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Chartered Physiotherapist, Pilates Instructor and Elite Irish runner Eoin Everard joins us to answer listener's running questions. From injuries to getting faster, marathon training tips to advice for older runners, there's something in here for everyone.

You'll hear:

10:00 Eoin gives us his background in running and movement.

111:30 Eoin's thoughts when you have imposter syndrome as a runner.

13:30 Eoin talks about rest days, pilates and staying relatively injury free.

18:00 Rob asks 'what strength work can I do to speed up my re-hab from a knee injury?

21:30 Mark's question about running as you get older, any tips?

23:30 Ali's question about doing speed work as you get older. Eoin's advice to include strides too.

26:00 Ronan: What can I do over the winter to make me a bit faster if I don't have a background in triathlon or running?

29:30 Daniel: Should you do track sessions or long interval sessions?

34:00 Daniel: Any heat acclimatisation tips for Daniel going to Kona?

37:30 Kathryn: I'm 40 next month and I've just done my first and last Middle Distance triathlon. I'd like to give age group sprint a crack, how can I bring my 5K PB down?

44:00 Peter: How can I use marathon training to get around a marathon? Under 5 hours would be amazing.

47:00 How do I train for a spring marathon when the furthest run is a 10km and I am a swimmer by background.

50:00 Tara: I'm doing a 50km ultra. I'd like to try some solid foods but I'm allergic to bananas and peanuts.

53:00 John: Can you explain the runner's high? Why do we get it? what are the causes?

Find out more about this week's guests

Eoin Everard Instagram

Eoin Everard website

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We talk about goals, failing it and nailing it, with two very ordinary busy working mums, Sophie Gasson and Katy O'Connor. Sophie was on the podcast in 2021 after attempting to swim the channel. While Katy is a 3 time long-distance triathlon finisher. She took up triathlon in her 50s, after she was hooked in following an opportunity to volunteer at Ironman UK. She's also had brain surgery twice and is passionate about living life with no regrets. Katy wasn't a swimmer, didn't have a bike and has spent the last ten years progressing through the distances but admits she often needs something scary to make her work hard!

You'll hear:

06:00 Interview with Sophie Gasson - channel swimmer at 54

31:00 Katy explains the seed that was planted after she experienced her first Ironman in 2011, working as a volunteer at Ironman UK. She went on to set herself a challenge for her 50th birthday, of a big swim, a big ride and a big run, despite not being able to swim front crawl or ride a bike.

36:00 She talks about her plan to start out with sprints, before stepping up to Olympic distance, then middle distance and then a full distance and her first Ironman at Bolton in 2018. "Ironman UK was the one that got me hooked and it gives me goosebumps thinking about it." And I always said if I finish Bolton, then I'm going to do Wales."

42:00 Katy says she entered Ironman Wales 2022 for her 60th birthday and was meticulous about her training and meeting the cut-off times.

43:00 Ironmind Sports Psychology programme "Ironmind." Katy talks about how beneficial this was to her.

45:00 Katy on the swim at Ironman Wales and how horrendous conditions at Long Course Weekend two months prior gave her the confidence to know she would be okay at Ironman Wales.

47:30 Learning to swim... Katy hadn't done front crawl before she was 50 and she talks through the process of having to learn to swim as an adult.

50:00 So interesting and so many people can relate 'I felt you had to be really fast to join a tri club.'

55:30 Why Katy did achieve her 'why' and why it was so important to her. "when you do achieve something like that it gives you the confidence to think 'what's next?'

59:30 The importance of saying YES to things to Katy. "I've had brain surgery twice." It was a case of "If the tumour is not removed, it will eventually kill you." After the second one when the operation had been a success it was like a new start. And every time when I have the choice of doing something I think 'what are you waiting for?'

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Andrew Horsfall-Turner took up triathlon in 2017 after spending his childhood, teenage years and early 20s as a top swimmer. He did Ironman Wales in 2019 as an age-grouper and won a Kona slot in the 25-29 age group. The plan was to go to Hawaii as an age group athlete, but then Covid hit. So he took the decision to turn professional, rather than waiting to go to Kona as an age grouper. He returned to Ironman Wales in 2022 as a professional and finished in a brilliant 5th place. He's the Welsh record holder over the full distance and hopes to build on this and return to Kona as a professional.

