In this episode of the Triathlon Taren Podcast Taren sits down with Coach Patrick Peacock to recap how the 2017 race season went. We talk about half-ironman Campeche, training camps, winning local races, marathon swimming (specifically Coach Pat pulling out of our marathon swim due to hypothermia then getting redemption and completing the swim solo two months later), Austin 70.3, and the Gran Canyon rim-to-rim-to-rim ultra marathon run Pat completed to end his season. Topics discussed in the podcast: Marathon Swim Marathon Swim Redemption Victoria Beach Training Camp Half-Ironman Austin Coach Pat on Instagram

Darryl Hurrie is often referred to as the Mad Sports Scientist. He has trained athletes to the Olympics and been the Director of Sports Science for Canadian Sports Centres. Darryl is a young guy and an athlete himself, so he's able to take his huge breadth of knowledge in sports science and translate it easily to age group athletes looking for the edge on their competition. Daryl Hurrie is currently completing his PhD in Exercise in Extreme Environments at the University of Manitoba. He is a Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology – Certified Exercise Physiologist and a Certified Personal Trainer Course Facilitator. He is on the advisory board of the National Strength and Conditioning Associating – Manitoba Region and has served on the National Sport Science and Sport Medicine Advisory Council. Topics discussed in the interview: Sculpt Lifestyle website

Josh Amberger made a big splash in the Ironman World Championship in 2017, literally, he came out of the water first in just over 47 minutes well ahead of one of the largest swim packs to ever form in the Hawaii Ironman. Josh has been a fixture on half-ironman 70.3 podiums over the last couple years and in 2017 he stepped up to full Ironman distance racing with a course record performance in the Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship. Topics discussed in this interview: Josh Amberger website Josh Amberger Instagram

Gerry Rodrigues is the head coach and Founder of Tower 26, he has coached pro triathletes like Lionel Sanders, Holly Lawrence, Jesse Thomas, Matt Russell, and Olympian Mark Spitz. Gerry has participated on numerous Trinidad national teams, he still holds national Masters titles, several world Masters titles, and national and world Masters records. He has also competed in the 28.5 mile swim around Manhattan Island which is discussed in the interview. Lionel Sanders says that Gerry is "the best swim coach around", in this interview we talk to Gerry about how he takes very complicated aspects of triathlon swimming and communicates them very easily. Topics discussed in the interview: Tower 26 Get Race Ready Podcast Tower 26 website

Brad Culp has been closely involved in the recent online attack of rookie half-ironman 70.3 pro Danielle Dingman. After having Danielle on the podcast earlier this week it was important to hear from the opposition's side so we asked Brad to be on the show. Brad is the former Editor-in-Chief of Triathlete Magazine and Lava Magazine, he is currently a freelance writer and has been in the triathlon media industry for years. Topics discussed in the interview: Danielle Dingman Interview

Danielle Dingman has been the subject of a Twitter attack as a result of a GoFundMe campaign she launched to help fund her rookie season as an Ironman 70.3 pro. Danielle speaks about how she first heard about the online attack, which pro triathletes have reached out to offer support or advice, and how she plans to approach her rookie season given that her introduction to the pro ironman 70.3 ranks has been less than ideal. Topics discussed in the interview: Danielle Dingman GoFundMe Campaign Danielle's Instagram account Danielle Dingman Website

In this interview Triathlon Taren and No Triathlon Kim speak with Sarah Crowley, who's had the best probably the best all around 2017 full Ironman distance seasons of all female triathletes out there. She won two regional events at the Asia Pacific Ironman Championship, the European Ironman Championship in Frankfurt, and Capped it off with an ITU World Triathlon Series long course win and then she went to the Ironman World Championship where she finished third overall. Learn about her story from this incredible year and her insight of that crazy day in Kona. In addition, learn how she was able to balance 80 to 90-hour work weeks all these achievements coming from a corporate finance background. Don't miss this episode! Topics discussed in this interview: Sarah Crowley Website Sarah Crowley's Youtube Channel Sarah Crowley Facebook Sarah Crowley Twitter Sarah Crowley Instagram

John Cobb is the founder of Cobb Cycling. It's not well know that John Cobb was one of the first people to ever have cyclist enter a wind tunnel; John was bringing cyclists and triathletes like Lance Armstrong and Mike Pigg into the windtunnel at Texas A&M in the mid-eighties. In this podcast interview John talks about how he founded Cobb Cycling, why he has sold Cobb Cycling, and shares many stories from his time in bike industry like when he used to sit on a milk crate at the Ironman Hawaii World Championships in Kona doing bike fits for hundreds of athletes in the days leading up to the race. Topics discussed in this podcast: Cobb Cycling Website

In this interview Triathlon Taren and No Triathlon Kim speak with competitive age group triathlete Ben Fuqua from Team Every Man Jack. Ben started triathlon in 2010 and in his first several races he was anything but spectacular, clocking half-ironman finish times of 6:34 and full ironman times close to fourteen hours. Ben transformed his body and his triathlon racing ability dramatically in just several seasons and now has a personal best half-ironman finish time of 4:13 and was a top 10 American amateur in Kona in 2016. Ben is also a team member of the mens personal care product line Team Every Man Jack which is an awesome tri team featuring some of the fastest amateur triathletes in in the world who are also very accomplished in life.

In this episode Triathlon Taren sat down with the founder of Saris Cycling group, Chris Fortune, while at Interbike 2017 to hear about the story of how Saris came to become one of the leading brands in cycling. Chris Fortune's Saris Cycling Group may be better known for it's consumer-facing brands Powertap, Cyclops, and the Bones car rack. Topics discussed in this interview: Richie Davidson brain imaging Powertap Cycleops Bones rack