IMTalK EPISODE 314 - Epic Camp Lite Kona

News: Results from IM Cairns and Kona 70.3, Macca's not going to the Olympics.

This Weeks Discussion: Colin 'The Convict' Bialkoski sent through this weeks discussion. A co-worker of his completed a marathon a while ago but they walked during it. Colin feels that it's great that his co-worker completed the distance but they hadn't ran a marathon so it's not the same. He wonders if it's the same thing for 70.3s and IM's. Colin put it this way: 'So basically the point is, from a moral point of view, if you can't run the whole distance from start to finish, should it really count?' Comment here

Age Grouper of the Week: 1:11 Half Marathoner Richard Swan sent through this weeks Age Grouper, Clyde (Roz) Rosanowski. Roz is a former high level runner who converted to Tri's a few years ago and since doing that he hadn't really had a result that he was happy with. This all changed when he race IM Melbourne where he did a 66m swim, a 5:04 bike and a 3:16 run to come in on a time of 9:35. That's a great result. 

Epic Camp Lite Interviews: John has some interviews with the athletes at Epic Camp. 

IMTalK EPISODE 313 - Mat Steinmetz

News: John's in Kona, Results from IM Brazil, IM Carins is coming up this weekend, John's ITU update, Challenge Wanaka training camp with www.fitter.co.nz. 

This Weeks Discussion: Matthew Binns is going to love this one from Doran 'Drop the Bass' Bosso: Who are the most attractive pro male and female athletes right now? Feel free to give some reasons why. Comment here. 

This Weeks Photo: Mimi Winsberg took this photo of Lance running down Alii Drive. 

Interview: We have an adviser to Crowie, Mat Steinmetz. He shares lots of great insights about what the top level guys look at when they are trying to find more speed. Check him out here: www.MatSteinmetz.com

Website of the Week: Last week we put the call out to Thorsten to figure out who the youngest IM Kona winners were. Once again he over delivered. Check out the piece he did here: www.trirating.com

 

IMTalK EPISODE 312

News: Results for Lanzarote, Texas and Florida 70.3, 7 Ironmen in 7 days, WTC announces Ironman Los Cabos, John's ITU update, IM Brazil is coming up. 

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. 

IMTalK EPISODE 311 - Jimmy Riccitello

News: Our t-shirt design comp, IM Texas and Lanzarote are coming up, John's ITU update, New people inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame, WTC's cancellation of National Harbour 70.3. 

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. 

IMTalK EPISODE 310

News: Results for IM Australia and St George then St Croix and Wildflower, Ironcat in Spain is coming up, Bracht v Brown in Roth, John's ITU update. 

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