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Non Stanford has been involved in and surrounded by sport for her entire life. She was destined for big things on the track and was 3x Welsh Schools 1500m champion, before being mentored by Dame Kelly Holmes. But injuries took their toll and Non made a successful transition into triathlon. She moved to Leeds and in 2012, she was crowned U23 World Champion. Just a year later, she became ITU World Champion.

But Non has had her fair share of ups and downs since. 2014 was wiped out by injury, in 2016, she finished 4th behind GB teammate Vicky Holland at the Rio Olympics. At the end of 2018 Non left the Leeds set up to join Joel Filliol’s squad. She won WTS Hamburg in 2019, before having knee surgery at the end of the year which put her hopes of a second Olympics in doubt.

You’ll hear:

*Non open up about the disappointed after the Rio Olympics and ‘not dealing with it’ at the time

*How she considered jacking it all in

*The key thing she has learnt from Joel Filliol “You don’t need to push really hard in training to race well”

*The downside of pressure and being a perfectionist

*Her love for Geraint Thomas (as well as fiancee Aaron Royle, obvs), Taylor Swift doc and her Grandma’s welsh cakes

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Sports Tours International

Why not join show sponsors Sports Tours International or Sports Travel International if you’re in Ireland, on their IM 70.3 Mallorca race tour, with the superb race force services. From £495/pp INCLUDING: 3 or 4 nights at Eix Alucdia 4* hotel in pool view rooms, Breakfasts and evening meals in line with event timings, all hotel taxes, return airport transfers in the selected transfer times, training sessions on the course, exclusive use of mechanics all week AND MORE! Contact Sports Tours International or Sports Travel via the links above for further information and bookings.

Oryon Connect

Oryon Connect is a free introductions service, so if you’re injured or struggling with pain, they’ll connect you with top healthcare practitioners in London. The Oryon Connect team will listen to your concern before giving you options of trusted Partners - practitioners you could see. It’s affordable and efficient, so it’s a great option if you need to get diagnosed and treated quickly to recover as soon as possible. Visit their website to find out more. Follow Oryon Connect on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @OryonConnect.

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Els Visser is a medical doctor. She’s also just got a PhD in oesophageal cancer surgery. But away from the medical world, Els Visser is also an up and coming professional triathlete from the Netherlands. Her progression has been rapid. She did her first ever triathlon in 2016, a year later she won the age group race at Ironman Switzerland and then turned pro and in 2019 she came 16th on her debut at the Ironman World Championships. But it’s Els’ story about survival that sets her apart from her compatriots. In 2014, aged just 24, Els was studying and travelling in Indonesia, when the boat she was on started to sink...

You'll hear:

*Els' incredible story of survival

*How she swam for 8 hours to reach an island, only to find it was uninhabited

*How she eventually got rescued

*About her rapid progress in triathlon

*If she ever now gets scared in open water

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Watch Els Visser’s Ted Talk. You can also see the BBC news report from 2014 about the incident in Indonesia.

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Beginner tips for David Garrido

This week, you heard the voice of David Garrido, the Sky Sports presenter in the UK who is getting into triathlon this year. What’s the best piece of advice you can give him as a complete beginner? Let him know!

Bristol to Beijing

Don’t forget to sponsor the amazing Luke Grenfell-Shaw for his Bristol to Beijing ride.

10% OFF IRONMAN LANZAROTE PACKAGE

Show sponsors Sports Tours International (Sports Travel International if you’re in Ireland) are offering listeners an exclusive 10% discount on their Ironman Lanzarote package with the discount code: INSIDE1 if you book by 29th Feb 2020. Please note Terms and conditions apply: Offer – 10% off the package price (excludes entries) booked by 29/2/20. Not combinable with any other offer, applies to new bookings only. In terms of the entry price – Sports Tours' entry fee is already £150 cheaper than booking direct with IRONMAN and they do not charge the 8% booking fee.

