Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast

ONE STEP AHEAD: Tips for those athletes undertaking back to back iron distance races.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK:  High cadence training for cycling.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - NATALIE VAN COEVORDEN: Natalie Van Coevorden, Australian triathlete, is 23 years old and has been competing on the WTS circuit since 2012. As one of Jamie Turners' "Wollongong Wizards" she's part of a unique squad that puts her in...

ONE STEP AHEAD: How to tell if you're a fat burner.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Micro burst high intensity interval training for cyclists.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - ALICIA KAYE: Alicia Kaye, Canadian triathlete, gives us a fascinating insight into her career to date. Gaining pro status in the triathlon world at only 14 years of age she talks to us about the benefits and challenges she faced and her subs...

ONE STEP AHEAD: When is a calorie not a calorie.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: How the pros train.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - JARROD SHOEMAKER: Jarrod Shoemaker ITU star from Massachusetts came to triathlon from a running background and did his first triathlon in 2003. In his debut year as a professional triathlete, Shoemaker was crowned the 2004 USAT Under-23 National Champion. In the last 11 years he's e...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Vitamin C mega dosing.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Monitoring the athlete training response.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - BARBARA RIVEROS: Bevan talks to Barbara Catalina Riveros Diaz, a Chilean professional triathlete, fresh from her win at 70.3 Pucon, Chile. A few months previously at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games Barbara polished off a phenomenal run to secure her first ever Pan Am...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Aspirin.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: High intensity running.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - JOE SKIPPER: British pro triathlete Joe Skipper will be coming to New Zealand in February to do 'The Double'. He's doing what Dylan McNeice, Carl Read and Gina Crawford did last year. He's taking on the Challenge Wanaka long distance race and following it up with Ironman New Zealand two weeks later. Hi...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Cocoa - the performance enhancer. Water - is it a weight loss agent. Procrastination - the 2 minute rule.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Concurrent Training.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - MAIK TWELSIEK: In 2015 German Maik Twelsiek posted the fastest bike split ever at the GoPro Ironman World Championships in Kona - 4:25:10. He's a beast on the bike! In the last couple of years Maik has won Iro...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Chlorine.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Becoming heat adapted with a hot bath.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - VICKY HOLLAND: Vicky Holland is a British triathlete who is part of the GB Olympic set up. At school Vicky was a nationally ranked swimmer before switching to athletics and taking up the 1500 metres. She didn't start competing in triathlon until her second year at Loughborough Universit...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Dark chocolate.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Shoulder rotation in swimming.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - GRAEME MAW: High Performance Director for Triathlon, High Performance Sport New Zealand. On the lead up to Rio 2016 we talk with Graeme about some of our selected athletes and where they're at. We also discuss 'Federation Models', the current state of play with triathlon in New Zealand an...

