Road To Ironman 70.3 Oceanside - Episode 8

We are 3 weeks out from race day. Ari is doing a tune up race at Dallas 70.3 while Jackson & Justin are at home grinding away in training. After talking about their bike & run sessions + something they’re all working on in their swimming the boys then go through the key things they can do from here to make sure they race well at Oceanside and the things they need to avoid to not ruin their race.

Today’s podcast lifts the lid on a protocol the Norwegian triathletes, runners, cyclists & cross country skiers have been using over the past 10 years that the rest of the world hasn’t caught up with yet. If you take your training seriously and want an easy way to increase your VO2 max - this is the pod for you. Secret Link - https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1113/JP289874 Nord VPN:Take advantage of a great deal with Nord VPN use the code triathlonhour or visit nordvpn.com/triathlonhour to get a huge discount in the 2 year plans PLUS 4 extra months! It is risk free with Nord's 30 days money back guarantee! Precision: Use the code TTH26 to get 15% off your first order with Precision at  Precision Fuel & Hydration  or subscribe to the Patreon and access the link that will save you 20% on every order, not just your first Patreon Pillar: Use the code TTH15 to get 15% off your first order with Pillar Performance at Pillar Performance or use  The Feed  for North American customers Lever: Use the code TTH for 20% off your Lever system  Lever

Shock news rocks the crew in the intro to start off this weeks episode of Road To Oceanside. After that the boys get stuck into their training weeks as always and then finish the show off by discussing the Norwegians and going deeper into the big announcement that was made to start the show.

Fred gives us the secrets you need in training to ride well over Ironman 70.3 and Ironman distance as well as giving the specifics of how you should be doing your ride intervals to maximise them. He tells us the #1 mistake he thinks everyone makes in their training and we discuss volume vs intensity. We then get educated on how to train for running as a triathlete with run session specifics, the marathon vs half marathon training differences, brick sessions and treadmill training vs outdoor training. Then we discuss his favourite athlete, who the 20m draft rule will help and hurt, who is the athlete to watch in 2026 and lots of other general triathlon chat! Nord VPN:Take advantage of a great deal with Nord VPN use the code triathlonhour or visit nordvpn.com/triathlonhour to get a huge discount in the 2 year plans PLUS 4 extra months! It is risk free with Nord's 30 days money back guarantee! Precision: Use the code TTH26 to get 15% off your first order with Precision at  Precision Fuel & Hydration  or subscribe to the Patreon and access the link that will save you 20% on every order, not just your first Patreon Pillar: Use the code TTH15 to get 15% off your first order with Pillar Performance at Pillar Performance or use  The Feed  for North American customers Lever: Use the code TTH for 20% off your Lever system  Lever

We are getting towards the pointy end of the journey to Oceanside 70.3 and this week Justin delivers some crazy power on the bike and big swim sessions, Jackson is doing bigger volume and more impressive training and Ari hits 30 hours for the second time this season and executes a near perfect week. The boys also go over the scheduling of their weeks and try to give each other advice on how they could improve it.

After winning his second Ironman 70.3 World Championship Jelle Geens joins the podcast to give all the details about his training in the lead up to the race. After listening to this you can copy 99% of what he did in your own training or just get an appreciation for what he did. Jack also talks to Jelle about the rest of his 2025 season and plans for 2026. Nord VPN:Take advantage of a great deal with Nord VPN use the code triathlonhour or visit nordvpn.com/triathlonhour to get a huge discount in the 2 year plans PLUS 4 extra months! It is risk free with Nord's 30 days money back guarantee! Precision: Use the code TTH26 to get 15% off your first order with Precision at  Precision Fuel & Hydration  or subscribe to the Patreon and access the link that will save you 20% on every order, not just your first Patreon Pillar: Use the code TTH15 to get 15% off your first order with Pillar Performance at Pillar Performance or use  The Feed  for North American customers Lever: Use the code TTH for 20% off your Lever system  Lever

Justin starts the show by talking about how disappointed he is in a certain group of people before the boys go on to talk about their best bike & run sessions from last week. There’s also some big news about Jackson firing one of his coaches  this week. And then the episode finishes with Ari’s coach joining the boys to be put under The Coaches Hotseat, a place where tough questions are asked and honest answers are expected.

Daniel Baekkegard has finished on the podium of the Ironman 70.3 World Championships, the podium of T100 races and won multiple Ironman's. However it has felt like over the past 2 years he has gone missing slowly, bit by bit. Both in terms of racing results but also social media, Youtube, podcasts. Well as it turns out lots has been going on in Daniel's life, both professionally and personally and finally we get to hear all about it. Nord VPN:Take advantage of a great deal with Nord VPN use the code triathlonhour or visit nordvpn.com/triathlonhour to get a huge discount in the 2 year plans PLUS 4 extra months! It is risk free with Nord's 30 days money back guarantee! Precision: Use the code TTH26 to get 15% off your first order with Precision at  Precision Fuel & Hydration  or subscribe to the Patreon and access the link that will save you 20% on every order, not just your first Patreon Pillar: Use the code TTH to get 15% off your first order with Pillar Performance at Pillar Performance or use  The Feed  for North American customers Lever: Use the code TTH for 20% off your Lever system  Lever

Kristian Blummenfelt has called out the Oceanside boys for their training methods and so the show starts off with their response. Then they go through their training weeks before putting Jackson’s coach on the hot seat.

It's been way, way too long but finally Marten Van Riel is back on the podcast. Epic training conversations about his high volume approach, love for long rides with long intervals in them and so much more. Combined with raw talk about his mental health battles and personal hardship in 2025. This is the kind of podcast that we started making them for when we did back in 2021. For you to get to know exactly how a world class athlete trains while also getting to know who they really are. Nord VPN:Take advantage of a great deal with Nord VPN use the code triathlonhour or visit nordvpn.com/triathlonhour to get a huge discount in the 2 year plans PLUS 4 extra months! It is risk free with Nord's 30 days money back guarantee! Precision: Use the code TTH26 to get 15% off your first order with Precision at  Precision Fuel & Hydration  or subscribe to the Patreon and access the link that will save you 20% on every order, not just your first Patreon Pillar: Use the code TTH to get 15% off your first order with Pillar Performance at Pillar Performance or use  The Feed  for North American customers Lever: Use the code TTH for 20% off your Lever system  Lever