Oryon Connect is a free introductions service, so if you’re injured or struggling with pain, they’ll connect you with top healthcare practitioners in London. The Oryon Connect team will listen to your concern before giving you options of trusted Partners - practitioners you could see. It’s affordable and efficient, so it’s a great option if you need to get diagnosed and treated quickly to recover as soon as possible. Visit their website to find out more. Follow Oryon Connect on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @OryonConnect.

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Ben Hoffman explains how he got into triathlon and how the things that are fun have changed but that he feels fortunate and grateful to able to be a professional triathlete.

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Show Sponsors

Thanks to Sports Tours International and Oryon Connect for sponsoring the show

Sports Tours International (Sports Travel International if you’re in Ireland) are offering listeners an exclusive 10% discount on their Ironman Lanzarote package with the discount code: INSIDE1 if you book by 29th Feb 2020. Please note Terms and conditions apply: Offer – 10% off the package price (excludes entries) booked by 29/2/20. Not combinable with any other offer, applies to new bookings only. In terms of the entry price – Sports Tours' entry fee is already £150 cheaper than booking direct with IRONMAN and they do not charge the 8% booking fee. 

Oryon Connect

Oryon Connect is a free introductions service, so if you’re injured or struggling with pain, they’ll connect you with top healthcare practitioners in London. The Oryon Connect team will listen to your concern before giving you options of trusted Partners - practitioners you could see. It’s affordable and efficient, so it’s a great option if you need to get diagnosed and treated quickly to recover as soon as possible. Visit their website to find out more. Follow Oryon Connect on Twitter, Facebook and @YouTube @ OryonConnect.

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When Imogen Simmonds went off to study geology at University, she thought she’d end up working in a high-flying office job, bringing in a regular salary and doing her bit for the environment. But spending a few weeks on a triathlon training camp in Thailand gave her other ideas and she soon swapped the idea of office attire for Lycra and set out to become a professional triathlete. In 2019 she had a real breakthrough year, not only did she come second on her Ironman debut at the European Championships in Frankfurt to qualify for Kona, she surprised many by finishing 3rd at the Ironman 70.3 World champs in Nice.

You'll hear:

*Why she thinks it's important to let her hair down every so often

*Why she likes to get nervous before a race and doesn't pack out her race season

*About her love for training in Thailand

*Her plans to qualify for Kona in 2020

Like what you heard?

Connect with Imogen and follow her on instagram 

If you liked this episode please share it with a friend, get involved on social media, by following Inside Tri Show on Twitter and Instagram and leave a review in Apple.

10% OFF IRONMAN LANZAROTE PACKAGE

Show sponsors Sports Tours International (Sports Travel International if you’re in Ireland) are offering listeners an exclusive 10% discount on their Ironman Lanzarote package with the discount code: INSIDE1 if you book by 29th Feb 2020. Please note Terms and conditions apply: Offer – 10% off the package price (excludes entries) booked by 29/2/20. Not combinable with any other offer, applies to new bookings only. In terms of the entry price – Sports Tours' entry fee is already £150 cheaper than booking direct with IRONMAN and they do not charge the 8% booking fee. 

SPONSOR LUKE ON HIS TANDEM RIDE

There’s been so much incredible feedback from episode 11 with Luke Grenfell-Shaw who is cycling a tandem from Bristol to Beijing. You can still Sponsor Luke via his fundraising page. Luke is fundraising for 5K Your Way and Trekstock, charities which help empower CanLivers through exercise, alongside the Teenage Cancer Trust and ClicSargent, which both did so much to support him throughout treatment.

THINGS HELEN'S LIKED THIS WEEK

Sarah Outen's film Home

I am 35 and running faster than I ever thought possible - New York Times article

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This is a remarkable interview with a remarkable young man, Luke Grenfell-Shaw.

Luke is a talented triathlete, cyclist and runner. He's currently cycling a tandem from Bristol to Beijing.

But Luke is also living with Stage IV cancer.

In this uplifting interview, Luke talks about his diagnosis, the words of advice his Dad gave him and what he hopes to achieve through the 23,000km ride.

