This Weeks Discussion: Bevan wants to get to know you guys a whole lot better. He was wondering if you were to get stuck on a desert island what would be the four things that you want to have with you? You can't take people. Comment here. 

This Weeks Photo: Gomez crossing the line at Challenge Barcelona. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Carol Murray sent through her husband Dave for this weeks Age Grouper of the Week. While training for the Long Distance European Duathon Championships he got a serious injury. This didn't stop Dave, he overcame this and went on to complete the race. Good luck at the worlds guys. 

Interview: We have Gordo from Endurance Corner back on the show this week. He covers bike training so you don't lose all your speed trying to qualify for Kona every year.

Coaches Corner: John answered a question from Martin Silver Surfer Silvester about taking a month off work to prepare for an IM. 

This Weeks Discussion: John come up with this weeks question: If there was a single thing you could do to try and make the pro race at big Ironman races (Kona, Frankfurt or Melbourne) more exciting, what would that be? Comment here. 

This Weeks Photo: Hywel did the London Marathon with a Hawaiian top on. Turns out it was a good move as he did a 2:32:51!

Coaches Corner: This weeks John covers quite a few questions that you guys have sent through over the last few months.  

Website of the Week: The Mountain Snail sent through this weeks website: www.effortlessswimming.com. Here's what MS wrote about it: Brenton Ford’s a pretty serious Aussie swim coach but young and imaginative.  He’s started a swimming-for-triathlon podcast recently and has lots of interviews with Aussie open water swimmers and triathletes which are refreshingly relevant to what we do (ie not about pool swimming).

Discussion of the Week: With WTC trying to put on an IM in Boulder, Richard Soares was having a discussion with a mate of his around if they would pay $750 for a local race. So this weeks discussion is that question: would you pay $750 for a local race? Give us your reasons for your answer. Comment here. 

This Weeks Photo: On this weeks show we had the Blender Challenge. Here's the photo of both John and Bevan's blenders. 

Interview with Terenzo Bozzone: This week we have Terenzo Bozzone back on the show. He talks about his last year of racing, what he's going to be up to for the rest of 2013. He also shares what life is like as a pro and the type of training when he was a kid. You can keep in contact with Terenzo on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/terenzo1 or Facebook here. 

Interview with Dylan McNiece: Dylan McNiece took out the new Challange Taiwan last weekend. We caught up with him about the race. If you want to find out more about Dylan check out his website: http://dylanmcneice.com

This Weeks Website: Our new sponsor Endurance Junkie, Article where a reporter useds Peds. 

This Weeks Discussion: You've been made the CEO of WTC and your job is to create more profit for the organisation. What would you do to help the WTC grow and make more money? Comment here.  

This Weeks Video: It's the Richard Simmons YouTube clip that Bevan was talking about on the show. 

Coaches Corner: John talks through his HR testing and some of the files from the Auckland race. He also covers some follow up questions from the Paul Laursen interview. Here are the links that go with it: Sodium Study, Sports Drink write up from Paul. 

Website of the Week: John Newing sent through Forksoverknives.com for this weeks website. It's a website that promote the plant based diet. John likes the recipes on there. 

This Weeks Websites: Michael Davidson website, Christian Isakson's fundraising page. 

This Weeks Discussion: Sam Newell sent through this weeks question, here it is: Do you think the AG ranking system will lead to WTC changing the qualifying criteria for Kona into a ranking system? If they did do this what would be the positive and negative sides of doing it? Comment here

This Weeks Video: Christian Isakson keeps doing great work, check out this latest clip:

Interview: This week we have an Mahe Drysdale and Daniel Plews on the show. Mahe is the current Olympic Rowing Champion and he is training for an Ironman. Daniel works at High Performance Sport New Zealand, he is coaching Mahe through his IM experience. 

Interview: Adam Otsot is a top age grouper who has just turned pro. On this weeks show we have a talk to Adam and see how he's approaching the step up to being pro. If you want to check out his website click here. 

This Weeks Discussion: Bree Witteveen sent through this weeks discussion: A lot of folks seem to be jumping on the triathlon coach bang wagon these days and calling themselves coaches after taking just one weekend class. What does it take to become a legitimate and/or GOOD triathlon coach? Do you have to be fast or just be passionate and knowledgeable about the sport? What makes a good coach and what do you look for? Comment here. 

