Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast

We review all the racing from the weekend including the WTC Grand Final in Pontevedra.

Casper Stornes is out of Kona – how does this affect the pro series standings and how will the race now unfold without him.

Macy Roberts won the free race entry to IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne. We find out more about her.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00:00 – Jack's reverse taper for Kona

0:03:16 – IM703 New York cancelled

0:04:46 – IRONMAN Chattanooga

0:07:09 – WTC Final Pontevedra

0:09.51 – The swim pontoon issue…would it have changed the outcome?

0:15:16 – Matt Hauser's win

0:16:38 – Running up and down hill an art form

0:19:25 – The reaction in the Tri Community to Hauser's win

0:20:33 – Australian females not as strong

0:21:30 – Jan Frodeno's marathon

0:23:32 – Cassandre Beaugrand's win

0:28:16 – Beth Potter's performance

0:34:17 – IRONMAN Australia Port Mac

0:35:15 – Macy Roberts

0:43:41 – Jack's off to Kona

0:48:35 – Guy and Kate's plans for racing next year

0:52:00 – Casper Stornes out of Kona

0:53:06 – Jack gets called for drug testing

1:07.00 – Will Kate race Kona as an age grouper

LINKS:

Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/

Kate Bevilaqua at https://www.instagram.com/katebevilaqua/

Guy Crawford at https://www.instagram.com/guyrcrawford/

World Triathlon Cup Finals in Pontevedra at https://triathlon.org/events/2026-wtcf-pontevedra

IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-melbourne

IRONMAN Chattanooga at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-chattanooga

IRONMAN Australia at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-australia

Kate and Guy tell us about their experiences at the IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast plus we hear from Todd Turner, winner of the free race entry to this iconic event.

The Auckland Duathlon Championships held last weekend double-served as the official Triathlon New Zealand Duathlon Championships (part of the Suzuki NZ Tri Series). By taking out the premier sprint distance field at Māngere Bridge, Jack Moody secured the national duathlon title.

We review the racing from the T100 French Riviera at the weekend. Kyle Smith is back plus will Hayden recover enough to race well at the WTC Finals in Pontevedra this weekend?

Illness. When do you decide it's not worth racing.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00:00 – Kate and Guy's experiences from IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast

0:09:43 – Todd Turner

0:19:19 – Jack Moody National Duathlon Champion.

0:29:28 – T100 French Riviera Race Review

0:33:55 – WTC Champs Pontevedra – can Hayden Win?

0:38.46 – Kyle Smith's race at the T100

0:43:56 – Can Taylor Knibb win Kona?

0:24:50 – The men's race

0:49:00 – Blue Seventy Wetsuits

0:49:28 – Hayden didn't race in a swim skin – do we rate them?

0:53:25 – IRONMAN Maryland

0:55:49 – IRONMAN Cozumel

0:56:12 – Illness. When do you decide it's not worth racing

1:07:14 – Kona Practice Swim

LINKS:

Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/

Kate Bevilaqua at https://www.instagram.com/katebevilaqua/

Guy Crawford at https://www.instagram.com/guyrcrawford/

IRONMAN 70.3 World Champs in Nice at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-world-championship-2026

IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-sunshine-coast

Auckland Duathlon at https://www.aucklandduathlon.nz/

World Triathlon Cup Finals in Pontevedra at https://triathlon.org/events/2026-wtcf-pontevedra

Blue Seventy Wetsuits at https://www.blueseventy.co.nz/

We review all the racing from the weekend including IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast, IRONMAN Wales, Challenge Samarkand and the IRONMAN 70.3 Championship in Nice.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00:00 – IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast

0:05:39 – IRONMAN Wales

0:09:17 – Pro IRONMAN Series goes to Lanzarote in 2027

0:14:20 – Simon Viain the fastest bike ascent on the Col de Vence

0:15:57 – Sam Laidlow wins Challenge Samarkand

0:17.05 – IRONMAN 70.3 World Champs in Nice

0:19:00 – The women's race

0:24:56 – The men's race

0:42:30 – Top 3 females post-race press conference

0:53:35 – Top 3 males post-race press conference

1:09:00 – Julie Derron for the win in Kona

LINKS:

Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/

Kate Bevilaqua at https://www.instagram.com/katebevilaqua/

Guy Crawford at https://www.instagram.com/guyrcrawford/

IRONMAN 70.3 World Champs in Nice at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-world-championship-2026

IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-sunshine-coast

IRONMAN Wales at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-wales

Challenge Samarkand at https://challenge-samarkand.com/

The race within a race… Guy and Kate gear up for the IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast this weekend.

