Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast Bevan McKinnon

Jack Moody, NZ Professional Triathlete, has a reputation as one of the best runners in the sport. After winning Challenge Korea in a time of 7:50 he’s proven he can bike and swim too. We chat to Jack about his day.
Dr Kate Baldwin of Valere Endurance is back to share her expertise on scheduling strength training. We explore how to manage strength training during various phases: injury recovery, performance within racing seasons and off-season development. Plus, we focus on identifying and targeting the weakest aspect of triathlon training—whether it be swimming, biking, or running—and structuring a six-week strength program to address that specific area.
Lastly, we review the racing from the weekend including IRONMAN Hamburg and Challenge Korea.
(0:00:00) - Bev calls in from Korea.
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(0:06:11) - IRONMAN European Championships Hamburg
(0:18:35) - Jack Moody
(0:46:54) - Kate Baldwin of Valere Endurance
(1:03:40) - WTCS Poland
(1:08:00) - Gomez back racing and Sam Long on the start line in Cairns 
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Jack Moody on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/
Dr Kate Baldwin at https://valereendurance.com/
IRONMAN European Championship Hamburg at https://www.ironman.com/im-hamburg
Challenge Korea at https://www.challenge-family.com/korea/ 

Bev chats to Bec Burns, Partnership Manager with FulGaz, and Professional Triathlete Nikki Bartlett, FulGaz Ambassador. We find out more about Nikki’s race plans for this year plus we chat about FulGaz Femmes - a vibrant community created by women, for women. Led by a former IRONMAN World Champion turned coach, Michellie Jones, this community offers invaluable guidance and unwavering support for all women preparing for an IRONMAN event. From exclusive content tailored to improve race readiness, to immersive FulGaz group rides, weekly workouts, enriching webinars and lively Facebook chats. FulGaz Femmes provides the platform for you to thrive, before, during and after race day. Nikki will be running intimate group rides for up to 6 riders at a time so you can ask her your most burning questions.
Tim chats to Dr Kate Baldwin of Valere Endurance about the psychological and physical processes of healing from an injury. We explore the complexities of injury recovery emphasizing the difficulty in managing expectations during the healing process. We discuss the misconception that pain and function improve simultaneously and linearly, and how this can lead to disappointment when progress doesn't match expectations. We highlight that while initial recovery may bring rapid improvement, progress often slows down, and setbacks can occur, which is a normal part of the healing journey.
We stress the importance of a multidisciplinary approach when dealing with fractures and other common injuries in endurance athletes, involving sports doctors, physiotherapists, coaches and nutritionists. Additionally, we consider the potential pitfalls of rushing back into activity and the consequences of reintroducing running too soon. 
We review the racing from the WTCS race at Cagliari and discuss how that now affects the lineup for Paris 2024.
(0:00:00) – Bev's off to Korea with Jack Moody for the Challenge Korea full distance.
(0:02:48) – WTCS Cagliari
(0:06:07) – Injuries and how to know when they’re healing.
(0:10:05) – Marc Wrobel and Ultra Trail Australia
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(0:22:22) – Kate Baldwin of Valere Endurance
(0:37:06) – Nikki Bartlett and Bec Burns of FulGaz
(1:00:48) – WTCS Cagliari Race Review 
LINKS:
Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10 at https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ Note: For the code to work you need to have created an account and be logged in.
ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount using the code ULTRO15 at https://www.ultroaudio.com/
Ultra-Trail Australia at https://uta.utmb.world/
Dr Kate Baldwin at https://valereendurance.com/
FulGaz at https://fulgaz.com/
FulGaz Femmes at https://fulgaz.com/fulgaz-femmes/
Follow Nikki Bartlett at https://www.instagram.com/nikkibartlett1/
WTCS Cagliari at https://cagliari.triathlon.org/

We review the racing from the weekend and catch up on Olympic qualification stakes from around the world.
Simon Cochrane, Ultraman World Champion, can now add another incredible result to his resume. Simon ran just under 237km in 24 hours on the 400m track at AUT Millennium, breaking the Athletics New Zealand 24-hour track record. We catch up with Simon to find out how it all went.
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(0:04:42) – Ultraman Noosa
(0:05:30) – Simon Cochrane and the Athletics New Zealand 24-Hour Track Challenge
(0:08:55) – Simon Cochrane
(0:32:18) – Race news and reviews from the weekend
(0:47:04) – Olympics update
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The Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 hour races event at https://nz.srichinmoyraces.org/races/auck/24hr
More about Simon Cochrane at https://linktr.ee/cochranesimon

Seth Williams won the free race entry to IRONMAN Australia, Port Macquarie. We find out how his day went.
Bev chats to Bec Burns, Partnership Manager with FulGaz, about their new IRONMAN Pro Series Virtual Edition where you can conquer the same bike courses featured in the IRONMAN Pro Series from the comfort of home.
We review the racing from the WTCS in Yokohama and IRONMAN 70.3 Mallorca at the weekend. 
Heart health and endurance athletes – we share excerpts from the Triathlon Therapy podcast about heart risk and atrial fibrillation. We also hear from Cam Brown about his journey with heart health and what it means for his future in the sport.

