IMTALK EPISODE 358 - Mahe Drysdale, Daniel Plews, and Adam Otstot

News: Koh Samui results, Ralert wins New Orleans 70.3, John's ITU update, Hits Marble Falls is coming up. 

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. 

IMTALK EPISODE 357

News: Results from IM South Africa & Hits Nappa Valley, Norden takes our 70.3, Strongman is coming up, Who's leading the age group and pro rankings, John's ITU. 

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. 

IMTALK EPISODE 356 - Paul Laursen

News: John's race report and the Auckland ITU update, IM South Africa & Hits Napa Valley are coming up.

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.

IMTALK EPISODE 355 - Dirk Friel, Andrew Johnson and Russel Cox

News: IM Austria going to a split start, Oceanside 70.3 results, ITU update.

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. 

IMTALK EPISODE 354 - DC RainMaker

News: Results from IM Melbourne and Hits Ocala, Andreas Raelert is racing IM Austria, ITU has increased their prize money, company is setting up in Boulder to appeal the working athlete. 

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.