Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:19:30) Bev and Tim talk running.  How to reduce injury risk and optimise your running going forward.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEWS: DYLAN MCNEICE & JULIA GRANT (00:54:30) We talk to Kiwi pro triathletes Dylan and Julia about their recent wins at Challenge Taiwan. ONE STEP AHEAD:  (01:20:36) Can you go keto if you're vegan. P ROMOTION:  Tri Adventures is a boutique travel compa...

An intro with Dougal Allan and Nathan Shearer... PRE-RACE CHAT AT THE EASTER N TIGER:  (00:23:40) We talk to Laura Siddall, Dougal Allan and Nathan Shearer pre-race. PRO PANEL AT IRONMAN AUSTRALIA:  (00:41:20) We record the pre-race Pro Panel event with Luke Mckenzie, Marino Van Hoenacker, Paul Ambrose, Laura Siddall, Annabel Luxford and Dave Dellow. THE INTERVIEWS:  (01:04:38) DOUGAL ALLAN NATHAN...

LISTENER QUESTION:  (00:02:38) How long should we be spending in a sauna for heat acclimation.  LISTENER FEEDBACK  (00:14:52) More about Callum Hawkins and his Common Wealth Games Marathon around heat acclimation.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:24:26) Running with power – how beneficial is it.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – JOSH AMBERGER:  (00:38:50) We bring back Josh Amberger to talk about his podium sec...

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:07:24) The Commonwealth Games Marathon and the Boston Marathon - preparing for the conditions.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – MAURICE CLAVEL:  (00:24:34) We interview German pro triathlete Maurice Clavel who raced to 3rd at Ironman South Africa last week and to 3rd at Challenge Roth last year. Maurice was already a consistent podium finisher at some of the most prominent IM70....

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:20:34) Are Training Apps negatively impacting your performance.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – JAN VAN BERKEL:  (00:39:24) Swiss triathlete Jan van Berkel raced to 4th at this year's Ironman Taupo race.  We interviewed Jan before the race to talk about his career to date, his LCHF journey and his race plan for this year with an eye on Kona qualification. SID TALKS:  (01:24:49)...

LISTENER QUESTION:  (00:16:23) How to prepare for a race where both cold and heat adaptation are required.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:26:21) We talk to Ali Wilson, one of our FITTER coached age group athletes, about her experiences at the recent Kiwiman Xtreme Triathlon.  Ali was first female home and 2nd overall.  She tells us about the race and how it compared with her Kona experience where she...

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:14:54) Our 2 coaches Bev and Tim talk cadence and challenge some of the current thoughts and methodologies around high and low cadence training and racing.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – TIM REED:  (00:58:10) We bring back Tim Reed, Professional Triathlete, Triathlon Coach and Free-Range Chicken Farmer to the show to talk about his last season, his change of coach and sponsors...

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:16:32) A listener question: How many races is too many in the lead up to an Ironman.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – SAM CLARK:  (00:27:54) We bring back Sam Clark to talk about his recent third win at New Zealand's iconic Coast to Coast race plus Sam also tells us about his experiences of the Embrunman in France last year. 5 MIN FOCUS:  (01:00:20) We talk to Mike Lyons from Re...

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:21:40) Sleep.  5 MIN FOCUS - TIM BRAZIER:  (00:41:40) We welcome Tim Brazier to Fitter and to the podcast! HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – KATE MCILROY:  (00:59:20) Kiwi athlete Kate McIlroy has been a runner, a triathlete and now a cyclist. She's also been selected for 3 Commonwealth Games in 3 different disciplines having now been announced in the Women's Road Cycling Team for...

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:14:54) How to qualify for Kona on little or no run training.  ONE STEP AHEAD:  (00:32:00) A listener question around the 16:8 fasting protocol. Plus we talk about carbohydrate sensitivity, intestinal permeability and watermelon versus carb drink.  SID TALKS:  (00:55:40) IM race tactics for the pros and how they differ from age group racing HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – JO SKIP...

Pre-race chat over coffee with some of the pros – how would their perfect race look: (00:03:28) Braden Currie, Dougal Allan, Nathan Shearer, Simon Cochrane, Laura Siddall. THE MALE PROS:  (00:25:51) Simon Cochrane, Nathan Shearer, Mike Phillips, Jan Van Berkel, Cameron Brown, Terenzo Bozzone. Simon Cochrane (7th male pro) Nathan Shearer (6th male pro) Mike Phillips (5th male pro) Jan Van Berkel (4...

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:20:00) Breathing and how it impacts performance.  An article by Rachel Vickery.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – SARAH HASKINS: (00:38:40) Sarah Haskins is an American pro Triathlete from St. Louis, Missouri. She competed in her first triathlon in 2003 and became a professional triathlete less than a year later. In 2008 Sarah competed in the Beijing Olympics and in 2011 became t...

