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Nick Chase shares his sporting history to becoming a pro triathlete, coach and RTS team manager. He talks about his big coaching move, hiring Jim Vance. How the Real Tri Squad and RTS Warriors Super League teams came to fruition. FInally he shares his take on the state of triathlon and the dynamics of the PTO and Ironman in progressional racing. Follow Nick @race_chase and RTS at @realtrisquad

Mark & Jess start off by recapping the wild and amazing stories in the world of triathlon, make some predictions for the upcoming Ironman World Champs in Nice/Kona. They finish off with an in depth recap of their big days in Mont Tremblant where Jess won the 70.3 Overall and Mark went 9:35 in the Ironman for a 49 minute PB. They share all their keys to success from training, prep and mindset.

Rachel Zilinskas talks about her journey from elite level swimmer to pro triathlete, her crazy swim training in high school and college, her rough stretch of injuries and her massive comback win at Ironman Mont Tremblant this past weekend Follow Rachel on Instagram @rachzili13

Adam De Jong talks about his journey from a competitive hockey, strength and endurance athlete to competing at the crossfit games. He shares the training, mindset, nutrition and recovery tactics he used to improve through each stage of qualifying and ultimately finish in the top 10 out of 3000 in the M35-39 Age Group. Next we cover the intense training his Coach Josh from Mammoth training put him...

Alice Alberts shares her amazing journey from brand new triathlete to Pro Ironman Champion in 2 years. She shares the big decision to leave her full time job to go all in on triathlon in 2022, her amazing coach Natasha from NVDM coaching and her journey as a triathlon coach.  We unpack her keys to recovery, nutrition, favorite workouts and prep for lake placid. We finish off the chat with the race...

We sit down with Jim Vance (coach of Ben Kanute, author and sports tech consultant) Topics Covered Ben Kanute's rise back to the top level of triathlon in 2022 Ben’s crazy 2023 schedule racing the best in the world How Ben’s strength and form improvements have driven progress Jim’s approach to getting athletes to the start line motivated and injury free The 2 day recovery rule Substitutes to f...

On this episode we discuss: Tour De France & Lake Placid Recaps, Mark & Jess Training/Racing Updates, Previewing PTO & Ironman Championships, Morning Routines, Heat Training, Rapid Fire Questions

Coach Mark Answers Listener Questions: Strength Training Pacing a 70.3 or Ironman Fueling for Training & Racing Improve your Swimming Testing Fitness Bike Speed Investments Fasted Workouts

We chat with Canadas top finisher at the most recent Tokyo Olympics, Ben Preisner. He ran 2:10 to qualify for the olympics and is slated to represent canada in August 2023 at the World Championship Marathon in Budapest. We chat about his quick ascent to elite running and success as a junior, his 2:15 solo covid marathon and then improving to 2:10. We talk about his injury woes this year and his re...

We sit down with Katie Schide who just finished 2nd at Western States in the 2nd fastest female time ever. Topics Covered: how she got into ultras, her ascent to winning the 2022 UTMB, What western states is and how to qualify, what she did to prepare for western states, her coach, her crew/pacers, highs and lows during the race, fuelling strategy & whats up next. Follow Katie on Instagram @ka...

In this episode we cover the record breaking days at Challenge Roth & Western States, the new Tour De France documentary, Tremblant smoke cancellation and what that means for our race schedules and a rapid fire section sure to divide the masses on fave and least fave things.

Ep. 28 with Frederic Funk - we talk about his deep roots in triathlon, his ascent to world class, his tough start to 2023 despite great fitness, his legendary coach Dan Lorang and he talks us through all of his training numbers including training volumes, paces, power numbers and key workouts. Full training data can be found on strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/8644778 Follow Frederic on Instagr...

Topics Covered: ITU Career, Ultraman World Champion, Norseman Qualification, How Deboer is Changing the Game, Challenges being a bigger athletes, training in all conditions and his Canmore Crux Race

Svein Tuft is 13x Canadian Champion, World Tour Stage Winner, Olympian. He also is known in the world of cycling for his epic off season bike adventures, often disappearing for weeks into BC/Yukon/Alaska and emerging absolutely ripped and with amazing stories. Follow Svein on Instagram @svein.tuft

Topics covered in this episode: -Track to Marathon progression -2:10 Marathon prep -Olympic Qualification -Injuries -Challenges in move to ultra running -Coaching some amazing athletes Follow Reid On Instagram: @reidcoolsaet

Mark & Jess chat about their recent Marathon; the leadup, the race itself, what they learned from the experience and what is coming up next for training and racing. We will be doing an episode like this monthly so if there's topics you want to hear just shoot us a DM on instagram or comment on youtube

Too much sometimes, too little never - on health, sport and life with pro ultra runner, Lucy Bartholomew Lucy sits down with Mark and Jess to talk about her latest race and what happens when it doesn’t go exactly to plan. We review how she got into the sport and how her dad plays a significant role in her sport to this day. We spend a lot of time talking about body image and looking after yourself...

Follow Lisa: @lisabecharas on Instagram Topics Covered: -Thoughts on PTO & St George Results -Her running athletics and coaching growing up -Returning this year from 2 surgeries in 2022 and having success -Her performance training pillars -Coaching Business -Barracuda Foundation -RTS Team -Doping in Triathlon

Cara Kasdorf - Sports Nutritionist at Blueprint Nutrition Topics Covered: -Most common mistakes athletes make -Pre race/workout fuelling -Carb loading for races -Post race and workout recovery -How much to fuel during your workouts -What to fuel with during your workouts -Fat Adaptation, Keto Diets & Keytones Follow Cara on Instagram at @blueprintnutritionsport

Topics Covered How & Why Mark & Jess Started the Podcast Their race plans and goals for 2023 Recapping some favorite episodes and common themes A sneak peek at next week's episode Discussion about the recent doping scandal in triathlon

On this episode we chat with 4x Ironman Champion Cody Beals about: -Positives of living Canada as a Pro Triathlete - grittyness & forced periodization -His yearly pro triathlete Budget Post -What is revenue looks like and how it has changed -Expenses - self coaching, his own bike mechanic, self represent and makes his own nutrition -Using social media to build his brand and the struggles of it...

In this episode we chat with the brand new 2023 Paris Roubaix Champion Alison Jackson Topics Discussed: Social media and being authentic Life balance Faith Motto Path to pro cycling Race tactics, team roles, ideal races 2021 success Fuelling Funny training stories Life outside of Cycling Slovenia Trip she is hosting: http://www.cyclingcentre.ca/slovenia-with-alison-jackson.html Future goals Her en...

In this podcast John talks about: -his pro triathlon career -compares his barkley experiences (6 attempts, 2 finishes) -The wild stories from his 2023 experience -His future plans Follow John on Instagram @randomforestrunner

We talk to Aurelien Sanchez about his incredible finish at the BM100, the first finisher since 2017 in the race. He tells us about his 6 year lead up and prep to the barkley, the 60 hours itself of racing and what drives him to go after these amazing challenges. Follow Aurelien on Instagram @aurelien_sanchez_

Topics Covered: First non-binary pro - positives and challenges Training variety - gravel, mtb, triathlon Pillars of performance - strength, nutrition, inside tracker Outside of triathlon - sex health, cello, fire spinning Follow Rach on Instagram @rachelmcb