The Endurance Specific Podcast

This week Charlotte and I sit down and talk about pacing. Why with all the gadgets, the zones, the testing do athletes still struggle with pacing? Why do races continue to go south when we have everything available to us? Have we lost the ability to listen to our bodies from simply tuning out? And how we can use our inner technology that is so much more sophisticated, speedy, and accurate but is f...

Today I sat down for a coffee and a chat with the race director of Eco-Challenge - The Worlds Toughest Race, Kevin Hodder.  Everything about this screams the ability to endure. Not just what the teams have to do, to finish this mammoth of a course but everything that goes into designing, testing, and gaining permission to do the course. It's huge.  We cover a lot in this podcast and much take-home...

Today I have Till Schenk joining me and we talk about his recent Stupid 7 (that's 7 everestings in 7 days in 7 countries… well that was the plans but like many things in 2020, Covid has made us both have to pivot but also persevere). But we speak about much more than that… one thing is for certain there is a lot of overcoming challenges.  If you're a triathlete and have raced in Europe, you may ha...

Do you need all the tools, gadgets, and data to achieve high performance? On today's episode, Charlotte and I discuss what is truly necessary for endurance performance and what is not.  Head over to endurancespecific.com and sign up for our weekly newsletter and get once-weekly curated content to become a better endurance athlete and help you get more out of life. Also, follow us on instagram @end...

Today's podcast is about how the answers have changed but they have also stayed the same . 2020 has been a challenging year, to say the least. Races around the world have been canceled and life as we have known it has changed.  And it's a continual challenge on many fronts. No matter your personal beliefs and biases. So today we unpack what "The Answers have Changed" means and how that impacts you...

We are Back! Under a new brand name "The Endurance Specific Podcast" and Endurance Specific Coaching. It's good to be back and today Charlotte and I talk about my recent Run Everesting, in search of 8848 meters of elevation (and descent). I go about answering a bunch of questions that our athletes and followers asked plus delve a bit more into THE EVENT IS LIFE. Enjoy and we're excited to be back...

Today I have Joanna Zeiger on the podcast talking all about CBD. Joanna was a pro athlete from 1998 to 2010. She was 4th in the first ever triathlon in the Olympics in Sydney and then 5 weeks later was 5th at the Ironman World Champs. In 2008 Joanna one the 70.3 World champs… Joanna had a career-ending injury when a bottle handoff at the 2009 70.3 World Champs went horribly wrong. Joanna has been...

Your best will never be enough unless it's always enough – David Roche Today I have my run coach David Roche back on the podcast talking about their book (which is available now) which in my mind is required reading for all of us endurance athletes. The book might be using running and being a happy runner… you can just change running for Triathlete or cyclist or whatever. Charlotte and I got lucky...

So this is an episode I recorded after my 100 miler whilst down in California. We were staying with good friends Sean & Tiana Rockwell in Grass Valley and we always talk about loads of topics on nutrition and hormones etc. I got a handy new zoom pro4n recorder so we sat down in her office talking about a topic that is rarely discussed. Tiana has been on the podcast before - episode 201 , you can c...

I've been off for a bit, focusing on my 100 miler and recharging the batteries. So today I'm talking with Charlotte about complexity, simplicity and reducing the noise that is hurting your results. I also wrap this up with lessons from my 100 miler. As always enjoy. IN TODAY’S EPISODE, WE DISCUSS: A bit about Kona Why complexity is creating noise and hurting your performances How to develop your t...

Today I have a man that is on a tear, winning his first two Ironmans. A man who was going backward when it came to health and someone that learned what to do to not only fix his health... But come back and dominate. That man is Cody Beals.  As always enjoy. Image: @TalbotCox IN TODAY’S EPISODE, WE DISCUSS: On being fully transparent and why it's important Fit, Fast but far from healthy The magic n...

Today I have arguably the best finish chute dancer in the triathlon world Lucy Gossage on the show. Lucy is such an awesome human being, juggling both being an oncologist that is making positive changes to NHS over in the UK, and a professional Ironman triathlete. There's probably a reason she has been dubbed the Duracell bunny!  As always enjoy. Image: Ross Grieve IN TODAY’S EPISODE, WE DISCUSS:...