You'll hear:

*How he found out he had cancer after he had recently come 2nd in his first ultra marathon

*Why his parents took his turbo trainer into hospital for him

*How he kept fit throughout his cancer treatment "because the alternative was far worse"

*How he hopes to inspire people, whether living with cancer or not, to live rich and fulfilling lives

Like what you heard?

Find out more about Luke's Bristol to Beijing cycle and You can also follow his ride on twitter and instagram  

Hamilton the Musical - this is the song Luke mentioned!

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Sponsor Luke!

Sponsor Luke via his fundraising page! Luke is fundraising for 5K Your Way and Trekstock, charities which help empower CanLivers through exercise, alongside the Teenage Cancer Trust and ClicSargent, which both did so much to support him throughout treatment.

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INTERVIEW TIME LINE* (not the whole episode)

1.00 – How Bristol to Beijing ride came about – 23,000km across 24 countries on a tandem.

3.30 Talks about being diagnosed with cancer in June 2018, while he was teaching English in Siberia. Prior to his diagnosis, he was in the peak of his health, at peak fitness.

09.40 Describes what his treatment schedule has been like. 

10.30 Talks about how he trained through his chemo. 

12.00 Every time I went into hospital, I cycled my bike in. And I also set my turbo up. It wasn’t about the exercise, but it was about the attitude I was bringing to the situation.

15.00 Luke talks about winning a duathlon the day after finishing his radiotherapy. 

20.00 The difficulty with all of this is that I feel great and I am having a fantastic adventure, and I am in remission, but it doesn’t really mean all that much. With the type of cancer I have, there are no guarantees but so far, I have done a lot better than the doctors thought I would. 

20.51 The day I was diagnosed, I went for a run with my Dad and I remember chatting to him and he gave me some advice that meant a lot to me then and I have tried to take it to heart as much as possible. “We can’t control when we die, but we can control how we live today and hopefully how we live tomorrow and that’s what I try to aim to do on each and every day and that’s the most important thing. My personal ethos is not simply wait for opportunities to come along, but proactively go and create the opportunities you want to make your life as rich and fulfilling as possible. So go and create those unique opportunities for yourself, take a risk and do it.

24.30 Talks about the tragic death of his older brother John, who sadly died in an accident in 2018 and Luke explains about a phone call he got at 4am on the final day of his first cycle of chemotherapy and he found out that his brother had fallen to his death in the Lake District.

28.30 Talks about the money he is raising through the ride. “The most important thing is to change the way people live. Of course, I have no control over that, but this is what has worked for me and by having other young people and other Can Livers on the back, that is the clearest way I can think of sending a message saying “If time is short, live your life to the full, these people are doing it and you can too.” 

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This is the inspirational story of a British triathlon legend, Helen Jenkins.

Helen is a 2x ITU World Champion and 3x Olympian and is preparing to make her middle distance debut at Ironman 70.3 Dubai in February. 

But Helen hasn't raced since 2016.   

Over the last four years, Helen has had 2 children, but she also feared her triathlon career would be over for ever when she had intensive back surgery in 2018.  

I think you'll love the interview, as Helen is really relaxed, funny and brings a refreshing perspective to life as a professional triathlete.

You'll hear:

*Why she is excited and nervous in equal measure ahead of her first race since 2016 after such a long break

*Her fears that she would never stand on a start line again

*How she has come to terms with the disappointment of finishing 5th at the London Olympics, when she was one of the favourites to take the win

*Why listening to your OWN body is the best piece of advice for new mums and mums-to-be.

* If she'll be signing up for Ironman Wales any time soon

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Connect with Helen Jenkins via her website, on twitter and instagram  

HELEN GETS INTERVIEWED!

Listen to the recent interview Helen did with Tri Oraklet here: https://soundcloud.com/tri-oraklet/helen-murray-inside-tri-show

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This is the remarkable story of how triathlon has completely transformed Renee Kiley's life.

In 2014, the Australian came 252nd in her first ever sprint distance triathlon. “I pretty much walked the 5km”  she says.

In 5.5 years, Renee has gone from weighing 104kg, with alarming blood pressure readings to racing in the pro ranks.

