Endurance Icons

By Mark and Jessica CullenSports

Endurance Icons episodes

April 21, 2023 Ep. 19 - Cody Beals on Pro Triathlete Finances, Social Media, Eating Disorders and Winning Ironmans
On this episode we chat with 4x Ironman Champion Cody Beals about:
-Positives of living Canada as a Pro Triathlete - grittyness & forced periodization
-His yearly pro triathlete Budget Post
-What is revenue looks like and how it has changed
-Expenses - self coaching, his own bike mechanic, self represent and makes his own nutrition
-Using social media to build his brand and the struggles of it
-Challenges in making it as a pro
-How the racing dynamics have changed with the new ITU athletes coming up
-Changing his training to be competitive with the rising competition
Starting to use Zwift
-Capping his training at a 9/10 and regular fitness testing
Self coaching process
-Overcoming his under fuelling/eating disorder
-Eating enough training 20-30 hours a week
-Blood testing with Inside tracker
-Supplements he uses
-Sleep Tips
-His wakeup time - between 5am-10am
-Fave Books
-3 Ironmans in 7 Weeks - 3 podiums
-How to nail an Ironman, his mindset
-Supporting younger pros & making triathlon more inclusive
-2023 plans
-Thoughts on Ironman World Championships in Nice
-What would he do if not pro triathlon
Follow Cody on Instagram at @cody.beals
57 min
April 14, 2023 Ep. 18 Alison Jackson - Paris Roubaix Champion, Olympian Pro Cyclist & TikTok Dancing Sensation
In this episode we chat with the brand new 2023 Paris Roubaix Champion Alison Jackson
Topics Discussed:
Social media and being authentic
Life balance
Faith
Motto
Path to pro cycling
Race tactics, team roles, ideal races
2021 success
Fuelling
Funny training stories
Life outside of Cycling
Slovenia Trip she is hosting: http://www.cyclingcentre.ca/slovenia-with-alison-jackson.html
Future goals
Her endurance icon, Svein Tuft
Follow Alison at @aliactionjackson
**this was recorded just a few weeks before her Paris Roubaix victory
1 hr 15 min
April 07, 2023 Ep 17. Wild Stories from 2x Barkley Marathons Finisher John Kelly
In this podcast John talks about:
-his pro triathlon career
-compares his barkley experiences (6 attempts, 2 finishes)
-The wild stories from his 2023 experience
-His future plans
Follow John on Instagram @randomforestrunner
1 hr 2 min
March 31, 2023 Ep. 16 - Barkley Marathon Finisher - Aurelien Sanchez
We talk to Aurelien Sanchez about his incredible finish at the BM100, the first finisher since 2017 in the race. He tells us about his 6 year lead up and prep to the barkley, the 60 hours itself of racing and what drives him to go after these amazing challenges.
Follow Aurelien on Instagram @aurelien_sanchez_
42 min
March 24, 2023Ep. 15 - Rach Mcbride - The Most Interesting Person In Triathlon
Topics Covered:
First non-binary pro - positives and challenges

Training variety - gravel, mtb, triathlon

Pillars of performance - strength, nutrition, inside tracker

Outside of triathlon - sex health, cello, fire spinning
Follow Rach on Instagram @rachelmcb
54 min
March 17, 2023 Ep. 14 - Justin "BigMetz" Metzler on how to succeed as a Long Distance Pro Triathlete
We sit down with Justin "BigMetz" Metzler to talk about his amazing journey of stacking progress brick by brick and becoming one of the best triathletes in the world. His amazing mentors Tim ODonnell, Mirinda Carfrae, Julie Dibbens and many more. The amazing team of training partners and sponsors he has put together. What the boulder triathlon scene is like. Qualifying for the Ironman World Championship & The challenges of succeeding at the Ironman Distance.

Follow Justin on Instagram @bigmetztri and his team @waterfallracing
1 hr 19 min
March 10, 2023 Ep. 13 - Tamara Jewett - Pro Triathlete, 1:13 70.3 Runner, Vegetarian
We talk to Tamara about her move from Elite Running to Pro Triathlon and how shes upping her game on the Swim and Bike to be competitive. How she overcame her years of injuries and reinvented her training. Her amazing team of 3 coaches that work together to make her plan. Her day to day as a vegetarian and how she gets the nutrients she needs. What her triathon and strength training looks like. Her big goals for 2023 and race schedule.

Follow Tamara on Instagram @tamarajewett
1 hr 8 min
March 03, 2023 Ep. 12 Pro Triathlete Matt Sharpe on injuries, olympic, long course victories and the NEW tempo newsletter
Matt Sharpe discusses overcoming injuries, his olympic and commonwealth games experiences, adjusting to the challenges of long course triathlon, having gratitude and his brand new tempo newsletter
Follow the tempo at: https://www.thetemponews.com/
Follow Matt on Instagram @mdsharpe1
50 min
February 24, 2023 Ep. 11 Ben Pobjoy on running 240+ Marathons around the world in a single year & the wild stories along the way
Topics Covered
-How Ben lost 100lbs and has run 63000km since 2015
-Wild stories from his marathon journey
-Using running to explore his love for creativity and adventure
-Reluctantly turning Vegan

Follow and Support Bens Journey at www.benpobjoy.com
44 min
February 17, 2023 Ep. 10 Pro Triathlete Haley Chura on Elevating Womens Sport, Tips to go Pro, Bike Safety and Overcoming Trauma
We sit down for an amazing chat with Haley Chura to talk about her amazing career as a pro triathlete, how shes helping to elevate womens sport, her bike accident and overcoming the trauma, tips for those looking to make the jump to pro triathlon and some awesome stories on her ironman triumphs and learnings.
1 hr 46 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.