We discuss a recent study which explores the use of AFT (Advanced Footwear Technology), or Super Shoes, during training and competition. The study describes the injuries sustained in amateur runners and we look at what that means for the integration of these shoes into training programmes.
We review the racing from IRONMAN Australia and IRONMAN 70.3 St George at the weekend.
Power posing is a concept largely popularized by Amy Cuddy, thanks to her viral TED talk and book, Presence, on the subject.  The basic gist is that if we make ourselves feel large, like we are occupying more space–think Wonder Woman pose– then we’ll feel more powerful. 
Steve Magness is a sport scientist and a track and field coach. He coaches competitors at all levels, including athletes who have competed in the World Championships and the Olympics. He is Head Cross Country coach at the University of Houston, a Lecturer of Strength and Conditioning at St. Mary’s University, UK and author of three best-selling books, including the latest: The Passion Paradox.
We share excerpts from The Sport Psych Show in which Steve Magness speaks about power posing in science and in practice; how feelings mediate an athlete’s performance; challenge vs threat states; the brain/body connection; attention; and the result of failing to develop the psychological side.
(0:08:50) – Super Shoes - are you at risk of being injured?
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(0:22:15) – IRONMAN 70.3 St George
(0:30:29) – IRONMAN Australia
(0:39:14) – Power Posing 
(0:42:48) – Excerpt 1 from The Sport Psych Show with Steve Magness
(0:53:14) – Excerpt 2 from The Sport Psych Show with Steve Magness
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Link to article on Super Shoes at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378282417_The_use_of_Advanced_Footwear_Technology_shoes_in_amateur_runners
The Power Pose blog article at https://www.scienceofrunning.com/2020/01/why-power-posing-works-exploring-social-psychology.html?v=47e5dceea252
The Sports Psych podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/84-steve-magness-how-feelings-impact-performance/id1434313037?i=1000470628185
 

Bevan and Tim review the racing from the weekend at Challenge Taiwan and IRONMAN Texas. We also look at the start list for Cagliari – a who’s who of the contenders for Paris!
David Tilbury-Davis is the coach of an impressive roster of pro triathletes, including the likes of Ashleigh Gentle, Skye Moench, Amelia Watkinson (all three women ranked in the top-20 in the PTO rankings), Josh Amberger and others. We share excerpts from the Scientific Triathlon podcast in which he discusses how he likes to set up his base training season for age groupers.
Hexis is a personalised nutrition app tailored to your workouts, lifestyle and goals. We talk about its importance for fuelling and training.
Sports dietitians Steph Gaskell & Alan McCubbin answer the most common nutrition questions that runners, cyclists & triathletes ask in their podcast Fuelling Endurance. We chat about a recent episode in which they discuss “What nutrition advice for the general population doesn’t apply to athletes?” Where the message comes from, why it might not be the best advice and what to do instead.
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(0:04:32) – IRONMAN Australia this weekend
(0:04:46) – Challenge Taiwan race recap
(0:08:56) – The Cagliari start list 
(0:12:08) – Lionel Sanders stress fracture
(0:15:03) – IRONMAN Texas race recap
(0:28:52) - David Tilbury-Davis – excerpts from the Scientific Triathlon podcast
(0:47:07) – HEXIS: A competition for our Coffee Club members and how to use it in training
(0:48:46) – Sports dietitians Steph Gaskell & Alan McCubbin - excerpts from the Fueling Endurance podcast
(1:04:27) – Using the HEXIS app in training 
LINKS:
Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10 at  https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ Note: For the code to work you need to have created an account and be logged in.
Scientific Triathlon David-Tilbury Davis at https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts416/
More about Hexis at https://www.hexis.live/
Fueling Endurance podcast at https://thelongmunch.podbean.com/e/ep64a/
IRONMAN Texas at https://www.ironman.com/im-texas
Challenge Taiwan at https://www.challenge-taiwan.com/
WTCS Cagliari at https://cagliari.triathlon.org/