IMTalk Episode 240 - Brett Sutton Part 1

News: Taupo result, Ironman on NBC this Saturday in US, Abu Dhabi getting bigger, Paratri for Rio, Bella and Steven leave Team TBB. 

Discussion of the Week: This weeks discussion was sent through from Matt and Bea: Should there be mandatory slow downs on dangerous descents? Comment here

Age Grouper of the Week: Tim Tansley sent through Coach Steve Casson for being a top block and doing so much for his triathlon community. Check out Steves website www.cassonz.com 

Interview: Fegan sorted out an interview with Brett Sutton. It's quite a long interview so we're releasing it over two weeks. Check out Team TBB's website here. 

This Weeks Websites: John Du Pont, www.cassonz.com, Ironband Blazeman Song on itunes, Info on Blazeman. 

IMTALK EPISODE 239 - Power Cookie Girl Em on Weight Loss

News: Results for IMWA and Asia Pacific 70.3 Champs, Challenge and Rev3 adding more races, Kona on NBC on the 18th Dec, Payment problems for IM Canada. 

Discussion of the Week: Adrian De Klerk had a question around the expectations of the pro athletes. So this weeks questions is: Is it a pros job to be there for the fans? What should be the expectations of a pro? Comment here

Interview: Em is back on the show covering how important losing weight is for performance and how to lose weight. Check out her website here. 

This Weeks Website: Canada Payment.

IMTALK EPISODE 237 - Kids Triathlon

News: Results for Ultraman and IM Cozumel, Coming up races, Ben 'The Running Man' Schorr feedback on IM Arizona, TriGrandPrix races for 2011, Mirinda Carfree might be racing IMNZ. 

Discussion of the Week: Who are some educational people that you think we could get on the show? Comment here

Coach's Corner: John covers what the tri club is doing with their Kids Tri Program. This piece gives some great insight into how to create good environments where kids can learn and grow. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Scott Barber sent through this weeks Age Grouper: Graham Cooper. Scott meet Graham on the way to St George and was impressed with him. When he did a search on him it turned out he was a pretty good athlete. John did some research and found these links: Athlinks, Ironmitchblog article about him. 

Websites of the Week: Rory Spicer sent through these websites: Diananyad.com and Stefaan Engals who is on a mission to complete 365 marathons in a year marathonman365.be

This Weeks Websites: Scott Tinley's youtube comment, CNN survey about which sports to report more. 

IMTALK EPISODE 237

News: Lance is coming to NZ, Results for IM Arizona, Beach to Battleship and South Island Half IM, 2011 ITU Long Distance location announced, remember to order your jersey. 

This Weeks Discussion: The Wise One James Bowtell sent through this weeks question: If you are trying to get your spouse/significant other participating in the sport or your training, what are the best tips for doing this? Comment here

Interview: We interview Annette Lee about the Epic Camp DVD 'Going Hard, Going Long'. You can get the DVD here: Stormyshop.com 

Age Grouper of the Week: Scott Richdale sent through Liam Dolan for Age Grouper of the Week. After swimming a 1:25 in the swim at Kona he passed 1385 people in the bike and run to finish in a time of 9:31! What an amazing performance. 

High 5: Andy Brind-Surch sent through this weeks High 5: 'the real reason endurance do things'

1. Carbo loading- excuse to eat lots of food.
2. Taper/off season- reason to lazy.  
3. Shave their legs- so they look better.
4. Getting down to race weight-.
5. Train crazy amounts.

This Weeks Websites: Tom Williams, from Marathon Talk, Winter Swim, Great YouTube clip from Chance Barber, Jules Gorham new triathlon blog, ITU Champs Location, Trijuice article. 

IMTALK EPISODE 236

News: Lots of results, Arizona coming up, Tri Star has a new race, Janus no longer with WTC, IMTalk bike jerseys.

Discussion of the Week: Scott Walker sent through this weeks question: What movies are best to watch when you are on the wind trainer? Comment here

Age Grouper of the Week: Tim Petersen sent through Christian Salling for having a great first race while having a flat and a broken derailer. 

Website of the Week: Andrew Winter sent through a great site to help with motivation when you are on a wind trainer. It gives you intervals to work, check it out here.

This Weeks Websites: Paradise Tri Training, Craig Johns coaching website, SlowTwitch Janus discussion.