Road to Kona - Episode 1

A double episode this week as Leon Chevalier, Sam Appleton and Ben Kanute go over their training weeks for week 2 and 3. Ben talks about his 2nd place at Michigan 70.3, Appo's panic inducing sauna sessions and addressing whether needing to go the dentist is an indication of a successful world champs camp? All this and lots more in this double episode! The Feed - Your one stop shop for all your triathlon needs http://www.thefeed.com/triathlonhour Precision Fuel & Hydration - Click the link to get 15% off your first order  Precision I recommend PF 90, PF 30, 60 drink mix, Flow Gel and the 1500 electrolyte tabs. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner to get a plan for your next race: Race Planner Wyn Republic - To receive 15% off your order go to wynrepublic.com/thetriathlonhour, that's WYN republic with a Y

Penny Slater & Alice Alberts both raced the Ironman World Championships yesterday and join us today to recap their races and the Ironman world champs race as a whole. The highs, the lows, the details from inside the race and the training block in the lead up. It’s all here. The Feed - Your one stop shop for all your triathlon needs http://www.thefeed.com/triathlonhour Pillar Performance - Go to Pillar Performance for VITAMINC - 15% off Ultra Immune C for the months of September, October & November.  TTH15 - 15% off site-wide for first time users Nerd Belts - Use the discount code TTH20 at checkout for 20% off your order https://www.nerdbelts.com/

This is the most detailed preview show you’ll listen to this week of the women’s Ironman World Champs in Nice. We talk about all the big favourites, the athletes we think will surprise everyone, who we think will have disappointing races, go over an in depth course breakdown and much, much more. The Feed - Your one stop shop for all your triathlon needs http://www.thefeed.com/triathlonhour Precision Fuel & Hydration - Click the link to get 15% off your first order  Precision I recommend PF 90, PF 30, 60 drink mix, Flow Gel and the 1500 electrolyte tabs. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner to get a plan for your next race: Race Planner Wyn Republic - To receive 15% off your order go to wynrepublic.com/thetriathlonhour, that's WYN republic with a Y    

The greatest triathlon coach of the modern era joins us to talk about all things triathlon! We talk about his last few months coaching Jan Frodeno, go through all of his current athletes and the training they are doing, we talk women's Ironman World Champs, which male and females would perform well if they swapped to World Tour cycling and much, much more! The Feed - Your one stop shop for all your triathlon needs http://www.thefeed.com/triathlonhour Pillar Performance - Go to Pillar Performance for VITAMINC - 15% off Ultra Immune C for the months of September, October & November.  TTH15 - 15% off site-wide for first time users Nerd Belts - Use the discount code TTH20 at checkout for 20% off your order https://www.nerdbelts.com/

Welcome to the first episode of Road to Kona! This is a 7 week podcast series where we will follow the training build ups of professional triathletes Léon Chevalier, Sam Appleton & Ben Kanute as they prepare to race the Ironman World Champs on the big island of Hawaii - Kona! Precision Fuel & Hydration - Click the link to get 15% off your first order  Precision I recommend PF 90, PF 30, 60 drink mix, Flow Gel and the 1500 electrolyte tabs. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner to get a plan for your next race: Race Planner Wyn Republic - To receive 15% off your order go to wynrepublic.com/thetriathlonhour, that's WYN republic with a Y  

Today we sit down with CEO of the PTO and boss of the T100 World Tour Sam Renouf to ask him all of the hard questions on drafting, doping, race courses, Miami + London, athletes not taking the T100 world tour seriously but being under contract and much, much more. The Feed - Your one stop shop for all your triathlon needs http://www.thefeed.com/triathlonhour Pillar Performance - Go to Pillar Performance for VITAMINC - 15% off Ultra Immune C for the months of September, October & November.  TTH15 - 15% off site-wide for first time users Nerd Belts - Use the discount code TTH20 at checkout for 20% off your order https://www.nerdbelts.com/

Today we are joined by triathlon legend, Chris Lieto. Chris is best known for his iconic races at the Ironman World Championships, particularly coming 2nd place on a day where he road off the front of the race. Chris is also a triathlon coach now and has recently begun working with some pro long course triathletes. The Feed - Your one stop shop for all your triathlon needs http://www.thefeed.com/triathlonhour Pillar Performance - Go to Pillar Performance first-time customers of PILLAR can use the code 'TTH15' at checkout to receive 15% off the full PILLAR Performance range. Precision Fuel & Hydration - Click the link to get 15% off your first order  Precision I recommend PF 90, PF 30, 60 drink mix, Flow Gel and the 1500 electrolyte tabs. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner to get a plan for your next race: Race Planner Wyn Republic - To receive 15% off your order go to wynrepublic.com/thetriathlonhour, that's WYN republic with a Y

In today’s episode we are joined by the GOAT of long course triathlon, Daniela Ryf, to finally talk about everything in her illustrious triathlon career. We go through year by year and leave no stone unturned in bringing you the most comprehensive conversation Daniela has ever put out there about her career.   The Feed - Your one stop shop for all your triathlon needs http://www.thefeed.com/triathlonhour Pillar Performance - Go to Pillar Performance first-time customers of PILLAR can use the code 'TTH15' at checkout to receive 15% off the full PILLAR Performance range. Precision Fuel & Hydration - Click the link to get 15% off your first order  Precision I recommend PF 90, PF 30, 60 drink mix, Flow Gel and the 1500 electrolyte tabs. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner to get a plan for your next race: Race Planner Wyn Republic - To receive 15% off your order go to wynrepublic.com/thetriathlonhour, that's WYN republic with a Y    

In today’s podcast we are joined by Sam Long where we talk about racing Ironman Frankfurt, the drafting pandemic in long course triathlon, a deep dive on his training this year, Cairns Ironman, sponsors caring about the Ironman distance, ideas for how to make the T100 big, his relationship with Lionel Sanders and lots more. The Feed - Your one stop shop for all your triathlon needs http://www.thefeed.com/triathlonhour Pillar Performance - Go to Pillar Performance first-time customers of PILLAR can use the code 'TTH15' at checkout to receive 15% off the full PILLAR Performance range. Precision Fuel & Hydration - Click the link to get 15% off your first order  Precision I recommend PF 90, PF 30, 60 drink mix, Flow Gel and the 1500 electrolyte tabs. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner to get a plan for your next race: Race Planner Wyn Republic - To receive 15% off your order go to wynrepublic.com/thetriathlonhour, that's WYN republic with a Y

In today’s episode we do a deep dive on the positive doping test returned by Tomas Rodriguez. What is clomophine? Why do people take it? When was the test? We dissect his performances, pulling out of races in the past couple of months, how Tomas maintains his innocence and is it possible for chicken and eggs to be the reason he tests positive? TUE’s and suspect coaches also come into the conversation. This is the deep dive you’ve been wanting since you heard about Tomas’s positive drug test! The Feed - Your one stop shop for all your triathlon needs http://www.thefeed.com/triathlonhour Pillar Performance - Go to Pillar Performance first-time customers of PILLAR can use the code 'TTH15' at checkout to receive 15% off the full PILLAR Performance range. Precision Fuel & Hydration - Click the link to get 15% off your first order  Precision I recommend PF 90, PF 30, 60 drink mix, Flow Gel and the 1500 electrolyte tabs. Use the free Fuel & Hydration Planner to get a plan for your next race: Race Planner