This Weeks Discussion: Stuart Moore sent through this weeks question: How do you train for an IM on 3 hours training a week. John changed it a little bit, for those of you who train for less than 10 hours a week how do you make it work? Comment here

This Weeks Photo: A funny photo of Macca running with interesting support crew behind him.  

Age Grouper of the Week: Pete Satchwell send through Andrew Seager for this weeks Age Grouper. Andrew is the 'IM Yoda' in the United Arab Emirates. He gives so much back to his local tri community. 

Coaches Corner: This week John covers some tips for dealing with tough weather conditions on your big race day. 

Website of the Week: Pete 'Triclops' Hagen sent through www.bicyclefitguru.com. It's a site that is all about bike fitting. 

This Weeks Websites: Jodie Swallow's blog post, Joe Friels Ironman Big Day. 

This Weeks Discussion: Pete Romney sent through this weeks discussion. Do you think that the Ironman organization has spread itself too thin and is trying to put on too many full length courses? While I loved having an Ironman course literally half a mile from my front door, there seem to be so many races (at least around the US) that each race draws fewer pros and just a little less fanfare from the organization, etc. Or, on the flip side, should more and more people try to go pro and race Ironman full time to expand the sport? Comment here

This Weeks Video: Albert sent through this youtube clip from IM St George, it shows how tough it was out there. 

Interview: This week we have legendary athlete and now the Head Referee for Ironman. He goes over a lot of the rules for the race. He also talks about how Lance is going. Check out his website: www.riccitello.com

Age Grouper of the Week: Pete Price sent through Warren Mason for this weeks Age Grouper. Warren had missed out on getting a Kona slot by 70sec in his racing but this year in IMSA he managed to come second in his age group and get the ticked to Kona! Well done Warren. 

This Weeks Websites: Coach Casson's swimming app, Macca comment on the blow dryer. 

This Weeks Discussion: Peter Coulson sent through this weeks discussion: What is the one dream race that you would love to do? This excludes Kona. Comment here 

This Weeks Photo: Bryan 'Spice Boy' Dunn sent through this great shot from IMSG. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Andrew Howse sent through Juan Carlos for this weeks age grouper. Juan had entered IM Japan, China and New Zealand on the years when they had been cancelled or made into smaller races. This didn't stop Juan, he went on to complete IM Melbourne in an amazing time of 9:18. Plus we are informed that Juan is a great alround guy. 

Coaches Corner: John does a Coaches Corner on how to transfer from IM life to normal life. 

Website of the Week: Matt 'The Peaceful Tri Ninja' sent through this article about a cool device for those of you with smart phone. Neil Scholes sent through www.racergirl.com

News: Ironman St George and Australia are coming up this weekend, This Week in Lance. 

This Weeks Discussion: This week we have two discussions, one from Bevan and one from John. First of all: If you could create one law that was designed to get society fitter and healthier, and the government would have to implement it, what would it be? The second question is: Who will win Kona 2015? This can be in the male or female field. Comment here.

High 5: John does a High 5 on how to fit training in and not hurt your relationship. Here's the book that Bevan was talking about: The Relationship Cure. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Ken Maclaren sent through this weeks Age Grouper Lesley Wilson. After not being able to do a full Ironman in Taupo this year she set up her 'A Long Days Tri-ing' where she completed the whole IM distance. She managed to finish her day in a time of 16:09:45. Great work Lesley. 

Website of the Week: Morton Liebach sent through www.swole.me. It's a good site that can generate a diet based on your own requirements. 

This Weeks Websites: www.christianisakson.com, blind runner Simon Wheatcroft interview. 

This Weeks Discussion: John was wondering if the smaller races in your area suffer when the branded races come in and take over? Is this a concern for you and if so why? Comment here.

This Weeks Photo: John on the boat in Kona. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Clyde send through Brendan Krone or Brendo/K Dog/K Diddy as this weeks age grouper. K Dog went from being a new endurance athlete to completing IM Melbourne in a 9:23 in a very short period of time. Plus he has many great names ;-) 

Website and Contributor of the Week: Morten Liebach sent through http://www.turbostudio.com.au/ and Matt ‘The Peaceful Tri Ninja' sent through http://www.turbotraining.co.uk/. 

