Endurance Icons

By Mark and Jessica CullenSports

Endurance Icons episodes

September 08, 2023 Ep. 39 - Nick Chase - Training & Coaching Changes, Team RTS, Super League and the Current State of Triathlon
Nick Chase shares his sporting history to becoming a pro triathlete, coach and RTS team manager. He talks about his big coaching move, hiring Jim Vance. How the Real Tri Squad and RTS Warriors Super League teams came to fruition. FInally he shares his take on the state of triathlon and the dynamics of the PTO and Ironman in progressional racing.
Follow Nick @race_chase and RTS at @realtrisquad
1 hr 10 min
September 01, 2023 Ep 38. Mark & Jess' Big Days In Mont Tremblant, PTO & 70.3 Worlds Recap and Ironman World Champs Predictions
Mark & Jess start off by recapping the wild and amazing stories in the world of triathlon, make some predictions for the upcoming Ironman World Champs in Nice/Kona. They finish off with an in depth recap of their big days in Mont Tremblant where Jess won the 70.3 Overall and Mark went 9:35 in the Ironman for a 49 minute PB. They share all their keys to success from training, prep and mindset.
50 min
August 25, 2023 Ep. 37 - Rachel Zilinskas on her Ironman Tremblant Victory, 100k Swim Weeks, Injuries & Huge Diet Changes
Rachel Zilinskas talks about her journey from elite level swimmer to pro triathlete, her crazy swim training in high school and college, her rough stretch of injuries and her massive comback win at Ironman Mont Tremblant this past weekend
Follow Rachel on Instagram @rachzili13
53 min
August 15, 2023 Ep. 36 - Adam De Jong - Qualifying, Preparing and Crushing It At The Crossfit Games

Adam De Jong talks about his journey from a competitive hockey, strength and endurance athlete to competing at the crossfit games. He shares the training, mindset, nutrition and recovery tactics he used to improve through each stage of qualifying and ultimately finish in the top 10 out of 3000 in the M35-39 Age Group. Next we cover the intense training his Coach Josh from Mammoth training put him through for the games and his experience training with Emma Lawson and Jack Farlow. Finally we take a full spin through each workout and get a glimpse into the ups, downs and intense mental & physical toll each workout took at the games.
Follow Adam on Instagram @coachadj or @limitlessperformance

1 hr 42 min
August 11, 2023 EP. 35 - Alice Alberts - New Triathlete to Pro Ironman Lake Placid Champion in 2 years!
Alice Alberts shares her amazing journey from brand new triathlete to Pro Ironman Champion in 2 years. She shares the big decision to leave her full time job to go all in on triathlon in 2022, her amazing coach Natasha from NVDM coaching and her journey as a triathlon coach. We unpack her keys to recovery, nutrition, favorite workouts and prep for lake placid. We finish off the chat with the race day recap from her first Ironman Win At Lake Placid.
Follow Alice on instagram at @aliceg_alberts

1 hr 9 min
August 04, 2023Ep. 34 - Crossing the Threshold - Coach Jim Vance on unleashing your athletic potential
We sit down with Jim Vance (coach of Ben Kanute, author and sports tech consultant)
Topics Covered
Ben Kanute's rise back to the top level of triathlon in 2022

Ben’s crazy 2023 schedule racing the best in the world

How Ben’s strength and form improvements have driven progress

Jim’s approach to getting athletes to the start line motivated and injury free

The 2 day recovery rule

Substitutes to fitness tests

Swim, Bike, Run philosophies to drive improvements

Helping athletes peak for a specific race on the calendar

Creating a successful plan to help build athletes momentum towards progress

Nutrition approach & the emotional impact

Optimizing your daily training environment

Strength training periodization

Heat Adaptation Approaches

Using Walk Breaks for All Athletes

Building a unique coaching philosophy
1 hr 20 min
July 28, 2023 Ep. 33 - Tour De France & Placid Recaps, Heat Training, Morning Routines, PTO & Ironman Champs Previews, Mark & Jess Training Updates
On this episode we discuss: Tour De France & Lake Placid Recaps, Mark & Jess Training/Racing Updates, Previewing PTO & Ironman Championships, Morning Routines, Heat Training, Rapid Fire Questions
41 min
July 21, 2023Ep. 32 - Strength Training, Fasted Workouts, Pacing, Fuelling, Bike Speed & Fitness Testing - Coach Mark
Coach Mark Answers Listener Questions:
Strength Training

Pacing a 70.3 or Ironman

Fueling for Training & Racing

Improve your Swimming

Testing Fitness

Bike Speed Investments

Fasted Workouts
42 min
July 14, 2023 Ep. 31 - Ben Preisner - Becoming a 2:10 Marathoner & Olympian - Full Training Data
We chat with Canadas top finisher at the most recent Tokyo Olympics, Ben Preisner. He ran 2:10 to qualify for the olympics and is slated to represent canada in August 2023 at the World Championship Marathon in Budapest.
We chat about his quick ascent to elite running and success as a junior, his 2:15 solo covid marathon and then improving to 2:10. We talk about his injury woes this year and his rebound for the world champs this year. We dive into all the elements of his training (which you can see on strava). Talking about his volume, workouts, coach, team, nutrition, strength, recovery and the gear he uses.

Follow Ben on Strave & Instagram @ben.preisner

1 hr 17 min
July 07, 2023 Ep. 30 - Katie Schide - 2nd Place at Western States! Record Breaking Day
We sit down with Katie Schide who just finished 2nd at Western States in the 2nd fastest female time ever.

Topics Covered: how she got into ultras, her ascent to winning the 2022 UTMB, What western states is and how to qualify, what she did to prepare for western states, her coach, her crew/pacers, highs and lows during the race, fuelling strategy & whats up next.

Follow Katie on Instagram @katieschide; she also posts all her training on strava
45 min

About Endurance Icons

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Endurance Icons is a podcast hosted by Jessica and Mark Cullen that interviews the greats of endurance sports, ranging from triathlon, running and OCR to adventure racing, freestyle skiing and car racing.