Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast

In this interview Triathlon Taren and No Triathlon Kim speak with competitive age group triathlete Ben Fuqua from Team Every Man Jack.  Ben started triathlon in 2010 and in his first several races he was anything but spectacular, clocking half-ironman finish times of 6:34 and full ironman times close to fourteen hours. Ben transformed his body and his triathlon racing ability dramatically in just...

In this episode Triathlon Taren sat down with the founder of Saris Cycling group, Chris Fortune, while at Interbike 2017 to hear about the story of how Saris came to become one of the leading brands in cycling.  Chris Fortune's Saris Cycling Group may be better known for it's consumer-facing brands Powertap, Cyclops, and the Bones car rack. Topics discussed in this interview: Richie Davidson brain...

Sarah True is a two-time Olympian and has recently moved up to the half-ironman distance with great success achieving multiple podium placings in 70.3 races, a fourth place finish at the half-ironman world championships in Chattanooga and a win at half-ironman Austin 70.3. In this interview Sarah talks about the good and bad aspects of being an ITU series professional triathlete, how half-ironman...

Half-Ironman Austin 70.3 happened on October 29, 2017 and Triathlon Taren placed 5th in the 35-39 age category and 82nd overall, qualifying for Half-Ironman Worlds South Africa in 2018. In this podcast Taren sits down in the grass right after the awards ceremony and discusses the things that went well from the race, what went poorly, what lessons he learned from the race, and how he needs to appro...

In this episode of the Triathlon Taren Podcast, Taren and No Triathlon Kim (NTK) sit down and recap the Ironman Hawaii 2017 World Championship. Taren and Kim discuss Patrick Lagne's unique running ability, Lionel Sanders' insanely analytic mind, Daniela Ryf's dominance, USA's lack of appearance on the podium, Jan Frodeno's sportsmanlike finish, superbikers vs super swimmers, cycling indoors, Lucy...

While at Ironman Hawaii 2017 Triathlon Taren sat down with Patrick McCrann, the head coach of the Endurance Nation triathlon team. Patrick is a multiple time Kona qualifier as an age grouper, in this interview Patrick talks about how triathletes need to approach deciding to qualify for Kona, how to deal with the heat in Kona, and why Kona is the toughest triathlon in the world. See more about Endu...

While at Ironman Hawaii 2017 Triathlon Taren and No Triathlon Kim sat down with Bob Babbitt, the host and creator of Babbittville Radio which one of the longest standing pro-race coverage interview podcasts and live streams in ironman triathlon. Bob Babbitt entered his first Ironman Triathlon in 1980 when he was a gym teacher and the race, which he thought was held over two separate days, complete...

Chip Hawkins, the Founder of the insanely quick growing company Wahoo Fitness, sits down with Taren while at Interbike 2017 to talk about the history of how he started Wahoo Fitness, the decisions he believes led to the success of the company, the riskiest moments in Wahoo's history, the mindset required to start and grow companies, where he feels the endurance sports tech industry is heading, and...