this year? Why you need to let go of things you can’t control The ONE goal every athlete should set Changing my mind on the 1%ers, stop doing them! Is your New Years Resolution too extreme? Our most important rule: Don’t do things you don’t want to do this year   If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. You are joined as always by your hosts, Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every year at Christmas time, we take an episode to reflect on everything we’ve learned this year, the good, the bad and the ugly.   It’s always one of our favourite episodes to record because it forces us to think back and reflect on everything that’s happened, and we get so much value from these lessons.   And we hope you do too.   TriVelo’s 12 Biggest Lessons of 2020:   The nutrition lesson that changed us The revolutionary new strength and conditioning technique we’ve learned Taking control of your sleep The under-rated importance of recovery Why walking is undervalued Focus on your weaknesses, but play to your strengths Pick goals that suit YOU The one thing that will be on the list EVERY year Of course, what we’ve learned from Covid The opportunities that come from adaptability The extra focus that needs to be on BASE training How to have a disciplined mindset   Thank you for joining us and being a listener all year. We love bringing episodes to you every week and we can’t wait for more in 2021.   We already have some epic guests lined up and we can’t wait to share them with you.   Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Gerard, Jordan and the TriVelo team.   If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. You are joined as always by your hosts, Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today’s episode we’re talking about the upcoming holiday season, known as the ‘silly season’ for some, and how to best approach it to get the most out of your training.   For some athletes, they’ll come out the other side of Christmas and New Year ahead, with a flying start into 2021. For others, they will come out further behind.   What we covered:   How does Gerard personally approach this period? What Gerard recommends depending on the athlete You’ve got a lot more time on your hands, but how do you avoid overtraining? Is there too much pressure around this period? Shouldn’t you just enjoy it? How to handle a testing period if it falls in the Christmas week The Donnelly family tradition on Christmas Thinking about the consequences of your goals; don’t pick an extreme goal post covid Why you don’t need to FLOG yourself every session   With races on the calendar very quickly on the other side of the New Year, for some athletes it couldn’t be more important to get this period right.   P.S On next week's episode it will be our final episode of the year where we review the 12 lessons of Christmas, 12 things we’ve learned from 2020 that we can take into 2021. We did this last year and there were some really powerful and valuable lessons to take!   If you want to learn how to TRAIN SMARTER and RACE FASTER, you can join our weekly email, just go to: getfastpodcast.com The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. You are joined as always by your hosts, Australian Triathlon Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.