so you wanna tri?

The boys talk about the race weekend, and a breakdown of how the race went. 

Did they hit their targets? Did Alex stick to his heart rate zones? How many jelly babies were sacrificed? Listen to find out.

It's race weekend. And the word of the episode is "apprehensive". We're talking final prep, going through final checklists, and discussing the all important last minute details - will Alex shave his legs to get sub 5 hours? Will Papa Woo do it in sub 7?

We catch up with the boys in their final training moments and their plans for tapering. Papa Woo is, of course, prepared and ready, Ben's bike got some much needed upgrades, Alex is breaking all the rules, and I introduced a new discipline in to my training...

With less than 2 weeks until Papa Woo and Alex take on Ironman 70.3 Westfriesland, we take a look at the 202 pages of official triathlon rules, call them out on some BS, and talk about why experience is key.

Welcome to the first of our bonus eps - a series of shorter episodes and focused chat with one of the boys, but still with input from the others.

In this ep, I talk to Papa woo about some more tips on how to pick your first race, doing an Ironman branded race and what that actually means, as well as discussing how and where triathlon was born.

In this episode we talk about nip slips, porta loos, washing machines, jelly legs, ablutions and vascular shunting… 

You might be wondering what any of those have to do with triathlon, you'll have to listen to find out our answers to the questions that all beginner triathletes are asking.

In this episode, we talk about the thing we're all best at. Eating. The boys also reflect on things they should change in the lead up to their race... but whether they're going to actually do it or not is a whole other question.

Ben is powered by mojito mixes, Alex has already calculated how many jelly babies you'd have to eat to fuel a tri, and Papa Woo eats peanut butter, salad cream and cheese sandwiches - so maybe don't take any advice from this episode.

We introduce Ms. Orla, papa woo's wife, to share another perspective on this triathlon journey. Are there benefits, or is it just like living with tired and hungry toddlers?

Joining woowoo run day? https://strava.app.link/cyUqln8sSIb

We get talking about worst case scenarios for race day: DNFs, equipment failures, Ben getting arrested etc. Alex gets very technical with his calculated times for the race which leaves the rest shocked, but not surprised & Papa Woo is simply aiming to finish on the same day that he started. That's the amateur behaviour we celebrate.

Doing things a bit differently this week: the topic of aims, hopes and fears for the race was a big one, so for this episode we're just bringing you a training update from everyone - with the big 6 month to go countdown looming over the boy's heads!

( & the next ep will be hopes & fears for race day)