This week is all about the interviews as Bevan is out of town. We have interview with Barry Siff, AJ Johnson from Training Peaks, and Sasha from Yoga Sync.
IMTALK EPISODE 368
News: WTC taking over KMD which runs some Challenge races, Results from Austria and TT Tri, IM Germany is coming up, Berasategui's confession, John's ITU update.
This Weeks Photos: Paul Hellings looking sharp in his IMTalk gear at the Blenheim Triathlon.
Age Grouper of the Week: Adam Laycock sent through this weeks age grouper, Drew Lowrie. Unfortunately Drew passed away from a heart attack recently. He was a great club man at Team Trispoorts. He will be missed by all of the people he connected with.
Websites of the Week: We have two websites this week. IM-betting.com and thenaturalnutritionist.com.au.
IMTALK EPISODE 367 - Joe and Dirk Friel
News: Results from IM CDA and France, New IM for Boulder, IM Austria is coming up, Athlete dies at IM France, Ironman Foundation doing good work at Coeur d'Alene.
This Weeks Discussion: Tim Hemming sent through this weeks discussion. This week you get to relive your past. The question is: What is the sweetest victory that you have ever experienced in sport? This may not be about you winning, just your greatest sporting experience. Comment here.
This Weeks Video: Here's a cool way to put your bike on your bike rack.
Age Grouper of the Week: Neal Oseland sent through this weeks age grouper, Kevin Dessart. Kevin qualified for Kona in 2010 but had to pull out due to injury, family commitments, and business demands. After finally getting his body right and getting some time back in his life he trained for IM Texas this year. All of his hard work paid off when he won his age group. Neal said 'Kevin is an ambassador to our sport and a great example of what perseverance and planning can do when trying to do you best'. Good job Kevin!
Interview: This week we have Joe and Dirk Friel from www.trainingpeaks.com talking about the cumulative, and hidden, effects of fatigue on your training. They talk about how it effects your training and how you can use certain tools for feedback to help you avoid overtraining.
This Weeks Websites: Funny story about woman being DQ's for having her boobs out in a race, Joanna Fitzgerald's just giving page.
IMTALK EPISODE 366 - Dr Tamsin Lewis
News: Virginia Berasategui has tested positive for drugs, IM CDA and IM France are coming out, results from some 70.3.
This Weeks Discussion: Who would be the best non endurance sport athlete (like runners and cyclist) if they were to do an Ironman? Give us your reasons why you have your answers. By the way Jenson Button doesn't count as we see him as a triathlete. Comment here.
This Weeks Photo: Now days Bevan spends more time doing voice work at races than races. Here's a shot of him doing his thing at the Christchurch Marathon.
Interview: This week we have Dr Tamsin Lewis on the show again. She talks about the damage that Ironman training can do for the heart. This is a very interesting topic. You can check out her website here: sportiedoc.com. Here's the Ted talk we talked about in the interview.
Coaches Corner: This week John covers his taper and nutrition for his Kona race.
IMTALK EPISODE 365 - Paul Laursen
News: Results from IM Cairns, Someone is doing 30 IMs in 30 days, Rachel Joyce and Leanda Cave are injured and out of Roth, ITU update, Lots of 70.3 results.
This Weeks Discussion: Dave Heywood sent through this weeks discussion. He did a race where it seemed that one guys may have only done one lap of the two lap run course. He was wondering what you would if you saw this, would you: Report it to the race director? Call for an investigation? Ignore it because it doesn't change my time? Why would you do what you would do? Comment here.
This Weeks Photo: Here's John looking cool in his IMTalk trisuit in the Kona 70.3.
Inverview: This week we have Paul Laursen, who leads the Performance Physiology Team at High Performance Sport New Zealand, back on the show. He covers how heat effects performance and how we can use slushies to improve our proformance. This is a great interview. If you want to get one of Paul's Floe Bottles click on this link: www.floebottle.com
Questions and Answers: John covers lots of questions about his Kona camp. Here's the link to Jeff Savage's fundraising page.