We review the racing from the Supertri Pro Series Final in Jersey.

British professional triathlete Joe Skipper has been handed an 18-month competition ban for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) caused by three whereabouts failures within a 12-month window.

Peptides in triathlon - the line between recovery, anti-aging treatments and performance enhancement. We consider how accessible these treatments may become and whether existing testing rules can keep pace.

We chat to Bruna Maia and Fabienne Maia of Augo Training. Augo is an intelligent assistant software platform designed specifically for endurance sports coaches and their athletes. It provides a central platform that streamlines communication, daily task prioritisation, performance data analysis and workout planning acting as an 'intelligence layer' for sports coaching. The platform uses artificial intelligence to remember client preferences, track past injuries and flag exactly which athletes need immediate plan adjustments. Ultimately, they handle the heavy data crunching and paperwork so that human coaches can save time and focus on building the all-important coach/athlete relationship.

This weekend… IRONMAN 70.3 World Champs in Nice, we give our picks for the win.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00:00 – Guy and Kate gearing up for IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast

0:04:40 – SuperTri Race Review

0:13:40 – Joe Skipper receives a ban

0:21:25 – Testosterone Screening in the US Military

0:25:23 – AG testing at IRONMAN

0:27.00 – Peptides

0:32:52 – Anti-ageing in sport

0:38:25 – AI and coaching

0:41:02 – Augo

1:07:18 – IM703 World Champs – picks for the win

1:17:00 – IM703 Sunshine Coast this weekend

LINKS:

Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/

Kate Bevilaqua at https://www.instagram.com/katebevilaqua/

Guy Crawford at https://www.instagram.com/guyrcrawford/

Augo Training at https://www.augotraining.com/en/

IRONMAN 70.3 World Champs in Nice at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-world-championship-2026

IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-sunshine-coast

Supertri Jersey at https://supertri.com/home-supertri-pro-series-final-jersey/

Joe Skipper at https://www.instagram.com/notanotheraveragejoe/

Claire Slater won the free race entry to the Noosa Triathlon. We find out more about her.

We discuss Matt Hanson's video training diaries for his swim and bike prep for Kona.

Plus, what does it take to qualify for Kona? We reveal the average number of training hours you'll need to be putting in to get there.

We review the racing from IM703 Zell am See and WTCS Weihai at the weekend.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00:00 – Guy is racing Pro at the IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast

0:03:40 – Guy's Louisville capitulation

0:07:30 – Noosa Triathlon Race Entry

0:09:42 – Claire Slater

0:21:04 – UTMB Mont Blanc

0:23.38 – IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See

0:27:12 – WTCS Weihai

0:34:08 – Swim prep for Kona

1:01:00 – Bike prep for Kona

1:08:00 – What does it take to get to Kona

LINKS:

Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/

Kate Bevilaqua at https://www.instagram.com/katebevilaqua/

Guy Crawford at https://www.instagram.com/guyrcrawford/

IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-sunshine-coast

Noosa Triathlon at https://noosatri.com.au/

IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-zell-am-see

UTMB Mont Blanc at https://montblanc.utmb.world/

WTCS Weihai at https://events.triathlon.org/2026-wtcs-weihai

IRONMAN World Champs Kona at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-world-championship-kona

Matt Hanson's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@MattHansonTri

We have a free race entry to give away to the IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne event.

We share insights into bike handling skills and descending technique ahead of the IRONMAN 70.3 World Champs in Nice. Plus, should you be riding a road bike or a time trial bike?

We tell you why you should be switching OFF Erg mode on your indoor trainer.

