On day 1 of the IMTalk 2018 Kona Super Specials we have interviews with Jan Frodeno, Daniela Ryf, Javier Gomez, Braden Currie, Brent McMahon, Ben Hoffmen, Ashleigh Gentle, Mike Phillips and some amazing age groupers.
IMTalk Episode 636 - Thorsten Radd
News: Results from Ironman Chattanooga and Ironman Maryland; Terenzo and Kastiline are out of Kona; Coming up races; John’s ITU update.
This Weeks Discussion: It’s Kona picks time! This week we want to know your top 3 picks for both the males and females at the World Champs. We also want to know your dark horses to make the top 8. Comment here.
Interview: Thorsten Radd is back on the show to talk about Kona. Our stats man gives us his thoughts on what the stats say will happen in the race. You can get his Kona 2018 Rating Report by going to www.trirating.com. This is a great resource to use when you are watching the race.
Age Grouper of the Week: Richard Swan sent through Claus-Henning Schulke as this weeks age grouper.
Website of the Week: This week we have two websites: Luke Hardman sent through www.obstri.com. We also had www.envirobikebox.com.au.
This Weeks Websites: No training marathon; Wetsuit Aquathon.
IMTalk Episode 635 - Scott Molina
News: Results from Ironman Italy, Challenge Madrid, and some 70.3s; Kona News; Coming up races; John’s ITU update.
This Weeks Discussion: An age group Marathon World Champs programme has been created, which ends in a championship race. You can check out the details here: https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/agwr/how-it-works/ Do you think this will catch on and become a big thing in the endurance world? Comment here.
Interview: This week we get Scott Molina on the show to talk about the ageing athletes body. What they need to look out for, what kind of training they need to do to look after their body, and some other tips to keep on top of your game as you age.
This Weeks Websites: Athlete Banned From All-You-Can-Eat Restaurant for Eating All That He Could, http://cameronwurf.blogspot.com/2018/09/
IMTalk Episode 634
News: Results from the ITU champs; Frodo out of Kona; Coming up races; New Ironman Race, 500 more female slots for the 70.3 champs; John’s ITU update. Comment here
This Weeks Discussion: Ian Moore sent through an interesting article about Ironman athletes in an Irish newspaper. This week we want to know your thoughts on it. Check out the article here: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tipping-point-how-bored-do-you-have-to-be-to-think-ironman-is-a-good-idea-1.3608227. Comment here
This Weeks Photo: Here’s a photo of John showing a young kid how it’s done in a 10km race.
Coaches Corner: The coach goes over why Heart Rate still matters in your training and racing.
Statstastic: This week we look at the run times in Kona for the last 5 years.
IMTalk Episode 633 - Brian Rose
News: Results from Almere, Ironman Wales, Ironman Wisconsin; Coming up races; Ironman buys Rev3 races; What the hell is going on; John's ITU update.
This Weeks Discussion: If you were to do a 3 person team for an Ironman, with all of you being similar abilities, how would you break it up to get from start to finish as quickly as possible? Comment here
Interview: This week we have an interview with top podcaster Brian Rose. Brian has an amazing story where he turned his life around after a time of extreme excesses. Recently Brian completed his first ever 70.3, which was another step on his growth path. In the interview we dig deep into Brian's story and his triathlon experience. You can find all of Brian's work here. https://londonreal.tv
Age Grouper of the Week: Clyde Rosanowski send through 'Downtown' Nicholas Brown as this weeks Age Grouper.
Statstastic: We have a look at the fastest age group Ironman times.