IMTalk Episode 689 - Dr Krista Austin

News: Results from Challenge Anhui and some 70.3’s; Wanda under investigation for violations of federal securities laws; Top prize money of the year; Coming up races; John’s ITU update.

This Weeks Discussion: What was the worst aspect of Kona that you watched? Either on the ground in Kona or on the coverage. Comment here

Interview: We have an interview with Dr Krista Austin. Krista is a sport scientist, exercise physiologist and nutritionist who has served as an industry consultant and performance specialist for professional and Olympic sport athletes. She gives some great advice on both racing and training nutrition. You can follow her on Twitter here.

Age Grouper of the Week: This week we look at all of the age group winners in the 60+ age groups in Kona.

IMTalk Episode 688 - Kona Age Group Interviews

This week is all about The Ironman World Championships in Kona. We break down the race and the results. We also have interviews with age groupers who raced over the weekend, the interviews are with Dave Dawn, Phil Ellison and Paul Moore.

This Weeks Discussion: What are your highlights from Kona? Comment here

IMTalk Episode 687 - Joe Skipper, Imo Simmods, and Thorsten Radde

This weeks is all about the Ironman World Championships in Kona. We have our picks and break down what we think will happen in the race. We also have interviews with Joe Skipper, Imo Simmonds, and Thorsten Radde. 

Here’s Thorsten’s Kona Cheat Sheet that was mentioned on the show.

IMTalk Episode 686 - Brent Chan

News: Wanda’s IPO; PTO buying Ironman; Results from Ironman Chattanooga, Ironman Maryland, Ironman Taiwan and some 70.3’s; Coming up races; John’s ITU Update.

This Weeks Photo: Here’s a picture of John’s Cube bike, which he talks about in his Coaches Corner discussion.

This Weeks Discussion: What would be the best case scenario from a viewer perspective when it comes to watching Ironman Hawaii unfold - in terms of how the elite race could pan out? Comment here.

Interview: This week we have an interview with Brent Chan to talk about drafting and technical officiating at Ironman races.

Coaches Corner: John breaks down his Cube TT bike and what he uses to create the fastest machine as possible.

This Weeks Websites: PTO buying Ironman, Cam Wurf’s blog, Kona data points.

IMTalk Episode 685

News: PTO aiming to buy Ironman from Wanda; Results from Ironman Italy and Challenge Madrid; Ironman Korea cancelled due to typhoon; Coming up races; John’s ITU Update.

This Weeks Photo: For those who need fashion advice, here’s Murray ‘The Holly Hammer’ Lapworth’s collection of socks.

This Weeks Discussion: Carla Chandler send through this weeks discussion. Her question is: Should the cut off time for Ironman and 70.3’s be longer in races where the courses are more challenging? An example of this is Ironman Vichy, which has over 2000m of climbing. Comment here.

Pro of the Week: This week we look at both Clemente Alonso Mckernan and Nikki Bartlett. They’ll both be racing in Kona.

Age Grouper of the Week: George Gray is this weeks winner for smashing out an 8:46 at Ironman Italy.

Website of the Week: Here’s this weeks website: http://xtriworldtour.com

This Weeks Websites: John’s nutrition survey, Brendan Murray’s coaching website.