Long gone are the long, boozy Friday lunches, the 7 day working weeks in the office and the daily packet of cigarettes!

We go pretty deep in the interview, but Renee is ridiculously open and honest and she reveals she still struggles with her body image.

You'll hear:

*The 'lightbulb moment' that made her start to change her life around

*How she ran on the treadmill and avoided the pool at busy times when she first started exercising, for fear of what others would say

*The lessons she's taken from the business world into the triathlon domain and vice versa

*Her struggles with body image and disordered eating

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Connect with Renee via her website, on twitter and instagram  

HELEN GETS INTERVIEWED!

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Back in 2010, Jake Birtwhistle earmarked the Tokyo Olympics as his year. The Australian was 15 years old at the time and hadn’t yet fully committed to triathlon.

A decade on and the now 25-year-old heads into the Olympic year as one of the World’s best triathletes. He counts the likes of Mario Mola and Vincent Luis amongst his training partners and in 2019 he picked up his first victory on the WTS circuit, with a win in Leeds. You wouldn’t want Jake chasing you down off the bike in Tokyo - this star comes from a strong running background and was crowned Australian junior champion 11 times over middle-long distance events.

You'll hear:

*How he progressed naturally into triathlon from running

*Why it’s so important to find the perfect training environment in order to be a successful athlete

*The possibility of long distance triathlon star Cam Wurf going to the Olympics as a domestique for Australia

*About his passion for photography…but not for baggage charges

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Connect with Jake via his website, Instagram or twitter

HELEN GETS INTERVIEWED!

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2012 Ironman World Champion Pete Jacobs is a fascinating person to both interview and listen to. Pete was originally a landscape gardener before he became a professional athlete at the age of 21. He won in Kona when he was 30, by which point he had done an incredible 30 Ironman races, including finishing 2nd in 2011 and recording the 3rd fastest marathon in the race’s history with a 2h41m05 in 2010.   

After 2012, he was very public about his on-going battle with fatigue, something he has dealt with since he was a teenager. He’s had loads of tests done and he has tried various different diets to reduce inflammation from foods and he is currently a strict carnivore – his diet is JUST meat.

You'll hear:

*Why training LESS helped him to become World Champion

*If a meat only diet leaves him constipated

*His advice for staying mentally strong and focussed on good run technique during the run leg of a triathlon.

*His hopes to get back to the pointy end of racing.

You can make your own mind up about whether you agree with what he says or not, but the message to take from it is we are all different and the training and diet that works for one person, might not be right for you and comparing yourself to others is pretty pointless.

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Connect with Pete via his website, Instagram or twitter

HELEN GETS INTERVIEWED!

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This a bumper episode featuring interviews with the first woman to SUP coast to coast across England, Jo Moseley and leading Sports Psychologist Helen Davis to give you the inspiration and tools you need to take on a challenge and succeed. .  

Jo discovered a love for SUP (Stand Up Paddleboarding) after turning 50 and in 2019, at the age of 54, she became the first woman to paddleboard from the West to the East coast of England. Not only that, but she also picked up litter along the way to highlight the amount of rubbish going into the sea from our inland waterways. 

In this interview, Jo Moseley talks about:

*Overcoming self-doubt during her adventure

*Learning to believe in herself and back herself.

*Why she believes you should just try something, regardless of the outcome

Sports Psychologist Helen Davis has worked with top British swimmers and cyclists as well as multiple Ironman champion Lucy Gossage and Age Group Ironman World Champion Gill Fullen, amongst others.

Helen discusses:

*Goal setting

*Effective thinking, dealing with pre-race nerves

*Concrete examples to help you develop your confidence.

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Connect with Jo via her website, Instagram or twitter

You can find out more about Helen Davis and the services she offers via her website: Think Believe Perform. There are more details about Iron-mind and how to get a discount before January 31 2020 here too.

HELEN GETS INTERVIEWED!

Listen to the interview I did with Tri Oraklet here: https://soundcloud.com/tri-oraklet/helen-murray-inside-tri-show

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