You'll hear:

07:00 Andrew talks about doing his first triathlon in 2018 and his background in swimming. "I turned the pedals over and that was how a bike worked. I called myself a novice and it's been a really steep learning curve." "I loved swimming. I was that strange kid who loved it. It just became part of life. I identified myself as a swimmer first and then everything else second." "But between 21 and 23 I was probably training too hard and I was getting frustrated but then my coaches suggested I tried swimming coaching and that was the beginning of the end in terms of my swimming."

12:30 How Andrew came across Ironman World Champs in Kona and how it all led him to triathlon. "Straight away I wanted to go to Kona."

14:00 We talk about the Olympics and how it was one of Andrew's aims to go there and compete but how he pushed himself too hard and dug himself into a bit of a whole. "Being so young and hungry for success was probably at my own detriment."

17:00 Andrew talks about stepping into a coaching role and how it changed his mindset and why he now is working with a coach. "I was so blinded by wanting to be the hardest worker in the pool, but I should have calmed myself down rather than working too hard."

19:30 We talk about the process of finding a coach and what's important to take into account.

21:30 How he's started working with David Tibury-Davis, and the confidene that has given him. "It's the reassurance that what I think I am doing is what I am doing. If you go into a race doubting if it's good enough, then you probably won't do as well as you could. He's helped me develop that belief."

24:30 Why Andrew feels like it's been a 22 year work in progress, rather than a 5 year progress since his first triathlon.

25:30 We talk about going from swimming into running and what the process has been like for Andrew. "I feel like I'm in running infancy and it's a really cool project as I think there's so much more to come.

31:00 We chat through how Andrew developed his cycling after first getting into triathlon.

36:00 The difference between doing Ironman Wales as an age group athlete (2019) and doing it as a professional (2022.)

40:00 Andrew shares his thoughts on how to improve swimming as a triathlete. "it's a gradual process." He suggests if you don't live near the sea, prioritise going to the beach, or pick a race that is lake-based.

44:00 We talk about the Neptune Steps, 420m of swimming with 100m of elevation. It's bonkers.' They decided to do it in February in Scotland.' I did it three years in a row and finished runner up each time.'

47:00 How Andrew combines his swimming coaching with his training.

Find out more about this week's guests

Andrew Horsfall-Turner Instagram

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Shona Brownlee is one of those people in life that it's a joy to talk to. Shona's childhood wasn't devoted to sport, but music. She loved it and every spare minute was spent practising and rehearsing. She went on to become a professional musician, but after a while, she wanted a more secure lifestyle, so she became a musician with the RAF. During training, Shona had an accident that eventually led her to becoming a Winter Paralympian and a British Paratriathlon Champion. And, no, she isn't related to them.

You'll hear:

07:30 Shona talks about her childhood, which was spent focussing on music. Shona talks about the similarities between dedicating your time to music or sport as a teenager. 'It became everything.' "I knew I wanted to go on and be a performance musician.'

11:30 Shona on why she joined the RAF as a musician. 'I never really considered myself as a military person, but I realised that there were loads of benefits that came with it.' 'I was really worried about the initial training, but it wasn't as bad as I had expected and it was totally different to anything I had ever done before and I knew when I came through it, the job would be entirely different.

15:30 Shona talks about the life-changing 'innocuous' accident that happened during the final part of initial training. "What we thought was a sprained ankle just never got any better and after 6 years I had an elective amputation. I had nothing to lose. Even after the surgery, it was like a huge sense of relief. I wasn't miserable, but i couldn't live like I wanted to live.'

20:00 We talk about the 'Battle Back' programme, which gave Shona the chance to go and do some skiing. 'The first time i was in a sitski, I was terrified. But it was one of the first times since my accident I was being shown what I could do.' And focussing on the positive side of things you CAN do.

23:30 How Shona talks about the process of going from being introduced to sitskiing to then competing at the highest level at the Paralympics.

27:30 Shona describes what it's like being in the start gate before a race and the nerves that came with it initially.

