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🎧 KONA DAILY POD – DAY 3 | PRESENTED BY TRAININGPEAKS

Welcome back to The Kona Daily Pod, your front-row seat to the Ironman World Championship 2025 with the Pro Tri News crew — brought to you by TrainingPeaks, the number one training app in the world.

Today, hosts Talbot Cox, Matt Lieto, Kaden Lieto, and Mark Matthews are joined by triathlon royalty — Mirinda Carfrae and Craig Alexander — to dive into what it takes to master the Kona run course.

Both world champions share stories of racing down Ali‘i Drive, managing heat, and executing the perfect marathon after 180 kilometers on the bike. From pacing and nutrition to the mental game that defines Kona, these two legends explain how the race is truly won on the run.

💬 Topics in this episode:
– Mirinda Carfrae’s mindset and pacing through the Energy Lab
– Craig Alexander’s strategy for building speed off the bike
– How the Kona run has evolved with faster, more aggressive racing
– Mental toughness, cooling tactics, and adapting to conditions
– Using TrainingPeaks data to dial in pacing and recovery
– Reflections on iconic finishes and what separates champions

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🎧 KONA DAILY POD – DAY 2 | PRESENTED BY TRAININGPEAKS

Welcome back to The Kona Daily Pod, your inside look at the Ironman World Championship 2025 with the Pro Tri News crew — brought to you by TrainingPeaks, the number one training app in the world.

Today, hosts Talbot Cox, Mark Matthews, Matt Lieto, and Kaiden Lieto sit down with three-time Ironman World Champion Craig "Crowie" Alexander to talk everything bike course and race strategy in Kona.

Craig shares how the Hawi winds, nutrition timing, and power management define the race — and why today’s generation of pros ride smarter than ever. The crew also dives into equipment choices, aero setups, and how data tools like TrainingPeaks have changed the way athletes build their race plans.

💬 Topics in this episode:
– Craig Alexander’s insights on the Kona bike course and modern race tactics
– Handling the crosswinds and heat through the Queen K
– Balancing power output and fueling strategy
– Evolution of bike technology and aero efficiency
– How TrainingPeaks transformed race preparation and data analysis
– Predictions for the fastest bike splits in 2025

These are short daily pods raw, real, and straight from the island. No scripted interviews, no remote setups… just triathlon fans who are actually here in Kona, bringing you the latest every day of race week.

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Welcome to The Kona Daily Pod, your inside look at the IRONMAN World Championship 2025 with the Pro Tri News crew brought to you by TrainingPeaks, the number-one training app in the world.

In Day 1, Talbot Cox and Kaiden Lieto discuss everything Kona with Reece Barclay,  coach, husband, and right-hand man to the 2023 world champion Lucy Charles-Barclay.
Reece opens up about Lucy’s 2024 season, what it takes to peak for Kona, how he collaborates with coach Dan Lorang, training alongside Marjolaine Pierre, Lucy’s injury comeback, and why this year’s field could be faster than ever.

💬 Topics in this episode:
– Reece’s coaching journey with Lucy Charles-Barclay
– Behind-the-scenes of their seven-week Kona training camp
– The mental battles after four runner-up finishes
– Managing injury, recovery, and long-term fitness
– Analyzing Lucy’s data with TrainingPeaks
– Expectations for Kona 2025 and the next era of women’s triathlon

These are short daily pods raw, real, and straight from the island. No scripted interviews, no remote setups… just triathlon fans who are actually here in Kona, bringing you the latest every day of race week.

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STEPH IS BACK! We start with a weekend recap then chat 2026 IRONMAN Pro Series: the races, the wins, the losses, how to build a calendar and everything in between. Then cap it off with a run of hot takes that will lead us into the women's IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN KONA! 

📖 Wekend Recap (1:00:10:50)
🤠 IRONMAN PRO SERIES DEEP DIVE (11:00- 46:00)
🔥Hot Takes (46:00-end)

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We chat with the newly crowned IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPION, Casper Stornes. Go through T100 Oropesa in Spain, the race ranger bike drafting data from Frejus. Then end with what races are coming up and the hottest of hot takes from the IMWC in Nice. 

🇳🇴📖 Story Time with Casper Stornes (1:00:36:00)
🇪🇸 T100 Spain and Race Ranger Data Release (36:40-1:08:00)
🤠 Races coming up (1:08:05-1:16:05)
🔥Hot Takes (1:16:10-end)
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This episode we take you through the ups the downs, the whirlwinds of the day at the IRONMAN World Championship! Joined by some special guests including Craig "Crowie" Alexander, Kaiden Lieto and Jamie Monroe. Everything that happened on the ground and some behind the scenes experiences we each had. 

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This episode we take you through the favorites, and what we believe will happen on raceday at the IRONMAN World Championship in Nice. We are joined by Jack Kelly by the Triathlon Hour as a special guest! 

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This episode we dive through the big race coming up in Nice! Everything and everyone that should have the eyes on as we move onto the big stage! 

• 🎙️ Intro and Weekend Recap(0:00–4:30)
• 👟The Shoe Sage (4:30-19:00)
• 🤠 Ironman World Championship Preview (19:00-1:02:45)
• 🔥Hot Takes (1:03:00-end)

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This weekend we chat all the big talking points from 70.3 Zell am See, T100 and WTCS that happened in Frejus. A topic of the week where we discuss why and how they could incoporate middle distance in the olympics. Then some sorching hot takes as the Championship SZN gets underway. 

• 🎙️ Intro (0:00–4:00)
• 🪽Weekend Recap (4:00-31:00)
• 🤠 Topic of the Week: 70.3 in Olympics (31:15-45:00)
• 🔥Hot Takes (45:15-end)

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We are back after a week off! Talking through last 2 weekends of racing, what's coming up this weekend with WTCS and T100 French Riviera, then the last non championship IRONMAN 70.3 Pro Series Race! Lastly some hot takes regarding 70.3 World Championship, Lionel Sanders and the future of Global Partnership and Sponsorships for triathlon. 

• 🎙️ Intro (0:00–7:40)
• 🪽Weekend Recap (7:45-19:15)
• 🥖 Races this Weekend  (19:20-55:10)
• 🔥Hot Takes (55:15-end)

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