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We review the racing from IRONMAN New Zealand at the weekend and bring you finish line interviews with the winners Mike Phillips and Regan Hollioake. We give our thoughts and share some of the research around the Imogen Simmonds doping allegations. We have 2 free race entries to give away to the Rarotonga Triathlon Festival. We chat to Rob Dallimore of Foot Traffic Coaching about the race. Louise Saggers won the free race entry to the Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns. We find out more about both her and the race. (0:00:00) – The Imogen Simmonds doping allegations (0:14:12) – Free race entry competition to the Rarotonga Triathlon (0:15:17) – Rob Dallimore of Foot Traffic Coaching (0:27:50) – IRONMAN Cairns (0:30:00) – Louise Saggers (0:39:23) – IRONMAN New Zealand race review (0:49:08) – Finish line interviews with Regan Hollioake and Mike Phillips (1:08:57) – Mooloolaba Triathlon this weekend LINKS: Raro Tri at https://www.rarotri.com/triathlon-festival/ Rob Dallimore of Foot Traffic Coaching at https://foottrafficcoaching.com/ IRONMAN New Zealand at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-new-zealand IRONMAN Cairns at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-cairns Follow Regan Hollioake on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rlhollioake/ Follow Mike Phillips on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mikephillipsnz/ Mooloolaba Triathlon at https://mooloolabatri.com.au/
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#606 - Joe Skipper
Jack is back hosting this week and we catch up with him on where he’s at with his training, diet and nutrition leading in to IRONMAN New Zealand this weekend. We have a free race entry to give away to the Rarotonga Triathlon Festival. Joe Skipper, UK professional triathlete is back on the show. Joe tells us about his recent bike accident here in Taupo and how it’s affected his training leading in to IMNZ. He reflects on the previous year's racing challenges and his thoughts on the IRONMAN series. Plus he shares his thoughts on racing in Kona versus Nice, his strategies for upcoming races and his overall approach to training and competition. We catch up with Adam Clark after his 102km ultra at the Tarawera Ultra. (0:06:36) – Jack updates us on where’s he’s at with training, diet and nutrition. (0:12:02) – IMNZ this weekend (0:15:53) – Race entry competition to the Rarotonga Triathlon (0:17:40) – Adam Clark (0:40:56) – Joe Skipper LINKS: Follow Jack Moody on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/ Follow Joe Skipper on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/notanotheraveragejoe/ Raro Tri at https://www.rarotri.com/triathlon-festival/ IRONMAN New Zealand at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-new-zealand Tarawera Ultra at https://tarawera.utmb.world/ Follow Dan Jones on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/daniel.c.jones/ More about Jeff Rothschild at https://www.aut.ac.nz/student-profiles/jeff-rothschild Â
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#605 - Emma Jeffcoat
Bevan and Tim catch up on the racing from the weekend. We have a free race entry to give away to Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns. Tim chats to Emma Jeffcoat about her journey as an elite triathlete, her training goals, and the importance of mindset, fueling, and balance in achieving success. Emma reflects on her past experiences, the challenges she faced with body image and under-fueling, and how she has learned to prioritize her well-being. They also talk about the significance of building a supportive team and the positive impact of having a balanced life outside of sport. (0:00:00) – Challenge Wanaka (0:07:36) – Abu Dhabi (0:16:26) – Free race entry competition to Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns (0:18:20) – Napier World Cup (0:22:02) – Emma Jeffcoat LINKS: Follow Emma Jeffcoat at https://www.instagram.com/emmajeffcoat/ IRONMAN Cairns at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-cairns Challenge Wanaka at https://www.challenge-wanaka.com/ WTCS Abu Dhabi at https://abudhabi.triathlon.org/ World Triathlon Cup Napier at https://triathlon.org/events/2025-world-triathlon-cup-napier
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#604 - Deb Lynch, Coast to Coast Champion
This weekend saw the 2025 edition of Coast to Coast, New Zealand’s World Championship of Multi Sport. We chat to the female winner Deb Lynch and find out what she faced both leading into the race and on the day. We have a free race entry competition to Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns. We discuss the incredible recent running results of Sam Ruthe and Cassandra Beaugrand. (0:00:00) – Coast to Coast (0:06:36) – Sam Ruthe (0:09:31) – Cassandra Beaugrand (0:13:00) – Emma Jeffcoat (0:14:11) – Challenge Wanaka this weekend (0:15:53) – Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns (0:17:44) – Free race entry competition to IRONMAN Cairns (0:18:30) – Deb Lynch LINKS: Request to follow Deb Lynch on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/debby.lynch/ Coast to Coast at https://www.coasttocoast.co.nz/ Craig Kirkwood at https://www.ckcoaching.co.nz/ Follow Emma Jeffcoat at https://www.instagram.com/emmajeffcoat/ Follow Cassandra Beaugrand at https://www.instagram.com/cassandrebeaugrand/ IRONMAN Cairns at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-cairns Challenge Wanaka at https://www.challenge-wanaka.com/
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#603 - Training Peaks Virtual and Rouvy
The online virtual cycling episode in which we discuss Rouvy’s purchase of FulGaz plus the acquisition of indieVelo by TrainingPeaks. We share excerpts from The TrainingPeaks CoachCast with Dirk Friel - TrainingPeaks Virtual: Redefining Indoor Cycling and Training with indieVelo creator George Gilbert and TrainingPeaks President Lee Gerakos. They discuss the reasoning behind the acquisition of the virtual riding platform, the possibilities for coaches and athletes and how the ethos of credible virtual racing is a part of the DNA of the merger. Nicole Stirling won the free race entry to IRONMAN Australia. We find out more about her. (0:05:44) – Race entry competitions in this week’s newsletter – Hell of The West and the Whakatipu Legend (0:07:30) – Nicole Stirling (0:17:35) – Rouvy purchase FulGaz from IRONMAN (0:24:58) – TrainingPeaks CoachCast interview with George Gilbert LINKS: Whakatipu Legend at https://www.thewhakatipulegend.co.nz/ Hell of the West at https://hellofthewest.com/ FulGaz at https://fulgaz.com/ Rouvy at https://rouvy.com/ indieVelo at https://indievelo.com/ TrainingPeaks Virtual: Redefining Indoor Cycling and Training with George Gilbert and Lee Gerakos IRONMAN Australia at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-australia
Hosted by Coaches Bevan McKinnon and Tim Brazier, Fitter Radio brings together their shared passion and knowledge of triathlon, running, nutrition and basically all things endurance! Listen to the latest research, interviews with pro athletes and leading experts to help you improve your sports performance and your health!
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