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News: Results from Ironman Lanzarote and Ironman Brazil; Fighting over 'The Race of Legends'; Coming up races.  Interview: This week we have top pro Caroline 'Zena' Steffen on the show. She shares what life is like being a mother and pro athlete. You can follow Caroline here: Click here . 

This week we have Rob Green on the show. Rob is a Kona qualifier who is also a top chiropractor. In this interview he gives us some insight of the value of chiropractic work. We also have News, Discussion of the Week, Website of the Week, My First Tri, and Q&As. 

This week we have an interview with with 'Racer Girl' Melanie McQuaid. Mel's is a 2x ITU Cross Triathlon World Champion, a 3x XTERRA World Champion, and a 6x IM 70.3 Distance Champion. We talk about her career, her training, and she gives some tips on how to race Xterra successfully. You can follow Mel here:  www.racergirl.com We also have News, Discussion of the Week, Coaches Corner, and Q&A's. 

This week we have an interview with 2x Ironman champion Sara Gross. We talk about the Women in Triathlon Summit. What are the aims of the summit, who will be presenting, and she gives an overview of the current position and future of females in the sport.   We also have News, Discussion of the Week, Coaches Corner, and Q&A's. 

This week we have an interview with Mitch Robins. Mitch has had a very successful short course/70.3 career and is now about to tackle Ironman for the first time this weekend. Mitch shares his triathlon story and how he's approaching the next chapter in his career. You can follow Mitch here .  We also have News, Discussion of the Week, Age Grouper of the Week, and Q&A's. 

This week we have an interview with swimming coach Dan Abel. He covers the key swimming tips for long distance swimming. We also have News, Discussion of the Week, Statstastic, and Questions and Answers. 

This week we have top sports nutritionist Ian Hellenmans on the show. We cover strategies to maintain weight for those that struggle to hold it when doing heavy training. We also cover some sports nutrition research she has been involved in. We also have News, My First Tri, Wanger of the Week and Questions and Answers. 

This week we have interviews with both Cameron Wurf and Colin Norris. Cam being the seasoned pro and Colin being the up and comer. It's a cool perspective on the different sides of a pro's life.  We also have News, Discussion of the Week and Q&A's.

This week we have top American pro Matt Hanson on the show. We talk about his career up until this point in time, his plans for this year, and he shares insight into his training. You can follow Matt here:  www.matthansontri.com . We also have News, Discussion of the Week, Age Grouper of the Week, and Q&A's. 

This week we have an interview with pro athlete Cody Beals. He's done a great job of sharing his pro experience through his blog at www.codybeals.com . In this interview we dig into this and what he is aiming to achieve in the next period of time.  We also have News, Discussion of the Week, Statstastic, and Q&A's.

On this weeks show we have an interview with Johann Hari. Johann is the author of 'Chasing the Scream' and more recently 'Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Cause of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions' .  In this episode Johann shares deep insights into the causes of depression and how we can move forward in this area. This is a great interview with an important author.  We also have an...

News: Terenzo backs up his Ironman New Zealand with a win in Argentina, he also holds the tops spot in the KPR; Tyler Butterfield is doing the marathon at the Comm Games; Mitch Anderson is going for the 24hr bike record; New Ultra's in Israel and New Zealand; John's ITU update.  This Weeks Discussion: When we first start triathlon we get a lot of advice from all types of people. Some of it is good...

This week we have top Sports Physio Holly Brasher on the show. She covers how an athlete should prepare their body during pregnancy and then what to do afterwards. We also have News, Discussion of the Week, John's History Lesson, and Q&As. 

On this episode we have some good discussions around the greatest comebacks of all time and how to make the most out of a short training block.  We also have News, Discussion of the Week, Age Groupers of the Week, Statstatic, Coaches Corner, Website of the Week and Questions and Answers. 

This week we have a Challenge Wanaka special show. We go over the race with course insights, stories from the day, and have lots of interview with the pros - including: Javier Gomez, Jesse Thomas, Dylan McNeice, Braden Currie, Christine Cross, Amelia Watkinson, Annabel Luxford, and Laura Siddall.  High 5: We do a High 5 on Challenge Wanaka.

This week we have one of our favourite pro's on the show, that's right Joe Skipper is back. We talk about how his training is going, what his plans are for 2018, and he's the first person who answers our new 'standard questions for Pros'. We also have News, Discussion of the Week, Coaches Corner, and Questions and Answers. 

On this weeks show we interview ourselves based around some questions a listener sent through.  We also have News, Discussion of the Week, Age Groupers of the Week, Statstastic and Questions and Answers. 

3x Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander is on the show this week. We cover where he is within his racing, some insights on his career, what his plan is for 2018, and his thoughts on the sport right now. We also have News, Discussion of the Week, Statstastic, and Questions and Answers.   

On this weeks show we have an interview with Kona Five athlete Keith Rieger. She shares his experience of this crazy race.  We also have Discussion of the Week; Age Grouper of the Week; and Questions and Answers.

With it being the slow news time in the Ironman world we have a 'traditional show' this week. We have the News, John does a 'What the hell is going on', we have Discussion of the Week, Age Groupers of the Week, Coaches Corner, and Questions and Answers. 

On this weeks show we have an interview with Elizabeth Model and John Wragg. They are prolific Ironman racers, John has completed every Ironman in the world and Elizabeth will soon. They share their amazing story with us, be ready to be inspired. We also have News, Discussion of the Week, Statstastic and Questions and Answers.

In the second of our holiday shows we have an interview with Eric Barker, the author of Barking Up The Wrong Tree - The surprising science behind why everything you know about success is (mostly) wrong. Eric has a blog, with over 300,000 subscribers, where he writes about scientific research into what creates success. On this show he shares many examples of how you can become more successful.  You...

In the first of our holiday season shows we have our Legends of Triathlon interview with Hunter Kemper, the great American triathlete.

This week we get Thorsten 'The Geek' Radd back on the show to do a Kona stats wrap up. He gives us an update on what is happening with the Collins Cup.  We also have News, Discussion of the Week, and Questions and Answers. 

Why do people cheat? This is a question we explore on this weeks show. We get Matthew Evans on, who is an expert on cheating, to educate us on cheating. Matthew covers why people cheat, how people justify it to themselves, and how to fix cheating.  We also have News, Discussion of the Week, Statstastic, John's History Lesson, Questions and Answers.