Today I have Evan De Marco on the show. Evan is a sports medicine and nutrition expert, published author, public speaker and frequent guest on television, radio, and digital platforms. He is a successful entrepreneur whose interest in diet, health and supplements began as an athlete and consumer determined to improve an industry that was going through massive transformation. We talk all about CBD...

Today I have good friend Peter Defty back on the show... It's been a while since he's been on and today we go into hydration and why it matters on so many levels. No matter if you are fat adapted or still a carb dependant athlete. At Ironman Canada we saw many athletes day's hampered due to screwing up hydration and fueling. A big goal of mine is to help stop that happening.  As always enjoy.  IN...

Today I have ultrarunner and coach Jeff Browning aka Go Bronco Billy on the show. Jeff just turned 47, recently won the Hard Rock 100, his 32nd 100 miler after coming 5th at the Western States Endurance 100 not that many weeks before. Now I won't say his 18 years of competitive ultrarunning have been plain sailing but in the last few years Jeff has focused on a few things specifically that have le...

Today Charlotte and I analyze Ironman Canada race day in the tough conditions that athletes were presented with on the day. Being on the ground we witnessed many mistakes that led to much slower times and many DNF's. It's a tough course but many athletes still performed and they did so because they executed wisely and likely adjusted expectations to match the conditions of the day while still raci...

Today Charlotte and I talk about race week. What's essential to stack the deck of race day success in your favor, we go into some Ironman Canada specifics but the reality is, it's all relevant no matter the race you are doing. Last year I did a " how to pace and race an Ironman " with my buddy and coach Patrick Ash which is also a must listen.  Enjoy. IN TODAY’S EPISODE, WE DISCUSS: The temps are...

Today I have my friend, clinical counselor and mental performance consultant Greg McDonnell on the podcast. We've tried for a while to make this happen and at the end of the day Greg came round to our place and we sat down and talked through the stories we tell ourselves. Because honestly, it's those narratives that can either build us up and keep us stuck seeing the same old crap over and over ag...

Today Charlotte and I talk about commitment, desire, responsibility and also smiling your way to results.  IN TODAY’S EPISODE, WE DISCUSS: What desire will do for you Self-efficacy Responsibility Grant Giles post on Coaching 101 Smiling Listen & Subscribe on   iTunes  |  Stitcher Radio SHOW LINKS: @charliepaul @kristianmanietta Join (for Free) our   TRISPECIFIC CAFE https://www.facebook.com/TriSpe...

Today Charlotte and I talk about how thoughts create results.  This is a really important concept to grasp as it will impact not only your sports performance but also life.  No, we aren't going all woo-woo on you here. You'll see how you've played this out and how you can think better to, therefore, create better outcomes. Charlotte takes us through a model of how thoughts create results and we gi...

5 years... Can you believe the Fat Black podcast is 5 years old? Truth be told, the podcast is 5 years old as it originally started as 'The TriSpecific Podcast" on June 15, 2013, before morphing into "The Friday Fat Black" in November 2013, but this episode marks the 5th year that I've been putting out podcasts. Pat on the back.😆  Charlotte and I are again talking about performance. I should prob...

  How do you get the performances you are after? Well, between guest podcasts I have decided to go all in on giving you all the tools you need to get the race performances you are after, while also not killing your health. Today Charlotte and start continue with the performance series and what you need to do, or develop to become the best athlete you can. The topic of today is that you need to be...

How do you get the performances you are after? Well, between podcasts I have decided to go all in on giving you all the tools you need to get the race performances you are after, while also not killing your health. Today Charlotte and start with the most important aspect of performance and that is your mindset. And there is one thing you need to do if you are going to perform. You have to become y...

  Today I have Charlie Jabaley on the show. Who the hell is Charlie… Charlie is a common man that found success at a young age in the entertainment industry. But Charlie had always been the fat kid. As he got more success he got bigger, he was depressed. He was in a dark place, even when he won a Grammy, even with making a million dollars before the age of 30. He hit rock bottom. He told himself.....

Today I have Charlotte back on the podcast and one of the biggest take-home lessons is immediately at the start.  We talk about training and race execution and also importantly debriefing or evaluating. Among other things ALL related to race dace execution. Enjoy IN TODAY’S EPISODE, WE DISCUSS: The past, present and future and why you need to be in the present Self-evaluation in the day to day and...