ONE STEP AHEAD: The impact that some common medications can have on sleep.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Measuring fatigue and recovery using Training Peaks and Heart Rate Variability.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - SAM WARRINER: This week we welcome back Sam Warriner to talk a little about her recent retirement from the pro ranks but more about her great new initiative 'Future ChampioNZ'. The Future ChampioNZ...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Thyroid issues.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Recovery.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW ONE - SARAH PIAMPIANO: This week we welcome back Sarah Piampiano after her recent win at Ironman Western Australia. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW TWO - LAURA SIDDALL: Laura Siddall is a Yorkshire girl with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and no background in triathlon. In 2010 she decided to give it a go and in her...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Aqua Alert. A new app to help track your water intake.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Stride rate for running.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - GRANT SCHOFIELD: Professor Grant Schofield is a respected PhD public health academic of 20 years. Dubbed 'The Fat Professor' he is at the forefront of challenging the widespread fat phobia that has pushed us to eat a diet full of processed, carb-laden food...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Quick and easy lunch and smoothie ideas. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Tapering - what it means leading into an event and why we do it. We also bring back Terenzo Bozzone and Meredith Kessler to talk about Ironman Taupo 70.3 and what they do in their taper phase leading into an event. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - MATT FITZGERALD: Matt Fitzgerald – writer/athlete/coach - is a prolific endurance...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Avoiding weight gain over the holiday season.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: We bring back Cam Brown and Dylan McNeice to talk about Ironman Taupo 70.3 and what they do in their taper phase leading into an event. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - BRADEN CURRIE: Braden Currie is one of the world's most respected multi-sport adventure racing athletes. He's the 2 x winner of New Zealand's iconic Coast...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Tips to help get your 'significant other' on board with your eating plan.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Mindfulness training.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - JOE GAMBLES: Competing at the highest level of triathlon since the age of 16, with 17 professional victories, a bronze at the 2013 Ironman 70.3 World Championship, and having won the first full distance Ironman he ever entered in Wisconsin,...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Listener question around race nutrition plus Mikki talks to us about the top most addictive foods.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Self-esteem.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - SARAH PIAMPIANO: This year Sarah pulled out an amazing 7th place at Kona. Amazing because Sarah only got into triathlon in 2009 over a bet with a friend.  She barely knew what a triathlon entailed. Sarah was born in Maine in...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Is red meat carcinogenic.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: This week Bevan talks to Chris Ritter of Ritter Sports Performance about weight training for endurance athletes. Chris has over a decade of experience successfully coaching a diverse population of athletes and clientele. His professional and academic credentials include a degree in Exercise Science & Kinesiology, CSCS, NASM-PES, USAW...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Breakfast Cereals.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: We bring back Cam Brown and Dylan McNeice to talk about Ironman Taupo 70.3 and what they do in their build phase leading into an event.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - MICHELLE VESTERBY: Michelle Vesterby of Denmark came 4th in Kona this year with a finish time of 9:18:50. She qualified only 7 weeks out from the race with a sub-9 win at Ironman Co...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Mikki interviews Dr Stacy Sims of Osmo Nutrition ( http://osmonutrition.com ). Stacy, an athlete in her own right (former pro-cyclist and Ironman World Championship Qualifier), is an innovative Exercise Physiologist and Nutrition Scientist of Thermoregulation, Hydration, and Performance Nutrition. Stacy and Mikki discuss these areas giving us a fascinating insight into the very rea...

KONA 2015: A round up.  ONE STEP AHEAD: Glucomannan - a weight control supplement.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Swim drafting.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - LUCY GOSSAGE: She's a four time Ironman champion and part of the 'sub-9 club' – a small group of female athletes who've finished a long-course triathlon in less than nine hours. Not only that, Lucy achieved it all whilst juggling the sport with her day j...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Supplements - are they a waste of time?  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW 1 - LUKE BELL: Luke is a professional triathlete, 'Australian made', with a career-best 5th place at Kona when he was just 24. Luke is a factor in every race he enters. He has consistently won and podiumed over the half-ironman distance and after numerous 2nd place finishes finally secured two Ironman titles in 2013, o...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Processed meat.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - BRENT MCMAHON: This man makes Ironman look easy. Canadian, Brent McMahon made the move from ITU only a couple of years ago and since then has raced only 2 Ironman races. He completed the first in 7hrs 55m and the second in 7hrs and 56m. His plan for Kona? To win. And you know what, he might just do it! WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Bev talks to Kell...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Kombucha as a health tonic and potential recovery drink.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: ' Getting Hot' - heat acclimation with Julia Casadio, Performance Physiologist with High Performance Sport New Zealand.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – MARK BOWSTEAD: In 2009 Mark won the 20-24 age group at the ITU long distance World Champ and New Zealand's prestigious non-drafting Olympic distance Tinman Tri...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Fluoride.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: We hear what Meredith Kessler and Terenzo Bozzone do during their base training phase.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEWS – MEREDITH KESSLER & TERENZO BOZZONE: This week Meredith and Terenzo tell us about their love affair with triathlon and Taupo. They talk about the upcoming Ironman 70.3 and Ironman races in Taupo and tell us what they love about long distan...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Calcium phytonutrients.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Plyometrics.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEWS - LIZ BLATCHFORD & SIMON COCHRANE: Liz Blatchford is an Australian triathlete with British roots. In her very first Ironman Hawaii she ran straight to a spot on the podium. Her third place in Kona, only her third Ironman, capped a great 2013 and Liz's first full year as a long distance triathlete. I...

ONE STEP AHEAD: Low carb versus low fat - which one is better for weight loss.  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Base training. What it means and how/why to implement it into your programme. We also hear what Cam Brown and Dylan McNeice do during their base training phase.  HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – CAMERON BROWN AND DYLAN MCNEICE: This week Cam and Dylan tell us about their love affair with triathlon and Taup...