TARAWERA ULTRA 'WRAP UP':  Bevan and Mikki talk through the 62km Ultra Marathon race from last weekend. SID TALKS AT THE BIG FIG:  (00:44.50) Laura Siddall, Bevan, Sound Engineer Chris, Mr and Mrs Flea all give their race predictions for the Challenge Wanaka Half race tomorrow! CHALLENGE WANAKA 'WRAP UP':  (00:59:40) We talk to each of the top 5 pro men and women after the race: Dougal Allan, Dyla...

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:16:47) When to schedule your workouts and why.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – TINE HOLST:  (00:33:22) Danish pro triathlete Tine Holst bases herself in Frankfurt with her partner but trains as often as she can in Majorca. She did her first Ironman in 2008 as an age grouper and realising she might just have a talent for the sport decided to keep going with it. In 2009 however,...

FASTING:  (00:15:09) Bevan updates us on his personal fasting journey.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:23:30) The difference between TSS and HR TSS in Training Peaks.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEWS – BRADEN CURRIE AND DOUGAL ALLAN:  (00:33:09) We talk to Braden and Dougal following their incredible winning performance at the recent Red Bull Defiance race in Wanaka. They talk the race, their history and Chall...

ONE STEP AHEAD:  (00:09:01) This week we answer some listener questions around: : Iron supplementation and altitude training : Keto athletes and ironman training : Fuelling for a marathon which starts later in the day WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:27:33) Training/racing and the female menstrual cycle.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – PATRIK NILSSON:  (00:38:15) Swedish pro triathlete Patrik Nilsson raced to...

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:15:40) Injuries and sleep.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – ASA LUNDSTROM:  (00:29:10) Swedish triathlete Asa Lundstrom entered the sport in 2009 and turned pro one year later. In 2012 she won her first Ironman – Ironman Sweden.  In 2016 Asa raced to a top 10 at Kona but 2017 wasn't such a great race for her. She plans to go back and put that right. SID TALKS:  (01:18:09) Sid's...

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:17:10) Nutrition periodisation.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – LUCY GOSSAGE:  (00:35:56) Since we last spoke to the inspirational Lucy Gossage she's returned to work as a cancer doctor and completed her PHD but continued with her triathlon career.  She's had a great 2017 winning Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire, Ironman UK, Ironman Wales and Ironman Italy!  We bring Lucy back to fin...

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: (00:22:42) Fuelling for strength training.  ONE STEP AHEAD:  (00:34:42) Protein and older athletes.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – HELLE FREDERIKSEN  (00:49:20) We bring back Helle Frederiksen to talk about her journey from injury, false starts and 18 months of not competing to racing her first iron distance at Ironman Arizona and coming second!  SID TALKS:  (01:36:00) Sid's back i...

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:15:07) The off season. Do we need one? HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – FREDRIK CRONEBORG  (00:31:55) Swedish pro triathlete Fredrik Croneborg has had a great couple of years. Based out of Asia and one of the Bahrain Endurance team Freddy has won both Challenge Thailand and Challenge Taiwan this year and raced to the win at Ironman Malaysia the previous year. We talk to Freddy ab...

SID TALKS:  (00:13:11) We talk the latest tri goss with Laura 'Sid' Siddall. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – TERENZO BOZZONE:  (00:46:00) Currently the hottest property on the triathlon circuit, Kiwi pro triathlete Terenzo Bozzone. 5 MIN FOCUS:  (01:25:54) We talk to Keith Rieger creator of the Kona Five Ultra-Triathlon, an annual event consisting of 5 Iron Distance Triathlons (on the Kona Ironman World...

COMPETITION TIME:  We have a couple of entries to giveaway to the Mount Festival of Multisport AquaBike race on 20 January 2018! To enter email us at info@fitter.co.nz with the name of the sponsor for the AquaBike race.  Entries close 5pm on Friday 22 December. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  (00:21:30) Run Cadence HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – MAGALI TISSEYRE:  (00:36:16) Canadian pro triathlete Magali Tisseyre...

We talk to Callum Millward and Alise Selsmark before the race about their seasons to date and their new and exciting initiative 'The Cup Cake Cartel': (00:08:34)  MIKE PHILLIPS – TAUPO 70.3 WINNER:  (00:30:54) AMELIA WATKINSON – TAUPO 70.3 WINNER:  (00:34:17) BRADEN CURRIE – TAUPO 70.3 RUNNER UP:  (00:40:37) JOCELYN MCCAULEY – TAUPO 70.3 RUNNER UP:  (00:45:52) SID TALKS:  (01:06:27) We talk to Sid...

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK/ONE STEP AHEAD:  (0:16:48) We continue our discussion about the issues around Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – ERIC LAGERSTROM:  (0:42:16) From Oregon in the U.S. Professional Triathlete Eric Lagerstrom races the ITU circuit but is also a past winner of the Escape from Alcatraz race.  He talks to us about his career to date, his love of videography...

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK & ONE STEP AHEAD : (0:19:03) Bevan feeds back from the recent Female Athlete Health Symposium here in NZ and we talk about the issues around Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - TIM O'DONNELL:  (0:42:16) We are delighted this week to bring you an interview with America's top triathlete Timothy O'Donnell. Tim talks to us about his season to date, his Ko...