The Koa Sports Podcast

After years and years of linear decline it’s time to turn the ship around! Koa Sports is MAKING TRIATHLON GREAT AGAIN! A stunning turnout at this mornings IRONMAN Australia Port Macquarie rally is evidence that the people have spoken. On the eve of IRONMAN Australia, we preview what will be a ripping AG and professional field, with testing conditions on the forecast athletes will be doin...

Another Tri Buzz with Muzz in the books! Greg joined Pete Murray, the voice of Ironman in Australia for his annual fundraiser in Port Macquarie in the lead in to IRONMAN Port Macquarie this weekend. 110 people in the door. Over $6000 raised and a heap of fun and banter. Thanks to all those who joined us on the mics with the oldest and youngest competitors joining in along with the C...

IRONMAN Texas has been run and done!  We take you through all the highs and lows of the day, just like any IRONMAN there are plenty of tales to be told, with a side serve of mayonnaise. A 53 min swim, 4:39 ride and 3:24 run got Coach Tim to a 9:03 and a place on the podium in the Americas Championships.  Last time we did an IRONMAN race review the episode was titles "How Many Fingers", o...

The lone star state, where the stars shine!  We have arrived in the great state of Texas in the USA for the 2024 IRONMAN Americas Championship, in The Woodlands, Houston.  Coach Tim is taking to the IRONMAN start line for the first time since Kona 2022 (How Many Fingers), we preview a bit of his prep and expectations for race day, following a blistering bike split in Taupo New Zeala...

The Koa Sports Podcast delivers yet again.  Has there ever been a podcast in history where Jesus, The King and a Champion have been on the same episode?  We celebrate taking out the Geelong 70.3 TriClub Championship and chat with Gavin Slater M55-59 AG Champion about his day, his training and what’s next.  The King has committed to a Marathon, and Greg sits in a confessional with the great man aft...

What a day for Koa Sports athletes, coaches and supporters!  34 starters, 17 x Top 10 AG Finishers, 7 x AG Podiums and 2 x AG Champions, numbers you’d often see across an entire season, let alone at one race!  Good conditions made for some close racing and the Aussie Long Course Championship ensured the fields were stacked deep with talent. Thanks again to IRONMAN we take you into t...

IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong looms large for the upcoming weekend, as a full charged and ready to fire Koa Sports Team descends on the Victorian Regional town with expensive waterfront homes.  We catch up with a few warriors ready to take on the race for the first time. We welcome new podcast partner ROKA to our journey and talk about the reasons why and of course there is something in it for th...

We wrap up IRONMAN New Zealand weekend and provide detailed insights on the course for those qualified for 70.3 World Championships in December 2024.  It’s one thing to attend the race, another thing to race the race, and our coaches have that all covered, swim, bike, run and transitions. Kona Roll Down gives us all the emotions as a few more boys punch their tickets to the big island in...

Koa Sports Podcast on location for the 2024 IRONMAN & 70.3 New Zealand in Taupo! You can understand why this race is celebrating its 40th anniversary, a simply stunning course and location. We set the stage for a huge day of racing both AG and Professional, as well as course insights for anyone thinking of racing here or may have qualified for the 70.3 World Championships in December this...

Love is in the air as well as hats, bidons and swim caps!  After 8 long years Greg finally cracks Tim and concedes to sending care packages to athletes across the world from his garage… times have changed! Listen in for the code throughout the show to grab yourself a discount.  We wrap up a hugely successful training camp in Lennox Heads hosted by hometown hero CF, with Greg acting...

There is no denying CF is starting a cult of merrymen, we ask some hard questions of it’s leader and the responses are cause for concern!  Ben Walker Koa Sports athlete and first time Kona Qualifier joins us to tell us about those feelings and his plan of attack as he starts his 2024 towards the big dance. How did you do with training over the holidays period?  Fear not the coaches break down the...

Koa Sports are your 2023 IRONMAN and 70.3 Club Champions!  The dynasty continues.  On a record breaking day, mens and womens, our athletes and coaches willed themselves across the line to remain on the train stopping all stations to victory town. The after party was extravagent, with rainbow slushies nearly running the town of Busselton out of ice.  We tell some tall tales without n...

We are in the finishers tent for the IRONMAN and 70.3 Busselton with the Koa Sports athletes that went full send on race day.  These episodes are all time!  AG Champions, Podiums, PR’s and plenty of colourful language, kids… earmuffs. Thanks to IRONMAN for the Media Access, these episodes show all that is IRONMAN and what goes into the big day.  If you’re looking for a coa...

