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Recognized around the world as the "Voice of IRONMAN," Mike Reilly has called more than 180 IRONMAN events, including 30 straight years of the World Championship in Kona. More than 350,000 athletes have heard his iconic pronouncement, "You are an IRONMAN!" as they crossed the finish line.
Every one of those athletes has a story, and Reilly has heard hundreds of them. At long last, at the urging of many friends and athletes, Reilly has written a book about what he's seen and what he's learned.
On this episode of the podcast, Triathlon Taren goes into the nitty gritty of IM 70.3 Puerto Rico from start to finish, talking about the specific details of how he ran the race which netted him an 8th place finish in his age group and a 13th overall finish!
Kaisa Sali is a professional triathlete from Finland who came in 5th at the Ironman Kona World Championship in 2016 and 2017, and 7th in 2018. She's the winner of IM South Africa and IM Arizona, after 2016 which was a real breakout season for her. But not only is Sali impressive on the course, she also has a Masters of Human Nutrition and is working on a project to develop clean and healthy fuel for training and races.
For a large majority of age group athletes, the swim is their biggest obstacle. But Brenton Ford is here to help. The founder and coach of Effortless Swimming, Brenton is an expert at analyzing problems or hitches in an athlete's swim stroke, and prescribing easy, manageable drills to can fix them. He's worked with pros and amateurs alike, and is in the middle of developing a new program aimed specifically at age-groupers, to help make swimming easier, more enjoyable, and ultimately effortless.
James Mitchell is one of the top photographers shooting triathlon today. He's become the personal photographer for reigning Kona runner-up and women's swim course record holder, Lucy Charles, and he works with many of the top pros in the world including Patrick Lange, Andreas Dreitz, Tim Don and many more. His photos are not just beautiful, they also tell a story.
On today's podcast, we chat with James about how he's able to work with all of these pros, what kind of equipment he uses, and some of Lucy and her husband Reece's day to day secrets!
Dr. Martin Gibala is a professor of kinesiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The author of the best selling book "The One Minute Workout", Dr. Gibala is an expert in the realm of High Intensity Interval Training, also known as HIIT. On this episode of the podcast, we discuss HIIT for triathletes and how HIIT training can bring more benefits in a shorter amount of time than traditional, long, steady-state training.
David McNamee is a Scottish professional triathlete whose name you might not know, but you definitely should. In 2018, he became the third fastest finisher ever at the Ironman World Championship in Kona with a time of 8:01:09. One year earlier, he was also on the podium at Kona, with a 3rd place finish in 8:07:11. In other words, he's fast and only getting faster at age 30. McNamee spent a lot of years successfully racing ITU before moving to long course racing in 2014. He's been Jan Frodeno's training partner, and has raced against Javier Gomez for many years, so he's primed to make the jump to a name you definitely have heard of.
On this episode fo the Triathlon Taren podcast, we talk to David about two Kona podium finishes in a row, his proclamation he plans to win Kona next year, and of course, a Scottish favourite, haggis.
On this episode of the Triathlon Taren podcast, Taren talks about how to train for triathlon if you're someone who happens to travel a lot -- or if you have to travel in the prime part of your training for a big race. How to not just maintain fitness but even gain fitness, even without the comforts of training at home!
Patrick Lange is the reigning, two-time Ironman Kona World Champion and course record holder with a time of 7:52:38, making him the fastest man ever in Kona IM history. On this episode of the Triathlon Taren podcast, Taren talks to Patrick during an early-season training camp at Club La Santa in Lanzarote. They discuss Patrick's approach to training, his #BeTheRecordBreaker campaign, and that epic finish line proposal to his now-fiance Julia!
On this week's episode of the Triathlon Taren podcast, Taren discusses Zone 2 training: why it's such a critically important part of a triathlon training plan and how a lot of people have the wrong idea about it.
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