IMTALK EPISODE 528

News: Results from Norseman and IM Boulder; To many races in the UK?; Asia Pacific 70.3: Coming up races; Why Andreas hasn't qualified yet; Lucy Gossage injury; Success for Challenge Wanaka. 

This Weeks Discusscion: This weeks discussion is a funny one. It's as simple as this: What not to say to triathletes. It was inspired by this piece on triathlon.net. Comment here

This Weeks Photo: We have our Challenge Roth camp coming up next year. You can get in here.

Age Grouper of the Week: John Duda is this weeks age grouper. He worked for 10 years to acheive his Kona dream, which he did at IM Lake Placid with a PB and 2nd in his age group. 

Statstastic: We have some stats on Norseman and Embrun man. 

App of the Week: Wada have an app that allows you to idenity banned drugs. Check it out here. 

IMTALK EPISODE 527 - Tim Pigott

News: Results from ADH Triathlon, IM Vineman, and IM Netherlands; Changes in KPR; John's new race; Challenge having championship race in Melbourne; IM Boulder is coming up. 

This Weeks Photo: Here's a great photo of John 'Mincey' Muncey in his IMTalk race kit at Zurich 5150. 

Movie Review: John and Bevan went to see Phil Keoghan's new doco Le Ride. You can get more info about it here: www.philkeoghanleride.com Here's the trailer for it. 

Interview: We get Tim Pigott on the show to talk about gadgets that help us look after our bodies. 

Website of the Week: Challenge Family have a great webpage that shows how much the tops pro's have made from prize money this year so far. Here's the male's link, and the female's link. 

This Weeks Websites: John's Race. 

IMTALK EPISODE 526

News: Results from IM Switzerland, IM Whistler, IM Lake Placid, Challenge Poznan, The Outlaw; IM Texas date changes; Challenge Roth sells out in seconds; IM Vineman and Netherlands are coming up; KRP update. 

This Weeks Discussion: What are some triathlon/sport related ways you could celebrate an important time/event in your life? Like John's 40th or Bevan's Stags do. Comment here. 

This Weeks Photo: Here's a great photo of John as a young man ;-) 

Statstastic: We look at some stats around Daniella Ryf.

Age Grouper of the Week: Ray Boardman sent through John 'UltraHumps' Humphries for this weeks age grouper. Being a military man he has had to train in some very challenging conditions to complete his Ironman and Ultraman. 

My First Tri: Paul Gittings sent through his first tri. 

IMTALK EPISODE 525 - Spencer Smith

News: Results from Challenge Roth and IMUK; IM Switzerland, IM Canada and IM Lake Placid is coming up; Ryf to Validate in Switzerland; IMWA adds 70.3; John's ITU update. 

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This Weeks Discussion: What would you like to see from the pro’s in race week? What expectations should we have on the pros to give back to the sport during race week and what should the WTC provide to help us enjoy the pro's as much as possible, both before and during the race? Comment here. 

Interview: We have Spencer Smith on the show to talk about the work that he is doing in Ghana. If you want to check out what Spencer is doing go to www.coachings2.com. 

Epic Camp Interviews: We have the last of our Epic Camp interviews. 

This Weeks Websites: Greg Sousa's Go Fund Me page. 

IMTALK EPISODE 524

News: China 70.3 races get 100 Kona slots; Some impressive results; Challenge Roth and IMUK are coming up; John's ITU update. 

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This Weeks Discussion: Should we encourage more diversity for Kona, to make it more like the olympics where smaller, less developed nations have a chance to qualify? For example India, where there are no WTC races, could be given 4 slots to allocate at their key triathlon events. Could this work and would it be a good thing? Comment Here

This Weeks Photo: Here's John looking sharp in his Yellow Epic Camp top. 

Challenge Roth Special: We break down the iconic Challenge Roth Race. 

Statstastic: John shares his Epic Camp stats. 

Epic Camp Interviews: We have more of the Epic Camp interviews. 

Interview: We get Rob Wilby from www.team.oxygenaddict.com taking us through the IMUK course.