The Triathlon Brick Session

Mark catches up with old friend and former guest host Andy Blow (CEO of Precision Fuel & Hydration.They reminisce about old times, how the sport has changed over the years. Andy also offers some nutrition advice and his new exciting new nutrition products. Mark will be using these products for his up and coming epic gravel endurance ride - the Badlands. Mark also offers up his thoughts about the tragic events from Ironman Ireland. The link for the Triton information https://portugal.tritonworldseries.com/Partons will have the opportunity to win a FREE entry for this race.

Claire Steels is the GC rider for Israel Premier Tech Roland who will be riding in the Female Tour de France 2023. Mark catches up with Claire while on an altitude camp just before she starts the Tour. Mark and Claire discuss a lot of things including, saftey at female races, how she became a Pro rider (not a conventional way), how female racing is developing and the UCI decison to stop male athletes from competing against female athletes. Plus lots more... Enjoy!

A double whammy today. In the first part of the show Mark chats with the Passion Fit triathlon team who are offering a unique opportunity for any aspiring elite triathlete. You've got to be in it to win it. Mark also catches up with BMC Tri team member, and newly crowned Coeur d’Alene Ironman Champion - Chris Leiferman. Chris chats about his excitement of becoming a father again, and his genuine potential to do well at the World Championships in Nice. Enjoy!Link to the Passion Fit website https://www.passionfit.co.uk/

In today's show we have two athlete race reports detailing their specififc feeling and emotions from Ironman Hamburg which saw a fatal incident. Mark and Tim discuss and ask the question 'is long course triathlon safe'?

Mark catches up with brand new Mum and former Olympian (Bronze medal) Vicky Holland. If like Mark you want to know if Vicky will be back on the racing scene soon, or will she consider concentrating on more TV and commentary work? You'll find out.Enjoy

Mark and Tim decided to watch all the PTO European action from the beautiful island of Ibiza. In this show they discuss some of the key elemnts and observations from the weekends racing and coverage. Link to Orca competition https://www.orca.com/en-gb/experience/xhale/be-part-of-orca

Mark catches up with Sam Renouf the CEO of the PTO. After two years does Sam think the PTO is heading in the right direction and does he think the PTO has a viable business plan to make middle distance/PTO Open triathlon watchable and profiatable?

More triathlon/cycling inovation with BODY ROCKET. Mark chats with Eric DeGolier (CEO and founder) a design engineer who has worked with with industry leaders Trek Bicycles, PowerTap, and CycleOps. about the idea for Body Rocket. This is a fasinating insight to technical information that is currently only available to elite cyclist/triathletes.https://www.bodyrocket.cc/about-ushttps://www.youtube.com/@bodyrocket6844

Mark catches up with former elite triathlete Gordon Byrn. Gordon now coahes and is also the author of going long. In today's show Mark and Gordon discuss how to train at 50yrs old and above. Some of Gordon's athletic achievments:Winner - ÖtillÖ SwimRun World Champs in SwedenWinner - Ultraman World Champs in HawaiiWinner - World's Toughest Triathlon (70.3 Distance, Auburn, CA)Personal Best Ironman Distance - 8:29 including a 2:46 runAuthor - Going Long with Joe Friel - over 50,000 copies soldPersonal Landing Page: https://1000daypacing.comSocial:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@feelthebyrnTwitter: https://twitter.com/feelthebyrn1Substack Publications:Endurance Essentials: Writing on health and high performance: https://feelthebyrn.substack.comTrue Wealth: Lessons from 30+ years working with wealthy families: https://truewealth.substack.com

Mark catches up with Eoin Everard who isn't too shabby at running. He's also a chartered physiotherapist and Certified Athletic Therapist who specialises with low back, hip and knee pain. He has two clinics, one in Kilkenny and one in Limerick. The Limerick Clinic is situated in Castletroy and predominately helps patients try to prevent low back, hip or knee surgery.He has lectured with Setanta College, Limerick Institute of Technology and has provided lectures and advice on functional screening and health for Athletics Ireland, Saracens Rugby, the Limerick Leader and the Kilkenny People.He has previously done work experience in Montreal Canada as part of his undergraduate training and has worked with top GAA teams and Olympians in the past. He is an avid runner and is the first Kilkenny man to break the 4 minute mile. Did I mention he also has a PhD in biomechanics. Enjoy..

Mark was lucky enough to catch up with Ed Clancy OBE this week. Ed is a multiple Olympic Gold medalist, world record holder, and more importantly he's from YORKSHIRE. Enjoy...

I catch up with Tim Heming to discuss Race Ranger, the new PTO scoring system, Andrew Messick's car crash interview and his behaviour on it. Plus much, much more - I might have a few rants along the way. I

Mark catches up with Eloise du Luart who is transitioning from top AG athlete to the PRO female field. Eloise qualifide for the 70.3 World Champs last year, but admits she made a few mistakes along the way. She has a new coach and a new level of experience for 2023, how will she do this year?

Mark catches up with James Elvery who is the main man behind the Race Ranger anti drafting technology. James and his team managed to test the equipment out recently in a Pro triathlon event in NZ. Mark finds out how it all went. Mark also has an interesting conversation with nutrition expert Jeff Rothschild specifically about fasting? Is it a good thing and should endurance athletes be fasting at all?

Mark catches up with Tim Heming to discus a few things, but the subject that is on most athletes minds is the announcement that the Ironman World Championships will be moving. Mark has his own opinions with this, and has a bit of a rant.... Other discussions include: Patagonman Under 23 WTC results - up and coming athletes Cross country at this time of year. And a few other bits and bobs. Enjoy!

Mark picks the brains of Paul Kirwin (Physio/Assistant Professor Trinity College Dublin/Head Physio Bohemian FC) who shares his years of experience and knowledge about everything to do with the achilles. Enjoy!

Today Mark chats to Ben Hoffman and Caroline Livesey who both won the PATAGONMAN XTRI. This race is fast becoming one of the most popular extreme triathlons on the circuit, and for good reason. It has it all, a ferry jump into cold water, a bike route that has three distinct characteristics over the 180kms, plus 2500m of climbing. However, it is the run (44km) that steals the show with massive skys, huge mountains and lake views, and all off road. Let's not mention the wind!

Tom Bishop has been on the triathlon short course circuit for many years with some notable results (too many to list).I caught up with Tom at the Challenge Mallorca race a few weeks ago and press ganged him into coming on the show. He talks tattoos, training in Yorkshire during the winter, how he now feels ready for the longer distances and what he's learnt so far. Enjoy!

At just 23 yrs old Jasmine Harrison has already rowed the Atlantic ocean (SOLO) and then she decides to swim from Lands end to John O groats (LEJOG). Quite an exceptional young lady who will inspire you. You'll enjoy this chat for sure.

Tim gives Mark an inside look from the big Island and two day racing format from Kona. Lot's covered in this episode. Enjoy!