Is low cadence work and grinding gears too costly on the bike? Well, it depends… and we tell you why.

Kate and Guy are racing the New York City Marathon – the race within a race!

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00:00 – IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne free race entry competition

0:04:58 – IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See

0:07:33 – Road bike or Tri bike for Nice

0:08:38 – Noosa Triathlon

0:17:43 – Improving technique via mountain biking

0:25:50 – Mountain biking downhill World Cup

0:30:00 – Why not to ride erg mode

0:36:16 – Is low cadence work and grinding gears too costly

0:41:02 – La Vuelta

0:44:08 – The New York Marathon

0:44:33 – Guess Guy's marathon time

0:46:30 – Yomif Kejelcha - new Half Marathon World Record

0:50:45 – Phil Gore's running challenge 'Project 168'

0:53:08 - Yomif Kejelcha's running volume

0:53:33 – Phil Maffetone Training Principles

0:59:24 - Nils van der Poel

1:05:37 – Guess Guy's and Kate's marathon time

LINKS:

Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/

Kate Bevilaqua at https://www.instagram.com/katebevilaqua/

Guy Crawford at https://www.instagram.com/guyrcrawford/

IRONMAN 70.3 Melbourne at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-melbourne

IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-zell-am-see

IRONMAN 70.3 World Champs at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-world-championship-2026

UCI MTB World Series at https://www.ucimtbworldseries.com/results/2026/haute-savoie-2026

La Vuelta at https://www.lavuelta.es/en/

The New York City Marathon at https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon

Yomif Kejelcha at https://www.instagram.com/yomif_kejelcha/

Phil Gore's running challenge at https://www.trailrunmag.com/2026/08/24/phil-gore-project-168/

Dr Phil Maffetone at https://philmaffetone.com/

Nils van der Poel at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_van_der_Poel

We review the racing from T100 Vancouver, IRONMAN 70.3 Hradec-Kralove, IRONMAN Kalmar and IRONMAN 70.3 Northern California.

We discuss how sports watches are misleading us on calorie counting.

The caloric demand of endurance races – a recent article from the Tour de Femmes.

We chat with sports dietician Danielle de Francesco. Dani is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian & Nutritionist with Pogo Physio. She is a former Australian swim team member from 2009 to 2013, having competed at four world championships in the 5km and 10km open water swimming events. She is also currently a professional triathlete, Super League triathlon competitor and cyclist for the Specialized Women's Racing Team. In this episode, Dani shares her journey from elite swimming and cycling to triathlon, and tells us about her personal experiences with underfuelling. She highlights the importance of nutrition for injury prevention for all endurance athletes.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00:00 – Intro

0:04:57 – Eric Watson butterfly swimmer

0:07:32 – Intro to Dani de Francesco

0:08:38 – Noosa Triathlon

0:11:00 – T100 Vancouver

0:18: 25 – IM703 Hradec-Kralove

0:20:34 – IRONMAN Kalmar

0:28:48 – IM703 Northern California

0:33:16 – Can Lionel Sanders still be competitive

0:40:27 – Sports watches poor at calorie counting

0:43:20 – The caloric demand of ultra-endurance events

0:49:16 – Danielle de Francisco

LINKS:

Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/

Kate Bevilaqua at https://www.instagram.com/katebevilaqua/

Guy Crawford at https://www.instagram.com/guyrcrawford/

Dani de Francesco at https://www.pogophysio.com.au/team/danielle-de-francesco/

Noosa Triathlon at https://noosatri.com.au/

T100 Vancouver at https://t100triathlon.com/vancouver/

IRONMAN 70.3 Hradec-Kralove at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-hradec-kralove

IRONMAN Kalmar at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-kalmar

IRONMAN 70.3 Northern California at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-northern-california

We review the racing from IRONMAN 70.3 Rio de Janeiro, IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu and the World Cup in Paraguay.

