It is Ironman Cairns race week which means for the Smurf & Smurfette Podcast, a week full of podcast episodes with special guests and lots of great advice from experienced Ironman athletes. 

In our final podcast of the week, Smurf gives a rundown of the male and female pro fields and previews Sunday's pro races. He covers;

• The pro women to keep an eye out for
• How the pro female race may play out
• His podium predictions for tomorrow's pro race
• The pro men to keep an eye out for
• How the pro male race may play out
• His podium predictions for tomorrow's race

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www.smurfandsmurfette.com.au
www.cairns50.com.au
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It is Ironman Cairns race week which means for the Smurf & Smurfette Podcast, a week full of podcast episodes with special guests and lots of great advice from experienced Ironman athletes. 

Our final guest for the week is a local larrikin and a 3 x Ironman Cairns finisher. Kevin Durose pretty well never misses an endurance sport event in Far North Queensland and lines up for his 4th Ironman this weekend. We chat with Kevin about;

• How Ironman changed and saved his life
• Making friends in endurance sport - "a stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet"
• Funny mistakes in Kevin's early days in triathlon
• How facing tough challenges in training can help you to succeed on race day
• The importance of racing local events to keep endurance sport alive
• Managing the atmosphere of Ironman Cairns, particularly the final days
• Advice for tackling the Ironman Cairns course
• Being grateful for being able to participate and race

Showlinks
patreon.com/smurfandsmurfette
www.smurfandsmurfette.com.au
www.cairns50.com.au
Wyn Republic
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Run Like A Girl

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It is Ironman Cairns race week which means for the Smurf & Smurfette Podcast, a week full of podcast episodes with special guests and lots of great advice from experienced Ironman athletes. 

It's Wednesday of race week, and today we chat to one of Queensland's leading age group triathlon coaches Emma Quinn. 

Emma is a great athlete herself, having represented Australia at a range of multisport World Championship events 8 times. She has a great crew coming to Cairns for this weekend and we chat to Emma about;

• Being grateful for the chance to race
• How to prepare in the final days leading in to race day
• Finalising your race and nutrition plans
• Specific advice around the complexities of racing at Cairns
• How to manage the day before race day
• Controlling the controllable's and enjoying the atmosphere
• Balancing life, training, work, family and racing

Showlinks
patreon.com/smurfandsmurfette
www.smurfandsmurfette.com.au
www.cairns50.com.au
Wyn Republic
SFuels
Run Like A Girl

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It is Ironman Cairns race week which means for the Smurf & Smurfette Podcast, a week full of podcast episodes with special guests and lots of great advice from experienced Ironman athletes. 

Our second guest of the week is a Cairns local gearing up for her first ever Ironman. Nicole Damon is a mother of two and balances family and training with full time work.

Nicoles has had her ups and downs through this Ironman prep and shares her experiences of both the struggles and the triumphs. We chat with Nicole about;

• Making the leap in to Ironman
• The ups and downs of Ironman training, with challenges like a relationships breakdown
• How the training has compared to 70.3 training
• Balancing life, kids and work with training for an Ironman
• The Ironman Cairns course - what to look forward to and what to be wary of
• Tips for preparations in the final days pre-race
• The finish lining feeling and hearing Peter Murray say "you are an Ironman"!

Showlinks
patreon.com/smurfandsmurfette
www.smurfandsmurfette.com.au
www.cairns50.com.au
Wyn Republic
SFuels
Run Like A Girl

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It is Ironman Cairns race week which means for the Smurf & Smurfette Podcast, a week full of podcast episodes with special guests and lots of great advice from experienced Ironman athletes. 

We start the week with the only official Ironman Cairns legend to have completed all 10 Ironman Cairns branded events, Joe Pilat. 

Joe is a Far North Queensland local and has now been involved in the sport of triathlon for over 30 years, finishing his first Ironman in New Zealand in 1991. He is a veteran of over 30 iron distance triathlons and gives out a tonne of great advice in this interview. We talk with Joe about;

• How the fabric of the sport of Ironman triathlon has changed overt he past 30 years
• Ironman Cairns and how it has developed over the past decade
• Preparing to race on the Ironman Cairns course
• The importance of support and family in your Ironman triathlon pursuits
• How to prepare in the final days before race day
• Advice for the Ironman Cairns course

Showlinks
patreon.com/smurfandsmurfette
www.smurfandsmurfette.com.au
www.cairns50.com.au
Wyn Republic
SFuels
Run Like A Girl

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Smurf & Smurfette are endurance sport athletes sharing stories from the endurance sport world from everyday people just like you.