29:00 We talk about the similarities between music and sport. 'You've got this once chance to perform and for it to go right. I think breathing techniques I learnt through music and self awareness of the pressure I put on myself is very similar.'

32:30 Paratriathlon and why Shona did her first triathlon and went on to become 'British paratriathlon Champion.' 'I don't have the time to devote to triathlon and I will continue to do it as a little bit of fun.'

37:30 We go a bit deeper into the psyche of people telling you 'you can't do something.'

48:00 Shona's relationship with sport.' I really only took it up to get into the RAF. Sport wasn't a massive part of my life. I wasn't unhealthy but I wasn't as fit as I could be.

Find out more about this week's guests

Shona Brownlee Instagram

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Professional triathlete and coach Reece Barclay is on the podcast this week. You'll probably also know him for being one part of Team Charles Barclay, he is of course husband to Lucy Charles-Barclay. This is a really fascinating interview with Reece, about his own triathlon goals, what it was like for him when Lucy was injured in 2022, working with Dan Lorang and loads more.

You'll hear:

07:30 How Covid disrupted Reece's Ironman Wales plans

11:30 Reece looks back at Ironman UK in 2014 'we entered it as a challenge and as a selling point for our personal training business. Fast forward 3 years on from there and we were selling up the PT business and going into triathlon full time.

13:00 Reece talks about his sporty background as a child, with karate, squash and swimming. "I thrived off competing, but I was useless at squash."

18:30 Reece talks about how the disappointment of not making it to the Olympics brought him and Lucy Charles Barclay together.

20:00 Reece talks about Lucy's personality and her ability to deal with a sadistic amount of pain. 'You almost feel worried for her she can push so hard.'

22:00 If Reece has ever felt pressure to succeed in triathlon, because of Lucy's success.

25:00 How Reece juggled coaching learning with his own ambitions

26:30 How coach Dan Lorang came to be a part of 'Team Charles Barclay' and how Reece finds things a bit easier on a day to day basis. "I still feel the same pressure when she races."

31:30 Role reversal, how Reece got on at Roth, with Lucy on supporting duties.

35:30 What makes Dan Lorang and his approach different to perhaps another coach or a standard plan.

40:00 What was 2022 and Lucy's injury like for Reece to deal with?

45:00 Some of the things Reece has taken from 2022, with Reece's own heart issues and Lucy's injury and what 'rock bottom' was like.

53:00 Reece talks about his own goals within triathlon.

56:00 Reece on red wine :)

Find out more about this week's guest

Reece Barclay Instagram

Team Charles Barclay Youtube

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Michael Harvey grew up as a swimmer in Australia and had dreams of going to the Olympics. He then switched to triathlon, raced at Kona and flirted with the idea of going pro, before he got more into coaching. He is now Head Coach at the Solothurn Triathlon Centre in Switzerland and works as Daniela Ryf's Advisor, after she split from long-term coach Brett Sutton. As well as elite triathletes, Michael still enjoys coaching age group athletes through Momentum Endurance Coaching. This is a really interesting chat not just about coaching but about coaching Daniela Ryf.

You'll hear:

05:00 A bit about Michael's background as a youngster, growing up in a sporty family and his swimming and triathlon dreams.

10:00 What appealed to Michael about coaching and how he was able to go into coaching rather than working in an office.

15:30 Why he sought out coaches around the world to learn from and why he was particularly keen to shadow Brett Sutton.

20:00 How Michael divides his time between the High Performance Triathlon Centre in Solothurn, Switzerland, where they are developing a high performance squad and then Momentum Endurance Coaching with age groupers.

23:00 Working with junior athletes and having responsibility of developing a high performance squad of young athletes in Switzerland. Why education plays such an important factor for sporting hopefuls in Switzerland.

29:30 Why Michael is so passionate about patience and his catch phrase 'hurry slowly.' And why being able to learn to work with individuals is really important as everyone is really different.

35:30 When Michael first met Daniela, his first impression and how Daniela's mum ended up helping him to move house when he first got to Switzerland. How he ended up working with Daniela, supporting her with her training in an advisory role. "I make sure she doesn't over-do it and I operate very similarly to what she was used to."