Questions and Answers: Kyle Lehanbauer sent through a question about drafting and Pete Sharp ask about the best age to start doing IM. 

Interview: Alan Couzens from Endurance Corner on the show this week. Alan talks about setting IM pace via non maximal testing. He covers the testing for both the bike and the run. There's great insight in to how to make this work. 

Age Grouper of the Week: John 'The Mountain Snail' Hancock sent through Steve Mellsop for this weeks Age Grouper. Steve swam faster than Brown and Crowie at IM Melbourne. He did a sub 9:30 at the age of 47! Love your work Steve. 

This Week Discussion: John came up with this weeks discussion: If you were in charge of Challenge or WTC what things (maximum of 3) would you do to improve the organisation. Comment here. 

This Weeks Photo: Bevan with Tabstar the cat. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Martin Hollywood send through Liz Pinches for this weeks age grouper as she manage to win her age group at Abu Dhabi not long after having a hip operation. 

Website of the Week: Kid Stardust sent through www.swimmersguide.com for this weeks website. It's a great site that lists pools around the world. 

Club of the Week: Jamie Bray sent us and email in 2007 about his tri club - The Wicklow Triathlon Club. We finally have it as our Club of the Week this week. Jamie says it's a great club that gets a good balance of training and the social stuff. Check them out here.

This Weeks Website: If you want to donate to Tim Heming's fundraising effort and get him to get a London Pride Ale (anywhere in the world) to you click here. 

This Weeks Discussion: This weeks discussion comes from Drago Dzerve, here's what he said: There is a time trial start race here in the states that has more than 1500 participants each year.  Why can't we have time trial starts for the pro's in Kona or any other race?  Let World #1 start last and have them chase the crowd down or let them go first and let the chase begin.  Put in a 15M drafting zone and make it an individual sport.  If it is good enough for the Tour de France, why isn't it good enough for our sport? Comment

Legends of a Triathlon: This months Legends of Triathlon is out. This month we have Greg Welch on the show. Click here to get the show. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Both Peter Coulson and Michael Walker sent through this weeks AGOTW Greg Farrell. Greg qualified for Kona in Arizona and the back it up with a great race in Melbourne where he was the first age grouper overall in a time of 8:48:35. 

Interview: This week we have Hunter Allen on again. This time he talks about TSS and how you can use it in your training. He also talks about the Performance Management Chart. Check out all that he does here.

This Weeks Discussion: This weeks discussion is coming from Will Hogarth: Training when you loose your training mojo. What have you done to get fitness back on track when the mojo has gone? Comment here.

Interview: We have Rachel Joyce on the show to have a talk about her race in Melbourne. Check out her website: http://racheljoyce.org/

Interview: We have Felix Walchshofer from Challenge to talk about what has been happening lately and where they are going from here. www.challenge-family.com

This Weeks Discussion: Here's John's new Kona qualifying plan. Slack the championship events with slots but for championship events there is preferential entry for those that qualify. Eg in Asia Pacific there are now ~200 Qualifying spots across 5 events. John’s suggestions - Winner of each AG at each IM gets a Kona slot = ~24 slots/race. - Bump up slots at regional championship to ~120+ Kona slots. - Preferential entry for regional championship races opens one week before general entry for - 1. Top 10 in their AG at any ironman in the year before. 2. Kona Qualifiers from the year before. 3. The regional champs would move location from year to year. What do you think? Comment here

Make sure you get your IMTalk tri suit:

The tri suit order goes in this Friday so get in now. Click on this link to get yours now. 

Interview: This week we have Justin Daerr from Endurance Corner about how to train effectively in hot locations. You can check out some of Justin's pieces on www.endurancecorner.com. Make sure you check out their camps as well. 

This Weeks Websites: www.openfooddata.com, IronCamp in France, The Hits race in Florida.