We relive the week that was the women’s IRONMAN World Championships in Hawaii. We dive into how the week builds, the behind-the-scenes of things like the expo and the Kona Bike Count, and Eric’s experience trying to get coverage for us.

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It’s here! It’s finally here! Eric and Ryan dive right into Kona excitement and some initial thoughts. We also dive into the art of race directing in 2023, the logistical challenges we’re all facing, and our collective desire for something that resembles normalcy.

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Two-time XTERRA World Champion Brad Weiss is this week’s guest. We talk at length about the IRONMAN World Championships in Nice and his penalty and subsequent recovery ride and run from it. We also talk about being able to pivot from one discipline to another as he preps for this weekend’s XTERRA World Championship event. And, for the gear heads, a bit of a deep dive on his mountain bike and choosing the right ride for a course. Dig in!

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The first half of the IRONMAN World Championships have come and gone. We go in-depth with our man on the ground from Nice, and newest member of the Slowtwitch family, Brad Williams. Expo, venue, behind the scenes, Sam Laidlow’s win, broadcast – it’s all here in this week’s episode.

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Ryan is back from vacation and COVID to join Eric as we lead into the men’s IRONMAN World Championship race. And we’re wondering – is it the time of year, the fact that it’s in Europe, or some combination of the current race calendar that’s making it feel less like it’s World Championship time? We also talk PTO, our picks for Sunday’s race, the thankless job that is race commenting, and more.

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Paul Johnson joins the program this week to chat through his naval experience, running, and his philosophy of more miles and more smiles. It’s a fun one!

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We’re going off the beaten path this week, talking Xterra’s World Tour stop in Avon, Colorado. We’re joined by some of Xterra’s pro athletes and staff, including Josiah and Sullivan Middaugh, Susie Snyder, and Steve Andru. Let’s get dirty.

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We’re joined by Skye Moench for this week’s wide-ranging conversation. Skye’s been racing professionally since 2016, and with that experience, gives us insight into her financial decision making when building a race calendar. We also talk through the PTO’s alignment with World Triathlon to build a new Championship Series, her recent coaching change, her laser-focus on Kona, and our collective love of FORM Swim goggles.

To learn more about Skye, visit her website: https://skyemoench.com

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Sean Conway is no stranger to massive adventures. His most recent exploit: complete a full-distance triathlon, within cutoff times, for 105 straight days. He joined us to talk about how he sets big goals and goes about achieving them, the routine of doing 140.6 miles every day in a row, and more.

Learn more about Sean Conway at his website, https://www.seanconway.com/

And learn more about his charitable ventures here: https://www.trueventure.org.uk/

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We’ve been traveling and that meant we took a small break. Whoops. But that also means a longer episode as we talk about our various exploits covering IRONMAN Lake Placid and 70.3 Maine. It also means we’ve got to talk about zippers and the troubles of Justin Metzler and Matthew Sharpe with them. We also chat through the importance of saddles through the lens of two different product reviews we have live on site. 

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