IMTALK EPISODE 379

News: IM Kona slots breakdown, Kona goss, lots of results, John's ITU update. 

This Weeks Discussion: Dave Heywood sent through this weeks discussion. With the passing of his mother he has dedicated his next race to her and he is going to fundraise for an Ovarian Cancer organisation. His question was: Which fundraising organisations have you found do a good job and which ones don't. Plus what are some tips for effective fund raising? Comment here. 

This Weeks Photo. Tim Hemming looking sharp in his IMTalk tri suit at the Challenge Henley race.

Age Grouper of the Week: Oli Jenner sent through Lee Thomas from www.tri-topia.com for this weeks age grouper. Lee has a massive PB of 23mins at Challenge Vichy. Oli says that Lee is an all around good guy who gives back to the sport in a big way. He also runs training camps at Tri Topia, check it out if you are looking for a camp to do. 

Website of the Week: J Mac sent through www.athletestreatingathletes.com. It's a great site to go to if you have any injuries. It has loads of great info. 

This Weeks Websites: Camilla Pedersen's website, Tim Hemmings piece about his race. 

IMTALK EPISODE 378 - Joe McQuillen and Bevan McKinnon

News: Lots of results, John's ITU update, coming up races. 

This Weeks Discussion: The team at You Know You Are Books are going to do a book about triathletes. They want our help to make this funny book. So if you want to contribute to the book come up with a funny end to this sentence: You know you are a triathlete when... Comment here. 

This Weeks Video: This clip was sent through by Mark 'Polok' Jeszke. IT's The Orica team doing ACDC. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Ed Hawlins sent through Roy Nasr for this weeks age grouper. Unfortunately Roy was killed by a drunk driver while he was riding his bike last weekend. Roy was a great man and a big part of the Dubai community. He will be sadly missed by so many people. 

Interview: This week we have Joe McQuillen and Bevan McKinnon, from www.fitter.co.nz, on the show. They talk about high fat diets and how it affect athletes. Check out this article on the subject. 

IMTALK EPISODE 377 - Joe Friel

News: Lots of results, coming up races, Competitor group to stop supporting pros, Pushing at finish line.

This Weeks Discussion: WTC have been running the legacy programme for a while now. John was wondering if there should be a time frame on how long it takes you to do the twelve races required. If you do feel there should be a timeframe, how long should it be? Comment here

This Weeks Photo: Here's the photo of the bear on the run course in an Ironman. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Clyde Rosanowski sent through this weeks age grouper Eoin Reville. Eoin is not the kind of guy who does things by the book but he is proof that this can work. After doing 7 IM's he managed to have a massive PB in Challenge Roth this year. 

Interview: This week we have Joe Friel from Training Peaks on the show. He covers how the middle of the pack age groupers should use power in their training and racing. 

Website of the Week: Gary Fegan sent through www.digitalepo.com. If you want to cheat on Strava this is the place to do it. 

This Weeks Websites: Piece on Competitor group. 

IMTALK EPISODE 376 - Kona Race Director Diana Bertsch and the Boulder 70.3 Panel

Once again we have a wrap of this weekends races plus we have some interviews. 

Interview: Today we have Diana Bertsch on the show. Diana is the race director at the Ironman World Championships in Kona. She shares lots of insight into what it takes to run this amazing race. 

Boulder 70.3 Panel: Barry Siff sent us through a panel that he put on before the Boulder 70.3. It had Tim Don, Liz Blatchford, Drew Scott and Rachel Joyce. It's a great listen. 

IMTALK EPISODE 375 - Dr Larry Creswell and Dr Barbara Nelson

Once again we do a quick wrap up of the races coming up and then the rest of the show is interviews. 

Interview: This week we have Dr Larry Creswell talking about the long term heart consequences of endurance sport. Check out his blog here and his Endurance Corner pieces here. 

Interview: We also have Dr Barbara Nelson on the show. She covers a topic that John and I don't know anything about, menopause.