Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast

You do all your training, but is there a way to predict how you'll perform on race day?  On the podcast this week, we talk to researcher Dr. Paulo Puccinelli about his research into triathlon performance in amateur athletes, and some incredible findings showing what makes the biggest difference and what's a waste of time.  Puccinelli is a sports medicine physician with a PhD in exercise physiology...

Greg McMillian is a pioneer in the world of run pacing. On the podcast today, he gives us tips to understand run pacing to get the best training results, and how to stay injury free while running!

There are very few runners who haven't struggled through an injury at some point or other.  On the podcast today, we talk with Physiotherapist and running injury expert Brodie Sharpe, about the 5 steps you can take to stay injury free as a runner.   For Brodie's book:    https://mailchi.mp/ runsmarter/e-book-sign-up-vol- 1-2  

Erin Power is a Holistic Nutritionist and Health Coach who specializes in helping regular people achieve an "effortless relationship with food". On the podcast, we talk about Erin's three simple keys to feeling satiated all day long and making sure you have enough fuel to allow you to take on whatever exercise (and life tasks) you choose!

Triathlon Taren Gesell has been battling depression for the past eighteen months and he recently worked with Daya Prem Singh from Ritual and Remedy to do a guided psilocybin ceremony.

Professional triathlete Sam Long joins us on the podcast days after his win at Ironman Coeur D'Alene.  We chat about how he's gone from bursting onto the scene a couple of years ago, to top tier triathlete in just a couple of years -- and what steps he specifically took to get faster!

Although we know swim, bike, and run training are obviously critical for triathlon success, the one super important element that is often overlooked is strength training. On the podcast today, we talk to certified trainer Craig Slobodian (also the kettlebell trainer on our MōTTIV endurance training app) about how athletes can use strength to get faster in triathlon, and why strength training is so...

Professional triathlete Ben Kanute has represented the USA at the Olympics. Yet even though he's long been at the top of his game, he has found a way to further improve his running.  On the podcast, we find out the simple things he has done to improve his running -- things every amateur can apply to their training too!

Maya Kingma had been racing on the ITU triathlon circuit for years, but has suddenly broken out this past year, placing 3rd at Yokahama and winning outright at Leeds -- to the point she's considered a favourite at the Tokyo Olympics later this summer.  She credits visualization with being a huge reason she's finally reaching her physical potential!  We talk to her about how she has used visualizat...

Sarah True is one of the most popular female professional IRONMAN athletes racing today, known for her upbeat attitude and friendly personality. But like many people, underneath the smiles and triathlon wins, Sara also struggles with depression.  On the podcast today, we talk about how long she has battled mental health issues, why she speaks openly about it, how it impacts racing and life.

Kimberly Truesdell grew up in an unhealthy family, and was very heavy from a young age. But after her mom died young of complications from morbid obesity, she knew she had to make a change in her life.  She took up running, and has since lost 110lbs -- and now has an IRONMAN 70.3 coming up, her first triathlon!  We talk about how she lost the weight, the struggles of re-learning how to be healthy,...

It's one of the most common questions asked by new triathletes:  what kind of bike should I get?  Specifically, should I get a tri bike or a road bike?  What about gravel bikes?  We look at the question from a whole number of angles and give you recommendations on the best bike to buy.

Can yoga (aka flexibility and mobility) make you a better triathlete?  The answer is 100% yes, and today on the podcast, we talk to our app.mymottiv.com yoga instructor Helen Faliveno about yoga for triathletes and endurance athletes!

On the podcast this week, we talk all about bike FTP.  What is FTP, why should you care, and what steps you can take to increase it!

John Clark is a former Britain's Natural Strongest Man (two times!) who is becoming an Ironman triathlete. Meanwhile, for the past few months, he's been training with Taren to build up run durability, to complete 48 marathons in 48 UK counties in 48 days later in 2021.  On the podcast, Taren and John discuss how his training has been going, some of the strategies they've employed, and more.

This week on the podcast, it's a re-broadcast of a podcast episode with Triathlon Taren on the Run Smarter Podcast, hosted by Brodie Sharpe.  They talk about how to go from running to the three disciplines of triathlon.

Patrick Lemieux is a sports agent in triathlon, representing athletes such as Lionel Sanders, after learning the ropes with former-triathlete-turned-marathon-runner Gwen Jorgensen (who is also his wife!)  He talks about what athletes need to do to not only get sponsored, but to get an agent of their own, as well as some of the lesser-known situations faced by the pros trying to make a living in th...

Jimmy Kennedy is a PhD Candidate and a Senior Scientist at InsideTracker.  On the podcast we talk about identifying overtraining in endurance athletes, and what can be done about it. He also talks about some of the biggest things triathletes need to be aware of that are going on in their bodies.

Two-time IRONMAN World Champion and multi-time ITU champ  Chris McCormack may be retired from racing, but he's still a big player in the triathlon industry. Co-founder of Super League Triathlon, he's also the Managing Director of the Bahrain Endurance team, among many other projects he's involved in.  He believes a change needs to come to triathlon, and he's one of the people leading the charge.

It's the 200th episode of the Triathlon Taren podcast! We're celebrating the past four years of podcast episodes.  We talk about how we got started, and some of our favourite interviews and memories (including clips from our chats with Lucy Charles-Barclay, Tim Don, Patrick Lange, Gustav Eden, Ben Hoffman and more).

Mandy Marquardt is a professional Sprint track cyclist, and she lives with Type 1 Diabetes.  She competes on Team Novo Nordisk, an all-diabetic professional cycling team.  On the podcast, we talk about being diagnosed at age 16, how she's been able to compete at a high level, and what it's like to manage her food intake as a competitive professional athlete with diabetes.        

Running injuries.  There's nothing that takes the joy out of training and racing than running injuries.  On the podcast today, we talk to a run training expert, Brodie Sharp (host of the Run Smarter Podcast), and talk all about the most common causes of running injuries and how to prevent them!  

Emma Carney was one of the top female triathletes of all time, winning absolutely everything, until a cardiac arrest took her out of competition.  Retired from racing, and now a coach, she has written a book talking about her win-at-all-costs attitude, and what she teaches her athletes today.

One of the top cyclists in triathlon, Andrew "Starky" Starykowicz has spent the past year and a half fighting IRONMAN over a punishment for "doping" due to medication he was given when he was in hospital with a dangerous lung infection that was preventing him from breathing.  We talk about his battle with IRONMAN, training during the pandemic, and racing at Challenge Miami next week.

Dylan Johnson is a professional cyclist who has a popular YouTube channel where he digs into the science behind training methods, supplements, and many other popular beliefs in endurance sports.  We talk about what he's found to really work, and what's not worth the time (eg: stretching, does it work or is it a waste?)