Oxygenaddict Triathlon Podcast

Steve Cram and his son Marcus Cram are race directors of The Northumbrian - a new triathlon festival at Kielder Water on 19th June 2022. Steve, of course, needs little introduction as one of the greatest track runners of all time - holder of World Records at 1500m, Mile, and 2000m, World Gold medalist and Olympic silver medalist over 1500m. His son Marcus is a keen triathlete, runner and cyclist,...

Abi Carver, founder and instructor of Yoga 15, is a two-time 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher and the new Yoga partner for Team Oxygenaddict. In this interview, she explains how the right yoga program, specifically focused on releasing tension in the appropriate muscles, is essential for an effective use of yoga as part of our triathlon training. Yoga 15 is a comprehensive, non-spirit...

Iain Hamilton is the race director of the Outlaw Triathlon race series in the UK - they have one full distance event, and five half distance events in 2022, with the launch of the new Outlaw Half Woburn event. We catch up with Iain to hear all about the state of the triathlon race industry moving into 2022, and what event organisers have in store for us all this year. Sponsors precisionfuelandhydr...

In this episode, Coach Rob talks through everything you need to know about how to structure training for your a full Ironman, and 70.3 triathlon. Covering frequency of training, session structure, week structure, block structure, and all the details of how to build the duration of your long swim, long run, and long ride - and how to put them all together week after week, so you gradually increase...

Heart Rate Variability is possibly the easiest to use tool that’ll make the biggest difference to the results you get from your training. Only train hard on the days when your body can absorb the training - and never waste a moment of your valuable training time again! Dr. Marco Altini is the creator of the HRV4Training App. In this episode, we dive deep into heart rate variability, and why it mig...

Sam Renouf is the CEO of the Professional Triathlete’s Organisation. We talk to him to hear about the success of the Collins’ Cup in 2021, the impact of increasing prize money on the Pro field, the launch of the new PTO Tour events, and hear how the PTO are opening up their races to Age Groupers this year. Sponsors precisionfuelandhydration.com This show is brought to you by Precision Fuel & Hydra...

Pip Paxman took up triathlon as a way to get her sporting fix after leaving university and missing netball and hockey. Despite feeling like an imposter, she quickly found that she had natural talent at swim, bike and run, and qualified to represent GB in her first olympic distance triathlon. Despite the challenges of the pandemic meaning her events were put back 18 months, she completed her first...

Paul Newsome from SwimSmooth.com joins us this week for a special edition aimed at helping you improve your swim stroke. Paul is one of the World’s most experienced swim coaches and stroke analysts, having been coaching swimming professionally for over 20 years. The swim smooth method has been adopted by British Triathlon and the ITU for their triathlon coaching courses, and their ‘swim types’ sys...

This week we have Dave Schell from Best Bike Split on the show. BBS is an online software package that will help you deliver the perfectly paced bike leg to ensure you get to the start of your run leg ready to deliver your best performance. Dave explains how to use BBS takes your power data, course info, and race day conditions to predict your race performance and create the perfect power plan so...

Chris McCormack is back on the show this week for a Christmas Special! The former multiple World Champion and double Kona Winner is now a major figure in the industry - one of the names behind Super League Triathlon, The Phoenix Foundation, and the Sub7Sub8 project. We catch up with Chris and get his views on the Olympics, this year’s Super League Triathlon Series, his inside track on Kristian Blu...

Ruth Astle has had a stellar 2021, with wins in the back half of the year at Ironman Mallorca and Ironman South Africa. We catch up with the popular British Pro to hear the story of her first professional Ironman wins! Sponsors https://www.precisionhydration.com/ - Multi-strength electrolytes that match how you sweat, and Precision Fuel 30 Gel and Drink mix to ensure enough carbohydrate to perform...

Sara Svensk won Ironman Cozumel 2021 in a new Ironman-branded World Record of 8.22.:40. This would be incredible enough, but, as we’ll hear in the interview, she did this on less than four months of training! After contracting Covid in May, Sara had ongoing health problems, including heart problems that ECG indicated could have been related to a heart attack. Following 6 week of no training at all...

James Hall completed his first triathlon in his late 40’s, after one of his clients challenged him to enter an Etape sportif, and in his own words, he loved it. Inspired to take up swimming with a Master’s group rather than sit and watch his children train in the pool, he combined his love of swimming and cycling, added running, and set himself the goal of completing an Olympic distance race in 20...

Kristian Blummenfelt has just destroyed the World Record for Ironman, with his incredible 7.21 at Cozumel. He joins us the day after the race to tell us all about the race, the Olympic Gold medal, training at altitude in the solitude of the Sierra Nevada mountains. We also hear about his plans to be the first human to break the 7 hour barrier for Ironman, and how he plans to win both St George and...