Oxygenaddict Triathlon Podcast

Age Group Story: Laura Wilson tells us about her first Iron distance event at the Lakesman. She smashed her goal of 13.30 by nearly an hour and a half, winning her age group and finishing 7th woman overall, but that only tells part of the story. She kept herself process focused and ‘in the moment’ through the whole event, and is a great example of how focusing on ‘what matters right now’ can reall...

This week we bring you an interview with American superstar Taylor Knibb from the archives. This was first released in May 2021. Sponsors Like what you heard in this interview? Join hundreds of other age group triathletes making the most of their limited training time, training with Team OxygenAddict! http://team.oxygenaddict.com - The most comprehensive triathlon coaching program for busy age gro...

This week, we have a coaching advice special edition, covering how to get your taper right for your big event, and preparing mentally for your big race - the marginal gains that really add up ! Sponsors Like what you heard in this interview? Join hundreds of other age group triathletes making the most of their limited training time, training with Team OxygenAddict! http://team.oxygenaddict.com - T...

Laura Philipp is currently the #3 ranked PTO triathlete in the world after her storming performance at IM Hamburg. This week we bring you an archive interview with Laura from 2020. Sponsors Like what you heard in this interview? Join hundreds of other age group triathletes making the most of their limited training time, training with Team OxygenAddict! http://team.oxygenaddict.com - The most compr...

Gustav Iden is double 70.3 World Champion and recently won the PTO Canadian Open. This week we’ve got a special treat for you - an archive interview with Gustav from early 2020 when he’d just won his first 70.3 WC crown! Sponsors Like what you heard in this interview? Join hundreds of other age group triathletes making the most of their limited training time, training with Team OxygenAddict! http:...

Ever wondered what it takes to go from not being able to swim at all - to qualifying for Kona ? This week’s interview with Chris Palfreyman will help you understand the reality. We met Chris on our recent French training camp and immediately loved the guy. He has a great story that I think will resonate with so many of our listeners - what does it take to get to Kona, starting from zero? Chris did...

Racing in the heat this summer? Dr. Dan Plews PhD won the overall age group Ironman World Championships in Kona in 2018, and broke the course record with the staggering time of 8.24.36. He finished off with a 2.50.56 marathon - the fifth fastest run OVERALL on the day! There’s no one better placed to help you understand how to effectively manage your race on a very hot day. In this interview, you'...

In this Special Edition, we talk with Andy Blow from Precision Fuel and Hydration about the best way to use caffeine in training and racing. Sponsors Like what you heard in this interview? Join hundreds of other age group triathletes making the most of their limited training time, training with Team OxygenAddict! http://team.oxygenaddict.com - The most comprehensive triathlon coaching program for...

This week we have finish line interviews from Ironman UK, Outlaw Half Holkham and Challenge Roth. Sponsors Like what you heard in this interview? Join hundreds of other age group triathletes making the most of their limited training time, training with Team OxygenAddict! http://team.oxygenaddict.com - The most comprehensive triathlon coaching program for busy age groupers. To find out more, You ca...

Bill Anderson is a 4 year veteran of Team Oxygenaddict and recently took part in his first Iron distance race, The Lakesman. He smashed his pre race goal of going sub 13 hours, by recording 12.23 - almost 40 minutes faster than he’d hoped! A busy father of two, Bill fit his training in around work and family life - but still carved out the time to achieve his dream finish at Lakesman! Sponsors Lik...

When Kristian Blummenfelt became the first person to go Sub 7 hours for the Ironman distance, UK time trial legend Matt Bottrill was his road captain on the bike crew that piloted him. We catch up with Matt to hear the full story of the Sub7 campaign, his experiences at the event, and his opinion of the performances of Kat Matthews, Joe Skipper and Nicola Spirig. Sponsors precisionfuelandhydration...

Blog Settings Add Post Search items… Clear ALL DRAFTS REVIEW SCHEDULED 389 Race Day Preparation Special Edition This week we bring you a special edition, focusing on Race Day Preparation. We cover your final big week of training, race simulation weekend, and how to structure your taper. For race day, we cover equipment, the swim, the bike, the run, hydration and nutrition, pacing for all three dis...