40:00 Michael talks about Daniela heading towards Kona October "she's in great condition at the moment." "She enjoys training by herself and you can see an air of confidence when things are going well."

44:30 How does Daniela differ to other athletes michael works with? She is an ambassador for the Solothurn centre.

46:30 Michael answer listener Thomas's question: why are Switzerland and Australia so good at triathlon?

48:30 Michael answer listener Thomas's question about fasted training.

Find out more about this week's guests

Michael Harvey Instagram

Momentum Endurance Coaching

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Triathletes Non Stanford and Aaron Royle join us in conversation. Non announced she would be retiring from triathlon in 2022, after being crowned European Champion and winning silver in the mixed team relay with Wales at the Commonwealth Games, a decade after her first World Championship title. Her partner Aaron Royle from Australia was also World U23 Champion and has competed at two Olympics. In 2022, Aaron finished 3rd at the PTO Canadian Open in Edmonton and made his Collin's Cup debut.

You'll hear:

09:30 Non talks about winning silver for Wales in the mixed relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, ahead of Australia who won bronze. "It was a dream," says Non. "I don't think i could believe it. Everyone loves an underdog don't they? It was really emotional for everyone."

15:30 We talk about Welsh pride when watching sports.

18:00 Non on becoming European Champion. "I went into the race with very low expectations and I just went into it wanting to have fun. Whenever I'm super chilled, i seem to do well."

20:00 Non talks about retiring from triathlon and her final appearance in a GB vest. Aaron also talks about how Non had considered retiring in 2018.

28:00 Non's next steps, branching into coaching at the Leeds Triathlon Centre for British Triathlon. Rhys Davey, her former coach will now be her boss.

32:00 Aaron on racing more middle distance events, coming 3rd at the Canadian Open and making his debut for Team International at the Collin's Cup in 2022 and looking ahead to the Ironman 70.3 World Championships.

37:30 Why Non didn't decide to go into longer distance triathlon.

41:30 Aaron speaks amazingly about 'race weight' and how obsessing over weight can be dangerous and it can go very wrong. "I lost all strength from it when i got it wrong before the Rio Olympics." It's pretty miserable when you're denying your body what it needs," says Non. "It is getting better," she adds.

50:30 Aaron and Non talk about their upcoming wedding in the winter of 2022.

53:00 The best things about Australia and Wales, according to Non and Aaron. "I'd be happy never to spend a day in winter in England!" says Aaron.

Find out more about this week's guests

Non Stanford Instagram

Aaron Royle Instagram

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This week we look back at the 10th edition of Ironman Wales, the first since 2019 and more tough conditions for competitors (and spectators.) And sticking with Ironman, star of the show is a really wonderful interview with Linsey Corbin, the American pro triathlete who is retiring from triathlon after her 15th Ironman World Championship race taking place in Kona, Hawaii 2022. You'll also meet one of the team from new sponsors Presca Sportswear.

You'll hear:

02:00 Meet Guy Whitby, managing Director at new show sponsors Presca Sportswear.

17:00 Linsey Corbin interview. Linsey talks about when she was working in a dog store after finishing university in 2006 and how she chatted with her husband Chris about the possibility of quitting her job to give professional triathlon a go for a year to see if she could make any money from it.

20:00 Linsey's thoughts on preparing for her 15th and final Ironman World Championship. 'It blows my mind.' I remember being in kona for the first time in 2006 and I was star struck but the whole journey was really really fun, especially those first few years.

23:00 How the last few years have been for Linsey. 'it's been up and down' 'During covid, i took a sabbatical from triathlon and I didn't push through or do any of the dry-land swim training. Before covid, I was intimidated by the idea of triathlon but during covid, I spent more time in the mountains and with my husband and it was really refreshing to find out there's more to me than Linsey the triathlete'

27:00 Why retirement is so hard to talk about publicly.

31:30 What linsey is most and least looking forward to doing 'one last time.'

35:00 Linsey explains how triathlon as changed her as a woman and made her more confident as a woman. As her 8 Ironman wins, 5th place at the Ironman World Championship and multiple Ironman and 70.3 finishes.

37:30 We talk about imposter syndrome and how Linsey struggled even in her most recent races.

