The Triathlon Brick Session

Lauren Brandon is a former NCAA All-American swimmer from the University of Nebraska. Lauren began her triathlon journey racing Olympic distance, but changed to longer races in 2015. She made the move to full Ironman races in 2016 and ended her season with a 2nd place at Ironman Cozumel. Her strong swim/bike combo has become one of the best in the World. She's also a lot of fun!

We get to chat again with inspiring role model Laura Sidall. Hear all about Laura's race at Kona - 3rd GB female and 16th overall in the World. She does so much more than race at the top level - MBE for Laura.

Listen to the CEO of the Challenge Family - Zibi Szlufcik. See why the 'Challenge Family' is going from strength to strength against a very determined opposition. Healthy Triathlon.

Will Clarke was on the big Island watching this race, so who better to discuss the KONA post race analysis.

Today Will Clarke and Thorsten Radde discuss Kona predictions on the big Island, from the big Island. A great insight from the statistics guru and the 2 x sub 8hr Ironman.

Another no nonsense interview with yet another World Champion. Spencer Smith is uncompromising, determined and just brilliant - he says what he likes, and likes what he bloody well says. A privilege to chat to such a LEGEND.

Olympic and sub 8 hrs Ironman Triathlete. We hear about his long and distinguished career and his attitude towards life. What does the future holds for this awesome athlete now? You can check out his new book here http://www.liveandlettri.com/book/

Pete Jacobs is a former World Ironman Champion back in 2012. After a long and frustrating time battling chronic fatigue he is now back in a good place and ready to race in Kona again. Listen to his race predictions for this year and his own aspirations on the big Island.

Mark chats to former Elite Windsurfer turned Pro triathlete back in the early 90's when triathlon was a real sport. This guy has so many National titles and Elite wins to his name its not worth listing. In addition to this he was also the GB Olympic Triathlon coach and all round triathlon legend - Richard Hobson......

This episode we cut straight to the chase and catch up with Emma Pallant. Emma has had an outstanding season so far with a numerous stunning results. A fan of the show Emma is just getting better and better culminating with a 2nd place at the 70.3 World championships. Listen to her story about this fantastic achievement. You can also see Emma race next week at the Super League Triathlon - now that...

Today's episode we just get straight to it and chat to world class triathlete Sarah Piampiano. Sarah is a multiple IM and 70.3 Champion, with her most recent victory being in a 70.3 in China a few weeks ago. Sarah also finished 7th Female Pro in Kona 2016. Find out what she intends to be aiming for this year.

This episode Mark chats to legendary swim specialist and coach Tim Floyd. Tim is head coach at the Texas based Magnolia Masters. In this interview Mark and Tim try to cut through all the bullshit and gimmicks regarding swim training and swim aids.

Lionel Sanders is one of the fastest long course triathletes in the world. In this interview Lionel chats about his darker days prior to discovering triathlon. He also shares his thoughts about all things triathlon, and of course his Kona aspirations. Enjoy!

Mark and Rich discuss the ITU results from Canada this week and which Pro triathletes have qualified for Kona 2017 so far. Mark has a rant about the Ironman legacy programme amongst other things. The interview is with 2 x Outlaw Champion and record holder Kit Walker.

Today Mark Chats to probably one of the best AG Ironman/long course athletes in the World- Brian Fogarty. Brian has consistently peppered the Pro results over the last 2 years with an outstanding result at IM Bolton last week where he finished 4th overall and produced the fastest bike split of the day.

Mark and Rich discuss Challenge Roth, Ironman Frankfurt and of course Ironman Bolton. We also discuss the fast and furious short course racing at Hamburg over the weekend. Mark has a bit of a rant about poor referee decisions and the promotion of known drug cheats in the sport. Rich finally got to chat to Alex Yee who is the current World Junior Duathlon Champion, 5th at the World Triathlon Champi...

A special episode with a short interview with two up and coming triathletes Kyle (7yrs) and Corey (12.5 yrs) Whiteford. These young lads are triathlon 'mad'. Corey has as already been selected for the Scottish Tri start squad - enjoy this fun chat. Also we chat to one of the best triathlon coaches around - Matt Dixon (Purple Patch Coaching). We discuss some great topics including what it takes to...

In this special episode we profile Ironman Bolton with the legend "stats man" Thorsten Radde. We also chat to podium favourite Nikki Bartlett and Male favourite and 2 x sub 8 hrs Ironman Will Clarke.

Dr Mark Tallon Phd talks specifically about Ironman nutrition, how much to take, what to take and when to take. This is a must listen if you're struggling to perfect your race nutrition plan. Mark also designed the flowcell which is a bike mounted food storage system that actually allows you to carry that all important nutrition required for long races. Check it out here and if you're an Xhale use...

We finally tracked Jodie Stimpson down. Rich and Mark team up to chat to Jodie about her aspirations for the Tokyo Olympics, new relay format, coping with injury, and so much more. You'll also find out what music she listens to on the dreaded treadmill. You'll certainly learn so much more about this phenomenal athlete after this great interview.     ​

We chat to Laura Siddall about her first Ironman victory at Ironman Australia, but also so much more including golf club design to her involvement with the Challenge events. More about Laura here http://laurasiddall.com/blog/ You can follow Laura on Twitter @lmsiddall and FB https://www.facebook.com/laura.siddall.5333

We chat to Matt about his success as a pure TT cyclist and how he has brought that valuable knowledge across to the triathlon world. He coaches some of the biggest names in the triathlon world including Tim Don's who posted the fastest ever Ironman distance triathlon record 7hrs 40mins 33 secs at Ironman Brazil. Find out more about Matt on his coaching website http://www.mattbottrillperformancecoa...

Rich and Mark discus racing from the last weekend including the Challenge Championships. They also discus the British athletes who will be competing at ITU Leeds race this weekend. Mark chats to one of the best truly amateur AG athletes in the country Sam Proctor who recently won the Grafman 70.3 event.

Exclusive interview with Susie Cheetham. Susie chats about her victory at Ironman Brazil and going sub 9 to beat the course record. You can read more about Susie on her website www.susiecheetham.com

Listen to the awesome Lucy Charles and new Ironman Lanzarote Champion 2017 (new bike course record). Also listen to Mark Threlfall who smashed the Outlaw half course record. Read more about Lucy here - https://lucycharleswimbikerun.wordpress.com Read more about Mark here - www.markthrelfall.com Bilbao Triathlon bilbaotriathlon.com Train Xhale Training/coaching Platform www.trainxhale.com