This week we have a Coaching Advice Special on swimming in cold water. If you’re an athlete who struggles with anxiety, panic or just finds it really hard to swim in cold water after training in the pool - this episode is for you! Ideal timing if you have your first race coming up this season. Plus, we have a full wrap up of the Sub7Sub8 event and Laura Phillip’s amazing 8.18 in Hamburg! Sponsors...

Emma Yates recently finished a fantastic 8th place at the Ironman World Championships in St. George. We catch up with Emma to hear her story, from learning how to swim in 2016 after being inspired by meeting some Ironman competitors during a charity bike ride, to completing her first Ironman in 2018, through to joining us at Team Oxygenaddict at the back end of 2020 in her quest to qualify for Kon...

Lionel Sanders recently finished 2nd at the St George Ironman World Championships. This week we’ve got a special treat for you - an archive interview with Lionel Sanders from back in 2015 when he was just starting out on his tri career! Sponsors precisionfuelandhydration.com This show is brought to you by Precision Fuel & Hydration, who have a range of tools and products to help you personalise yo...

Matt Bottrill is one of the UK’s most successful time trialists, and has gone on to become a highly sought after coach, bike fitter and bike aerodynamics specialist. He was the natural choice for Kristian Blummenfelt to choose as road captain for his upcoming Sub7 attempt. We catch up with Matt to hear all about how the challenge came together, training the team, the bikes and equipment, and his t...

This week, we bring you all the action from St. George at the 2021 Ironman World Championships! A great interview with our roving reporter on the ground, and founder of Precision Fuel and Hydration, Andy Blow. Sponsors precisionfuelandhydration.com This show is brought to you by Precision Fuel & Hydration, who have a range of tools and products to help you personalise your fuelling and hydration s...

Simon Maguire is an Age Grouper and has been a member of Team Oxygenaddict for the last two years. He’s been on an amazing, transformational journey in that time: he’s lost over 85 pounds in weight, and recently completed a self supported Ironman in memory of his Mum, who sadly passed away from cancer 25 years earlier. Along the way, he’s overcome a reliance on alcohol and painkillers that had bec...

Dr. Rebecca Robinson is a Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine and splits her time between professional sport, the NHS and clinical time at Center for Health and Human Performance in London, where one of her roles is to run the Long Covid clinic, helping patients get back to exercise more quickly. She’s also an elite mountain and road runner as well! In this long form interview, we dive deepl...

This week, we have a Dave Scott interview from the archive, to talk strength and conditioning for triathletes! We cover: The kinds of S and C work Dave has done across his career, and how he feels it's helped him. The kinds of S and C work Dave has his Age Group athletes do - bodyweight exercises, weight training, pilates/yoga, and how that changes across a season. We also talk variations for wint...

Jan Sibbersen broke the Kona swim record in 2018, recording an incredible 46.29. This is made all the more remarkable given that he was 43 years old and it was nearly 20 years since he’d retired as a professional triathlete! We hear the full story of Jan’s life, from his beginnings as an Olympic swimming hopeful, his quest to break the Kona swim record in the early 2000’s, his move into business w...

Richard Murray has had one of the most decorated triathlon careers - double World Junior duathlon champion, double African Triathlon champion, multiple ITU World Series event winner, Commonwealth Games Bronze medalist, and 4th place at the Olympic games in 2016. However, 8 weeks before the 2020 Olympics (in summer 2021), things changed in an instant for Richard during a swim session where he could...

Dan Dixon is a young talent from the North East of England, who has burst onto the senior scene this year with a win at the America’s Cup race in Clermont Florida, and then backed this up with a third place at the Sarasota race, behind former World Champion Richard Murray and Olympic relay silver medalist Kevin McDowell. Dan was British Elite Champion in 2021, and has previously won the Junior rac...

This week we have a true legend of triathlon on the show. Mark Allen is a six time winner in Kona, ten time winner in Nice, original olympic distance World Champion, and voted ‘The Greatest Endurance Athlete of All Time’ by ESPN. In this conversation, we hear about his career leading in to his first Kona win in 89, the epic battle with Dave Scott in 89, the story of his final win in 95, and his po...

This week is a special short edition of the podcast, aimed at giving you inspiration to breathe a new lease of life into your training ! The summer race season isn’t far away now - here are some coaching tips, stories and guidance to help you make this coming race season your best ever! Sponsors precisionfuelandhydration.com This show is brought to you by Precision Fuel & Hydration, who have a ran...