IMTALK EPISODE 476 - Bob Seebohar

News: IM might be sold; Results from Canada 520; Embrunman, IM Mont Tremblant and IM Sweden are coming up; Challenge Bahrain course; Open letter to Bahrain 13. 

This Weeks Discussion: Is Ironman killing short course triathlon? If this is the case, what do you think short course races need to do in order to get people racing more often? Plus what would they need to do to get you racing more often? Comment here. 

Interview: This week we get Bob Seebohar back on the show to talk about nutrition for young triathletes. He shares many great thoughts on this important topic. You can get his book, Sport Nutrition for Young Triathletes, by clicking here. 

Statstastic: We look at which races have the most climbing in them. 

Website of the Week: The Wiseone sent through www.cycleroute.org for this weeks website. It's a great site to figure our the terrain of your cycling routes.

This Weeks Websites: Open letter to Bahrain.  

IMTALK EPISODE 475 - Scott Molina and Rich Allen

News: Results from Norseman, ADH tri, IM Netherlands, IM Bolder, Philippines 70.3; 25 more qualification spots at Taupo 70.3; New Pro Union; John's ITU update.

This Weeks Discussion: It's exactly one year to the Rio Olympics so we want to get your predictions on who will get the metals in both the female and male race? We'll come back to this next year to see who are the best predictors. Comment here. 

This Weeks Photo: Andrew Taylor sent through this weeks photo. It a Kiwi crew at the finish line at the ITU Long Distance Worlds. 

Interview: This week we have former pro athlete Rich Allen on the show. He's a big part in the new Pro Tri Union, www.protriunion.com. John talks to him about what the objectives are of the union and where they see it going in the future. 

Interview: Legend Scott Molina is back on the show today. He's just completed Celtman so we got him on the show to talk about the race and his experience building up to it. 

IMTALK EPISODE 474 - Thorsten 'The Geek' Radd

News: IronCowboy finishes 50 50 50; Results from IM Canada, Outlaw, IM Lake Placid; Challenge release rankings; IM Male and Female only pro races; Norsemen and IM Boulder are coming up. 

This Weeks Discussion: Bevan wants to know what you are listening to, non triathlon related, when you are out there training. This can be music, podcasts, audiobooks, or anything else that you think is worth sharing. Comment here. 

Interview: This week we get Thorsten on the show to go over the lastest KPR results. He shares his thoughts on lastest results and the system in general. Go to www.trirating.com to keep up to date with all of his good work. 

Age Grouper of the Week: Ben sent through his wife Anna-Marie Watson as this weeks age group. She has been doing many crazy events and doing amazingly well.

IMTALK EPISODE 473 - Lucy Gossage and Tracy Morrison

News: Results from IMUK, IM Switzerland and The Bastion; Sunny Garcia is doing Kona this year; IM Placid, IM Canada and Vineman are coming up; IronCowboy update; John's ITU update. 

This Weeks Discussion: Would a Pro multi lap (eg 3 lap swim / bike laps of 15-20km / run laps of 7km) Ironman work with a strong pro field? And if so what would you do to make it interesting? Comment here

This Weeks Photo: This is a photo of Swannanoa and Pod post the Gold Coast Marathon. They are doing a different type of training. 

Interview: This week we have an interview with the winner of IMUK last weekend, Lucy Gossage. She takes us through her race, what she is up to this year, and what her goal for Kona is. Check out her website here: www.lucygossage.com. 

Interview: This week we get top female age group athlete Tracy Morrison on the show. Tracy won her age group at IM Melbourne in a time of 9:38:18. We talk to Tracy about what she does to be successful and her goals for the rest of the year. 

Blue Seventy Helix Auction: Click here to go to our ebay link to buy an amazing Blue Seventy Helix. 

IMTALK EPISODE 472

News: results from Roth and Vitoria Tri; Roth changes the drafting penalty; Challenges introduces Euro end of season bonus; Coming up races; IMTalk 10 year weekend; ITU Update.  

This Weeks Discussion: This weeks discussion is from John B, who got an ashtray in his race pack one year. He was wondering what is the weirdest prize you have won at a race or received in a race bag? Comment here

This Weeks Photo: This is how they rode their bikes in the good old days - seat shifters. Comes forward on the flat for TT then push back for climbing. Thanks to Arno for the pic.

Age Grouper of the Week: This weeks age grouper, Bill Worboys, was sent through by Adam Laycock. Bill is the best supporter his son in law Gavin May. Unfortunately Bill has Motor Neurone Disease which means he can no longer go to races to support Gavin. For this reason a big crew of people went with Bill to IM Lanzarote for one more race. It was an amazing experience for everyone involved. 

Statstastic: This week we talk about how Marino Vanhoenacker is the first man to do two sub 8 IM in one year. 

Coaches Corner: John covers the advantages and disadvantages of trainer sessions. 

This Weeks Websites: www.bevanjameseyles.com for the podcast that Bevan was talking about on the show.