Now is the time to let your mates know about Koa Sports!  Proven results, proven science and proven fun.  Get your mates to try out Koa Sports (before November 17th) for free up until December 25th, and if they stick around, we’ll give you January in return to say thanks.  It’s that simple!  More details in the episode. Tim’s Beer Mile TrainingPeaks blog is cancelled after a flood of complaints an...

Another Koa Sports Podcast IRONMAN afterparty instalment, and this one won’t disappoint!  Our athletes delivered on race day like they always do in absolutely savage heat and humidity, including a water temperature of 31.8.  Podiums and triumphs all around, 16 started 16 finished…. Just! But of course, you’re all here for the naughty stuff, RSA rules are somewhat more relaxed in Sou...

Ash Gentle, Braden Currie and Josh Amberger are racing this weekend in the 70.3 Asia Pacific Championships here in Malaysia and they give us some thoughts ahead of the big race!  Thanks again to IRONMAN for Media Access over the weekend. Carpool Karaoke with long time podcast friend Pete Murray who is in town to call the Pros and Age Groupers home.  We also catch up with many of our...

We are on the ground in Langkawi, Malaysia for the 2023 IRONMAN and 70.3.  Rated the hardest course in all of IRONMAN globally, if you finish this race you are a beast, if you set the course record…. well maybe a King? To get to Langkawi the coaches must fly via Singapore first, and that means a modest overnight stay with a visit to some fine establishments and a dabble at the Marina Bay...

We are joined by Stefan Christ, Head of Research and Development at BMC.  Stefan shares some amazing insights as to how and what goes into the process of concept to reality for any new bike, and specifically the SpeedMachine.  You need not be a BMC enthusiast to enjoy this episode, just a lover and appreciator of amazing bikes!  Just what role do legends like Fabian Cancellara and C...

IRONMAN World Championship this weekend in Nice, France for the men!  We take a fingernail deep dive into the Pro race and catch up with a few Koa Sports athletes on the ground (Matt Jones and Kimmo), exciting. Greg is going full ‘ohana’ in 2024 back with his UltraMan tribe pushing for his Sub20 dream.  Kent suffered a savage blow to his tape breaking chances in Malaysia on the weekend after being...

LinkedIn is the worlds largest professional network with over 930 million members in more than 200 countries worldwide.  Driving this, is a workforce over 20,000 strong worldwide! Jun Yoshida, LinkedIn Wellness, talks us through the thriving wellness program that attracts and retains some of the world’s best talent.  In an increasingly competitive employment marketplace, employers a...

Bob De Wolf is the CEO and General Manager of one of the most successful triathlon teams in history, the BMC Pro Triathlon Team Powered by 2XU.  In 2023, 7 world-class athletes race for the BMC Pro Triathlon Team: Lucy Buckingham, Pablo Dapena Gonzalez, Kristian Høgenhaug, Chris Leiferman, Thor Bendix Madsen, Max Neumann and Patrik Nilsson. Since 2014 the BMC Pro triathletes won over 150...

Here we go!!  Koa Sports are your 2023 Asia Pacific IRONMAN Club Champions, defending the 2022 title.  An unbelievable day of results and it was a tight leaderboard. 50 starters, 6 AG Champions, 10 AG Podiums and a total of 16 AG Top 5 results. The Koa train was in full voice…. TOOT TOOT! But wait there’s more.  What happened Saturday night, how was the Beer Mile, when did...

Koa Sports takes you behind the finish line into the heart of the finishers tent!  These episodes are stacked with raw emotion and the occasional slip up (swear jar).  An incredible day at IRONMAN Cairns for our athletes, with a full review of results and impending after party stories on the next episode.  Will the Greg monster make a return? Thanks to IRONMAN for the medi...

We open the build towards the IRONMAN Asia Pacific Championships, and Koa Sports is going BIG! Friday June 16th 5-7pm CrystalBrook Riley Live Podcast with special guests and a few nibbles.  Make sure you ask Greg for a selfie, he loves it!  We chat to 3 flying Koa Sports athletes Rob Chavan, Jack Dickens and Kelly Hilder, racing on the Sunday, and of course Monday June 19th the Koa...

What role can AI (Artificial Intelligence) play in the performance of athletes today, and what role will it play in the future?  There is no question the landscape is changing, but how fast and how must do athletes trust the process? As far back as 1859 Charles Darwin authored the landmark book The Origin of Species, it since coined the phrase, ‘adapt or die’.  As coaches and athlet...