The Triathlon Brick Session

Olympic and sub 8 hrs Ironman Triathlete. We hear about his long and distinguished career and his attitude towards life. What does the future holds for this awesome athlete now?

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Pete Jacobs is a former World Ironman Champion back in 2012. After a long and frustrating time battling chronic fatigue he is now back in a good place and ready to race in Kona again. Listen to his race predictions for this year and his own aspirations on the big Island.

Mark chats to former Elite Windsurfer turned Pro triathlete back in the early 90's when triathlon was a real sport. This guy has so many National titles and Elite wins to his name its not worth listing. In addition to this he was also the GB Olympic Triathlon coach and all round triathlon legend - Richard Hobson......

This episode we cut straight to the chase and catch up with Emma Pallant. Emma has had an outstanding season so far with a numerous stunning results. A fan of the show Emma is just getting better and better culminating with a 2nd place at the 70.3 World championships. Listen to her story about this fantastic achievement. You can also see Emma race next week at the Super League Triathlon - now thats going to be fun to watch.

Today's episode we just get straight to it and chat to world class triathlete Sarah Piampiano. Sarah is a multiple IM and 70.3 Champion, with her most recent victory being in a 70.3 in China a few weeks ago. Sarah also finished 7th Female Pro in Kona 2016. Find out what she intends to be aiming for this year.

This episode Mark chats to legendary swim specialist and coach Tim Floyd. Tim is head coach at the Texas based Magnolia Masters. In this interview Mark and Tim try to cut through all the bullshit and gimmicks regarding swim training and swim aids.

Lionel Sanders is one of the fastest long course triathletes in the world. In this interview Lionel chats about his darker days prior to discovering triathlon. He also shares his thoughts about all things triathlon, and of course his Kona aspirations. Enjoy!

Mark and Rich discuss the ITU results from Canada this week and which Pro triathletes have qualified for Kona 2017 so far. Mark has a rant about the Ironman legacy programme amongst other things. The interview is with 2 x Outlaw Champion and record holder Kit Walker.

Today Mark Chats to probably one of the best AG Ironman/long course athletes in the World- Brian Fogarty. Brian has consistently peppered the Pro results over the last 2 years with an outstanding result at IM Bolton last week where he finished 4th overall and produced the fastest bike split of the day.

Mark and Rich discuss Challenge Roth, Ironman Frankfurt and of course Ironman Bolton. We also discuss the fast and furious short course racing at Hamburg over the weekend. Mark has a bit of a rant about poor referee decisions and the promotion of known drug cheats in the sport.

Rich finally got to chat to Alex Yee who is the current World Junior Duathlon Champion, 5th at the World Triathlon Championships. Alex runs a 13.37 for 5km on the track, all this at just 19yrs old. Listen to Alex discuss what the future holds for him and how he's coping with his injuries from a previous bike crash.