The Triathlon Brick Session

A bonus chat with the very inspirational Simone Mitchell who came 2nd overall at Ironman Lanzarote 2018. She ran a 3.07 marathon and when she first started in this sport in 2012 her 400m PB swim time was over 10 minutes. So there is hope for us all!

Andrew Starykowicz, is a Father, Husband and professional triathlete, in all these roles he has faced more than is fair share of challenges. Yet through all these difficulties he just gets better, stronger and wiser. Enjoy........

The team answer some of your questions on this show. Drafting in the swim, how to train on holiday with the family and so much more. As always we have Andy's quiz, JP's race round up and a new feature we think you'll like. Enjoy the banter!

Quick Challenge Championships race predictions with the "stats man" Thorsten Radde. Lets see who picked the winners?

Another light hearted show packed with the normal banter with helpful triathlon advice from the trio of experts, Richard Stannard, Andy Blow and Mark Livesey. We have the 2 min race round up from the young gun James Phillips with. The main topic this week is discussing the 80% - 20% training model. Enjoy

Even when Andy is out in the USA we still manage to get a show together for you. This episode is all about strength training and how best to incorporate it into your training. As always race recap and results with James, and of course the normal banter. Enjoy!

The team discuss why having poor lab testing doesn't necessarily mean you won't perform on race day. A few funny stories along the way and yet another competition, that you, the listener can also join in with as well.

Another fun packed show with Andy, Rich, Mark, plus new comer James Phillips with his weekend round up. The lads chat about Open Water swimming and how best to enter cold water, they also discus IM Texas (World best) and of course Andy's quiz. Plus so much more - enjoy.........

I chat to Zibi specifically about the disappointing organisation at Challenge Roma. I also ask how the sport can gain some credibility back after the decision made by Ironman to acknowledge Ironman Texas as a legitimate World Record time after confirmation the race was short and poorly officiated. As always we chat about so much more......... enjoy.

I get the chance to catch up with Alice Hector who beat some of the best triathletes on the circuit to come second at Challenge Rome. We chat about her awesome race, her nutrition hacks and how the Italian medics attend to fatigued athletes (very funny). We have a blast chatting about the organisation during this event, so much fun! Pretty sure you'll be laughing out loud a lot during this interview. Enjoy.

Another jam packed show with a great new segment from James Phillips AKA the results man. The team chat about sleep, hallucinating, and of course Mark chats about his experience at Challenge Roma. We also have Andy's quiz with the scores currently 3 - 1 to Mark. Enjoy!

The team chat about the individual results from the CW games. Andy chats about the DW kayak race over the weekend. New to the show is Andy's questions for Mark and Rich, who now have a running competition going. Enjoy.......

Mar, Andy and Richard chat about the National Duathlon results, racing weight and so much more. The normal banter with the boys and a new competition between Richard and Mark. Enjoy!

The main topic of conversation in this episode from the guys is how Duathlon can contribute to your triathlon training. Andy Blow should know he raced Elite at the 2004 World Duathlon Championships alongside GB Elite Tom Lowe. Richard Stannard was no slouch either at the run - bike run format. Andy also chats about his awesome 10th place at the Red Bull Neptune steps event. Bloody cold day in the office.

As promised we catch up with Laura Siddall the Ironman New Zealand Champion 2018. Another great catch up with this awesome athletes and multiple Ironman Champion.

The team quickly discuss the results from ITU in Abu Dhabi and IM New Zealand over the weekend. The main subject of the show is all about the importance of pacing when racing and training. Mark also gives you another amusing cycling story!

I catch up with Laura who just missed out on the win at Wanaka 70.3 by just 11secs. However Laura did smash the bike record and will be racing IM Taupo in great shape. This is a great interview and probably one of my best to date.

Me, Richard Stannard and Andy Blow chat about what constitutes being a good remote coach and what an athlete should expect for their money. We also discuss some of the mistakes we made early in our triathlon careers that could have saved us some a lot of time and energy. This is a belter of a show so please enjoy!

Another great show today - Rich, Andy and I chat quickly chat about the awesome GB results at IM 70.3 Dubai. The main topic of conversation is the pros and cons of indoor training apposed to outdoor training. Enjoy!

A quick pre race chat with Kimberley Morrison who is racing Dubai 70.3 Friday (tomorrow). I tried to chat to Nikki Bartlett but the sound quality was poor, so we missed out there. This is a stacked field with some of the Worlds best racing so its going to be a tough one. We also have friend of the show Will Clarke racing with 3 of his BMC team mates.