IMTALK EPISODE 252

News: IMNZ results, Florida Double results, John announced the IMTalk Christchurch auction. 

The IMTalk Christchurch Earthquake Auction: Here is a list of what we will be auctioning. 

1. Chrissie Wellington Record Breaking Shoes

2. Craig Alexander race suit along with a #1 Race number (bike) from the 2010 World Championships

3. Yvonne Van Vlerken Package

1 x “White Skinfit-Tri Suit exclusively made for Yvonne” in which she won Ironman Cozumel last year)

1 x “Rudy Project Wingspan TT-Helmet”

1 x “Rudy Project Noyz Racing Pro- Yvonne van Vlerken Limited Edition” (see Promo attached)

4. Bevan Docherty Jacket

5. Sam Warriner Helmet, Andrea Hewitt race togs, Gina Crawford race kit.

6. Rachel Joyce – abu Dhabi race bike kit

7. Entries into:

Every challenge Race www.challenge-family.com

Hood to Coast Relay - 30th Anniversary www.hoodtocoast.com

Monster Middle Distance Triathlon www.monsterracing.net 

Vineman 70.3 www.vineman.com

8. IM Talk Packages

IMTalk Bike Jersey from www.ultimoclothing.co.nz

Blue Seventy Axis Wetsuit www.blueseventy.com

Newton Running shoes www.dcmsport.com

Coffees of Hawaii prize pack www.coffeesofhawaii.com

DVD Documentary “Going Long, Going Hard” which follows the 2010 Epic Camp Length of NZwww.stormydog.co.nz

Salt Stick Xlab or O2 Creations

Discussion of the Week: John had a question asking if triathlon is a family or is the family thing only for Ironman? If you can figure his question out you can comment here. 

Interview: Troy from Athlinks talks to us about the Hood to Coast Relay. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Ali Dennis sent through Nick Ruane sent through this weeks age grouper. Nick didn't make the cut off for the swim at IMNZ last year but after working hard with Ali for the last twelve months he managed to complete the swim last weekend in 2:11. He then went on to finish the race 14:28:59. 

Website of the Week: Thorsten Radde has created www.trirating.smartersoftware.de. It's a great site that creates a rating system based on the different courses and the results athletes have gotten in the past. 

IMTALK EPISODE 251 - JO CARRITT

 

News: We do an update on the Christchurch Earthquake, IMNZ preview.

Interview: We interview Pro Athlete Jo Carritt. She gives some great insight into the life of an up and coming pro. www.joannacarritt.com

Check out her coaching business here: 

 

Questions and Answers: John goes over a question about how to prepare your shoes in transition plus Stewart Milne asks about the cookbook. 

IMTALK EPISODE 250

News: Macca is not doing Kona as he's aiming for the Olympics, strong pro field for Abu Dhabi, lottery closes next week, results for New Plymouth HIM and Rev 3 Costa Rica. 

This Weeks Discussion: What drives the competitiveness out of kids and what can we do to maintain it? Comment here

Age Grouper of the Week: Debi Hazelden sent through Helen Williams for Age Grouper of the Week. After having a baby she trained through tough conditions to have a great race in Challenge Copenhagen. 

High 5: This repeat High 5 was sent through from Nick from Sydney. It's on making your partner not hate Ironman. 

Website of the Week: Mark Yale sent through www.pponline.co.uk for website of the week. He's what he said about it: I was introduced to it when i was a member of the british sailing team when i stopped sailing so competitively i have used to help write a training programme for bike racing and have found it very useful and it has helped me complete a lot of my A level Coursework.

This Weeks Websites: Macca for Olympics, Abu Dhabi pro field. 

Dave Pike's TV ad: He's the guy in the red shirt. 

IMTALK EPISODE 249 - Gordo on big chain riding.

News: Tri Grand Prix ups their price money, Tri Star continuing to expand, Coach to Coach update, WSJ article on triathletes in relationships. 

Discussion of the Week: John has come up with his top 10 female athletes of all time. Do you have any differences. Comment here

Endurance Corner Workout of the Month: Gordo from Endurance Corner goes over big gear work on the bike. He covers Matt Molloy's big gear workout. In the interview Gordo talks about an article that Alan Couzens wrote on the Endurance Corner blog, you can get it here. 

Websites of the Week: James 'The Wiseone' Bowtell sent through these videos that show the funny side of what we do. Ironman vs Ultrarunner, Ironman and training, Ultrarunner talks to his wife, Road Cyclist vs Ironman, Wife and triathlete talking. 

Plus we have this great site with lots of historic tri videos from Pim. Check it out here 

IMTALK EPISODE 248 - Scott Molina on Sutton

News: New Iron Distance race in Japan, Inside Tri's fifteen greatest male athletes, Macca racing Challenge Cairns. 

Discussion of the Week: Bam sent through this question: I have a question around the 'M-Dot' brand. Specifically, the increase in the amount of endorsed products out there like the "official ironman matress" or Avon aftershave! Do you think that this lessens the M-Dot brand? And by association the kudos of doing an official Ironman event. Comment here

Interview with Scott Molina: We have Scott Molina on the show this week where he shares some of his thoughts on our interview with Brett Sutton. He also tells some great stories about the 80s and introduces his new book 50 One-Hour Workouts. 

This Week Websites: New race in Japan, Inside Tri's top 15 men, 365 Marathons.