This Weeks Photo: John looking sharp in his IMTalk tri suit at the Auckland race. 

Age Grouper of the Week: The guys at the Sports Science Crew kicked butt at IMNZ. Rob Creasey and Daniel Plews were the 2nd and 3rd overall and Paul Laursen nailed the sub 10. These guys definitely do what they preach. 

Website of the Week: Tom Ballard sent through TriRadar.com for this weeks website. It's a great website that covers everything triathlon. They have blogs from top athletes, gear reviews, race reports, training articles and more. 

Coaches Corner: Jeff Curry sent through a question about how to get faster. So John gives some tips on how to increase your speed. 

This Weeks Discussion: Bevan finally gets his question on for this weeks discussion. What is the one thing you don’t do that you know you should to get faster? This is the best question ever ;-) Comment here. 

This Weeks Photo: Here's a photo of the boys in the IMTalk studios. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Ken Young sent through Vaughan Hunt for this weeks Age Grouper. Vanghan had a crash in IMNZ but still managed to finish the race. After the race he had an X-Ray which showed he had a compressoin fracture in his back. Well done Vaughan. 

Interview: Paul Laursen leads the Performance Physiology Team at High Performance Sport New Zealand. On this weeks show he shares the lastest thinking on electrolyes and nutrition for Ironman. This is a great interview. Check out his profile on the AUT website. 

Website of the Week: Paul Laursen has an app called Never-Bonk. It helps you to figure out how much fuel you need for an IM. Click here to find out more: www.never-bonk.com

This Weeks Website: Swim Smooth website for training ideas.

This Weeks Discussion: If we move away from mass starts do you prefer waves starts of say 300, individual time trial starts (like some races in the US) or do you have a better suggestion? Bevan's question will be coming next week ;-) Comment here.

This Weeks Photo: Bevan's running group doing a happy jump after their Half Marathon. 

Interview: This week we have Dirk Friel and Andrew Johnson from Training Peaks. The break down some of the power files from IM Melbourne. They share some great insight into how the pros work and what age groupers can learn from this. 

Interview: We have Russel Cox from www.trainstravels.com. He had a great post on his site about why there was so much drafting at IM Melbourne. He shares some of this insight with us.  

This Weeks Websites: Article about deaths in triathlon, Training Peaks Melbourne Files. 

This Weeks Discussion: John was wondering: Should you have to do a 70.3 to prove your fitness and qualify for an iron distance race. This is not a speed test but a fitness WOF in light of the increasing amounts of deaths in races. Comment here.

Interview: This week we have DC RainMaker back on the show. This guy has the best website for reviews on the tech side of endurance sport. If you are thinking about buying some new gear make www.dcrainmaker.com the first place you go. In the interview he shares his thoughts on what is happening now in tech. 

This Weeks Video: He's a fun clip that Chris Kemp made called: A Day in the Life. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Kevin Coady sent through Rob Gray for this weeks age grouper. Rob is a hard working man who had the aim of qualifying for Kona this year. After two attempts where things went wrong he managed to place second in IM Cozumel and get the slot. Well done Rob. 

Interview: We have Al from www.yogasync.tv on the show this week. He talks about some of the basics around Yoga and how you get started. 

Website of the Week: Thorsten has started a betting site for IM races. You can check it out here: www.im-bettting.com

This Weeks Websites: Extreme Endurance in Hong Kong, Endurance crew at Hybris, Tri247's pieces about Corinne Abraham.

This Weeks Discussion: John and Bevan had a disagreement on the show this week. If there was a IM race where there were no pro's or no Kona slots do you think the feel of the race would be different? Would it be less serious or pretty much the same as any other IM races? Comment here. 

This Weeks Video: Here's a real bad cycle fail. 

Interview: This week we talk to Gary Roethenbaugh from Triathlon Industry Association. Gary and his team aims to represent the industry (as with any trade association) and to promote triathlon overall. They are working closely with the national governing body – the British Triathlon Federation. It’s this common goal of growing the sport, and participation in triathlon, that is shared by both the national governing body and the industry.

Interview: John has an interview with Craig www.bikecycle.co.nz. He talks about the use of his power meter, fast cadence and other cycling stuff.  

Coaches Corner and John's Rant: John shares some swimming info and has a rant about a couple things that have been on his mind. 

This Weeks Website: The movie Chrissie is promoting, Warwick John Fahy's speaking website.