43:00 Linsey talks about the role that her husband Chris Corbin has played in her professional triathlon career.

48:30 We hear from two fellow competitors, Meredith Kessler and Mirinda Carfrae.

55:00 We talk all things food and hazel and Blue.

Find out more about this week's guests

Lindey Corbin Instagram

Hazel and Blue Instagram

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Nikki Bartlett is joined by her partner and coach Bex Milnes in this episode. The pair met in 2012 through triathlon. Bex was asked to help Nikki with her swimming after she had decided to switch from rowing to triathlon. Nikki has since gone on to become a professional triathlete and an Ironman Champion. Bex also had aspirations to become one of the best triathletes in the World, but switched her attention to coaching. She started her coaching journey with Triathlon Scotland before becoming Lead Paratriathlon Coach with British Triathlon.

You'll hear:

08:45 How Nikki and Bex met through swimming

11:45 Bex's background in coaching and her dreams of becoming full-time triathlon coach and how they ended up in Scotland for five years. "I was hell-bent on becoming a full-time coach. I was just desperate to coach."

18:15 Nikki's story about how she learnt to tumble turn.

20:15 Was Bex nervous about switching from being an athlete to being a coach? Some really good stuff about helping young athletes to see the bigger picture, the drop-off in young female athletes and why Bex is so passionate about the female pathway and the importance of female coaches and female coaching role models.

25:45 Why Bex thinks that it's really important for young females to have a female coach available to them, if that's what they need.

28:15 About their move to Loughborough, when Bex got a job with British Triathlon.

29:45 Why and when Bex started to coach Nikki. Why Bex was initially reluctant to coach her, but why it's working out well. "Nikki is one of the easiest athletes to coach and I know she needs fun sessions as well."

37:45 What it's like for Bex supporting Nikki now that she is her coach as well as her partner.

40:15 Why Nikki loves interacting with age group athletes so much

43:15 Bex talks about the decade she has spent working with British Triathlon. "It's been the biggest privilege."

47:15 What would Bex change about triathlon if she could? "I'd make it free."

49:15 Why Bex is leaving British Triathlon behind to set up her own coaching business, Bex Milnes coaching. "I just want to be in a position to support more long distance triathletes to achieve their goals and I'm excited about what the future has in store."

54:45 The very long lasting engagement 'it's a running joke in the family.' (they've been engaged for 6 years.)

Find out more about this week's guests

Nikki Bartlett Instagram

Bex Milnes Instagram

Bex Milnes coaching

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Michael Broadwith got into cycling after his parents brought him a bike after graduating from Oxford University. Since then he's won multiple national 24 hour time trials, he broke the long standing Lands End-John O'Groats record in 2018 and he also holds the fastest time for Edinburgh to London. In 2022 he took on the famous Trans Continental Race across Europe for the first time. Michael has four children and also has a busy job as a teacher. So how does he do it?

You'll hear:

5:30 Michael's recovery after the Trans Continental Race (TCR,) a long distance cycling race across Europe, including sore fingers and feet and poor sleep because of anxiety dreams and panic attacks. Michael also talks about the intensity of the 12 days he spent racing and whether he enjoyed it or not.

13:00 The difficulties of sleeping and hydrating during such a long race and how tough the last day is.

15:00 How TCR compares to Michael's Lands End-John O'Groats (end to end) record.

18:00 What Michael's diet looked like on the TCR, including a pepper one day.

20:30 Why Durmitor National Park in Montenegro is up there with Michael's favourite place on the TCR.

22:30 How Michael trains for TCR with a very demanding job and 4 children.

25:30 Some top kit wins for long distance cycling events ,including bivvy set up, light system and food holders. Bivvying v hotels.

41:30 Why life is 'ludicrous' when it comes to juggling home life and work and why bike commuting is so important for Michael.

35:30 Why Michael is so passionate about bikes to explore further than you think and how it can expand your horizons.

40:30 Michael talks about the LEJOG record and why breaking a big challenge down is so crucial, because he wanted to quit with 11 hours to go, but his wife Helen challenged him to cycle 20 more minutes and how you can turn a bad patch around.

49:00 Why you should give a 12 or 24 hour Time Trial a crack.

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