This week, Smurfette talks with two incredible women about their experiences with pregnancy and endurance sport. Jess Stenson is an Australian Olympic marathon runner and the mother of little Billy. Beth Mckenzie is a former professional athlete and the mother of Wynne and Marlo. Smurfette talks to both women about their journey through and posrt pregnancy including;

* Strength training during and post pregnancy
* Getting back to physical activity after having a baby
* Support from society and sponsors for professional female athletes around training and racing
* How pregnancy and their children changed their lives
* Family planning around being a professional athlete
* Exercises and tips for getting back after pregnancy
* Their very individual stories of getting back to training and racing post-pregnancy

Showlinks
www.smurfandsmurfette.com.au
www.cairns50.com.au
Wyn Republic
SFuels
Run Like A Girl

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100 EPISODES!!!

At the end of 2018, we started the Smurf & Smurfette podcast to capture our journey to Ironman Cairns in 2019. Now, 100 episodes later, we have covered an incredible amount of content with many amazing guests across a range of endurance sports.

So this week, we go back and hear some of our highlights from the last 50 episodes. We cover the themes of;

• Training
• The Process
• Balance
• Enjoyment
• Mental Strength
• Inspiration and Support
• Racing

And we hear back from many of our special guests including;

• Zach Bitter
• Dan Plews
• Caleb Noble
• Grace Thek
• Sarah Thomas
• Adam Fraser
• Nadine Hunt
• Nick Carling
• Amy Bowe
• Aidan Hobbs
• Kellie Langley
• David Arnold

Showlinks
www.smurfandsmurfette.com.au
www.cairns50.com.au
Wyn Republic
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Run Like A Girl

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Smurf & Smurfette are endurance sport athletes sharing stories from the endurance sport world from everyday people just like you.

This week we talk with 2022 Ultraman finisher Fiona Lenz. Fiona is a police officer based in the small Central Queensland town of Clermont. She has a significant history in Ironman triathlon and just tackled her biggest challenge of Ultraman in Noosa, Queensland. We chat with Fiona about;

* What it takes mentally to prepare for an Ultraman
* The preparation and training and getting this done in a small remote town
* Balancing training with life and work
* Being inspired and inspiring others
* The lad up to the race weekend and the nerves
* Day 1, 2 and 3 of Ultraman - the support of her crew, the other athletes and her coach
* The finish line emotion and what it means to achieve such a massive goal
* Showing others that anything is possible!

Showlinks
www.smurfandsmurfette.com.au
www.cairns50.com.au
Wyn Republic
SFuels
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Smurf & Smurfette are endurance sport athletes sharing stories from the endurance sport world from everyday people just like you.

This week we talk with Sydney based ultrarunner Mark Avery who attempted to break the 24 hour treadmill world record in March 2022. Mark is a family man who has tackled a number of significant ultrarunning challenges over the past few years. We chat with Mark about;

* The tragedy of losing a friend to cancer and the extreme lows that followed
* Speaking up and seeing a GP when life gets tough and mental health issues present themselves
* How marathon running changed his life and got him back on track
* His ultrarunning challenges so far, including running 1000kms from Tweed Heads to Sydney to raise funds for Gotcha4Life
* What inspired him to attempt to break the 24 hour treadmill world record
* The training for a 24 hour treadmill run
* The highs and lows of 24 hours on a treadmill
* Outrun Cancer - the amazing charity that Mark ran for

Showlinks
www.smurfandsmurfette.com.au
www.cairns50.com.au
Wyn Republic
SFuels
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Outrun Cancer
Gotcha4Life
Lifeline

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Smurf & Smurfette are endurance sport athletes based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. This week, Smurf chats with top age group athlete and triathlon coach Nick Carling about this weekend's 2021 Ironman World Championships in St George, Utah.

We cover;
* The St George course and how it differs from Kona, Hawaii
* How the race might play out in the Utah conditions and on this challenging Ironman course
* The omissions from the men's and women's fields and how that may impact the dynamic of race day
* The female race and our top 5 place getters and dark horses
* The male race and our top 5 place getters and dark horses


Showlinks
www.smurfandsmurfette.com.au
www.cairns50.com.au
Wyn Republic
SFuels
Run Like A Girl

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