Plus, we delve into the challenges of racing in hot conditions and share strategies for heat preparation and acclimatisation. We highlight the importance of understanding individual responses to heat and the need for effective monitoring during training. We discuss the complexities of heat stress and acclimation for athletes and their own personal threshold for heat tolerance. We share the science around the effectiveness of active versus passive heat stress and the importance of hydration. The conversation highlights the different needs of male and female athletes regarding heat acclimation protocols and emphasizes the necessity of managing expectations during hot races. The group shares insights on how to prepare for extreme heat conditions, the role of heart rate in performance monitoring, and the significance of listening to the body's signals during competition.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00:00 – Intro

0:06:31 – Sammie Maxwell

0:08:07 – Racing from the weekend

0:15:03 – Preparing for hot races

0:18:21 – Being at peace with the heat

0:21:38 – Heat acclimation work for a temperate race

0:22:49 – The core body monitor

0:27:51 – The air thermometer

0:29:26 – Passive versus active heat stress

0:35:11 – Preparing Tex for Kona

0:36:06 – How much heat stress is too much

0:37:41 – Preparing females versus males for the heat

0:39:45 – Downregulating expectations in a hot race

0:51:52 – How hard should you push in the heat

0:55:14 – Sodium for heat stress reduction

0:57:47 – The racing on this weekend

LINKS:

Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/

Kate Bevilaqua at https://www.instagram.com/katebevilaqua/

Guy Crawford at https://www.instagram.com/guyrcrawford/

Sammie Maxwell at https://www.instagram.com/sammie.maxwell.mtb/

IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-cebu-philippines

IRONMAN 70.3 Rio de Janeiro at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-rio-de-janeiro

Triathlon World Cup race in Paraguay at https://events.triathlon.org/2026-world-triathlon-cup-asuncion

We review the racing from IM703 Krakow and the World Cup in Rio at the weekend.

We explore the complexities of setting individualized training zones and the risks of inaccurate zone training.

We ask our hosts, if you were given $2,000 to spend on triathlon how would you spend it?

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00:00 – Intro

0:03:10 – Baggy singlets in running

0:03:56 – Commonwealth Games swimming successes

0:06:07 – World Cup Rio de Janeiro race review

0:13:22 – IRONMAN 70.3 Krakow race review

0:19:21 – Setting training zones

0:42:36 – How would you spend $2,000 in triathlon

LINKS:

Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/

Kate Bevilaqua at https://www.instagram.com/katebevilaqua/

Guy Crawford at https://www.instagram.com/guyrcrawford/

IRONMAN 70.3 Krakow at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-krakow

World Cup Rio de Janeiro at https://events.triathlon.org/2026-world-triathlon-cup-rio-de-janeiro/

Individual variation in heart rates at LT1 and LT2 in runners, and the implications for zone training at https://runningwritings.com/2025/02/lt1-lt2-heart-rate-individual-variation.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=welcome_2

A Critical Evaluation of Current Methods for Exercise Prescription in Women and Men at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31479001/

We review the racing from IM703 Boise and WTCS London at the weekend.

Individual physiological adaptations to a repeated 8-wk endurance training period exhibit limited reproducibility. We discuss a recent study which demonstrates how an individual's response to one training period does not reliably reflect their capacity to adapt to the same training stimulus in the future.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00:00 – Intro

0:01:29 – Tour de France

0:03:12 – Morzine as a triathlon destination

0:07:00 – IRONMAN 70.3 Boise Race Review

0:23:05 – T100 big announcement…. not!

0:25:00 – Oakley Meta Glasses

0:28:27 – PTO and short course racing

0:29:33 – Supertri

0:30:14 – WTCS London

0:41:00 – Downhill running

0:43:45 – Guy Crawford Coach of the Year

0:49:05 – Coaching in the AI era

0:53:19 - Study

LINKS:

Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/

Kate Bevilaqua at https://www.instagram.com/katebevilaqua/

Guy Crawford at https://www.instagram.com/guyrcrawford/

IRONMAN 70.3 Boise at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-boise

T100 London at https://t100triathlon.com/london/participate/

WTCS London at https://events.triathlon.org/2026-wtcs-london

Supertri at https://supertri.com/

Oakley Meta Glasses https://www.oakley.com/en-us/l/oakley-meta

Limited reproducibility of individual physiological adaptations to repeated endurance exercise training. A study at https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00154.2026?utm