IMTALK EPISODE 469 - Barry Siff and Zibi Szlufcik from Challenge

News: New WTC race in Dubai but Challenge still there; Results from IM Cairns; Coming up races; John's ITU update; Iron Cowboys' 50 IM in 50 days. 

This Weeks Discussion: We want to do a positive post about WTC this week. What are the 3 best things that WTC have done over the last few years from your perspective? Comment here. 

This Weeks Photo: Bevan experiencing monkey business in Bali ;-) 

Interview: This week we have President of USA Triathlon and ITU Executive Board member Barry Siff on the show. He covers what he has been up to and what is happening in the sport within the States. Plus the relationship between ITU and WTC. 

Interview: Zibi Szlufcik, the CEO of Challenge, is on the show this week. He talks us through what has been happening in the middle east, Challenges' progress in the States, and other things that Challenge are up to. 

This Weeks Websites: Iron Cowboys' website.  

IMTALK EPISODE 468 - Jo 'The Stalker' Baxas

News: There's not much news this week as we have prerecorded. 

This Weeks Photo: Here's a great photo from Epic Camp Kona with the crew struggling up a very steep hill. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Pete Githens sent through Susanne Vanzijl for this weeks age grouper. After falling and getting a collapsed lung she went on to do IM Texas and qualify for Kona in her first full IM. 

Interview: This week we have Jo 'The Stalker' Baxas on the show talking about the book that she helped Nick Cicerchi write, The Macca Model. If you would like to get hold of the book click on this link. 

Fitness Behavior: This week Bevan inserts one of his Fitness Behavior episodes. If you enjoyed the show and would like to listen to more of these click here. 

IMTALK EPISODE 467 - Dan Stubleski

News: There's not much news this week as we have prerecorded. 

This Weeks Photo: Here's John and Tim Martindale (who's looking sharp in his IMTalk trisuit) at the start of the Kona 70.3. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Tim ‘Pedal to the Metal’ Ford sent through Noel ‘The Fenn Express’ Fenn as this weeks age grouper. Noel is an alround good guy of the sport who give so much back to the sport. 

Interview: Dan Stubleski is one of the fastest age groupers in the world. In a very short time in triathlon he has achieved many massive goals. On this weeks show he shares what has helped him be so successful. Check out his twitter link here. 

IMTALK EPISODE 466 - Kona Camp Interviews

News: Results from Lanzarote, Brazil and Kona 70.3; 70.3 Worlds are moving to a two day event; Faris Al Sultan retires; John's ITU update; Coming up races. 

This Weeks Photo: Here's the photo of John's bear chest that we were talking about on the show. There a few of his Epic Campers there as well ;-) 

Interviews: This week John sits down with some of the participants of his Epic Camp in Kona and talks about their triathlon lives.  

Age Grouper of the Week: Brett Sammut sent through Jessica Richards for this weeks age grouper of the week. She dominated at IM Port Macquarie getting first female age grouper. 

This Weeks Websites: Here's the More Than Sport link for their Nepal fundraiser. 

IMTALK EPISODE 465 - Hywel Towel and Tom Struzzieri

News: We go over the coming up races; John's ITU update. 

This Weeks Video: Here is the video that John and Bevan were laughing at at the end of the show. 

Interview: This week we get Hywel Towel on the show to talk about his London Marathon race, where he did 2:30:07. He shares a lot of insight into what he did to pull off this amazing result. You can check out his website here. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Andrew Winter sent through Tim 'The Beast' Beasant for this weeks age group. Tim had a terrible crash where he shattered his pelvis but he didn't let this stop him for his athlete challenges. In a short period of time he completed IM Lanzarote, well done Tim. 

Interview: John has an interview with Tom Struzzieri from Hits Triathlon. Tom shares where Hits comes from and where it is heading in the future. www.hitstriathlonseries.com