Fitspeek had to change the name of our Covid-19 interview series because of this guy. He’s a guy who has been to the Olympics twice, has won numerous 70.3 and Ironman distances races, and yes rode on his rollers (in the aerobars) for more than three hours. Not only is he one of Canada’s most … Continue reading "Triathletes in Basements, Riding Rollers!"

Fitspeek presents a quick update on what the Abbotsford Triathlon Club members are up to. In the absence of “in the flesh” racing for the near future, the club, lead by organizer Chris Osberg, are offering you a chance to race in a virtual duathlon race series. The first event is coming up this weekend … Continue reading "Fitspeek 103: Riding into the race season with Chris Osberg and ATC"

Being the owner of a successful construction company has got to put limits on a person’s training time but that hasn’t slowed down Abbotsford’s Russ Esau a bit. Not only is he a virtual shoo-in for the podium at any triathlon or running event in the 50-54 age group, he also can capture the overall. … Continue reading "Fitspeek 102: Russ Esau Moving at the Speed of Life"

This time around Fitspeek heads back into the basement and catches up with the guy who shocked the triathlon world by; placing third in the world at the 70.3 World Championships in 2011, winning Ironman Melbourne in 2015, and finishing the 2013 Challenge Penticton after a bike crash going down Yellow Lake (yeah) he also … Continue reading "Triathletes in Basements Riding Trainers: Fitspeek 101 with Jeff Symonds & Zack Neufeld"

Fitspeek celebrates episode 100 with BC’s King of Shortcourse Triathlon, Robert Johnson. Johnson dominated every race he did last year and had a perfect track record, most impressively scoring the overall win at the National Championships in Kelowna. In our conversation we examine not only his wins but also we reflect on how he approached … Continue reading "Fitspeek 100: Robert Johnson’s Undefeated Season"

One of the groups of people in the fitness community hit hardest by the Covid-19 crisis is the race directors. In Fitspeek 99 we speak with a guy who has been a race director on Western Canada’s triathlon scene for decades. Penticton’s Steve Brown has darn near done it all, the owner of a running … Continue reading "Fitspeek 99: Steve Brown"

Ramon Lopez-Mendizabal is a civil engineer and an elite ultra-endurance triathlete from Barcelona, Spain. As you know that iconic Spanish city is one of the places hardest hit by the Covid-19 virus. In Fitspeek 98, we speak with Ramon about how he & his wife are leading their day to day lives while living under … Continue reading "Fitspeek 98: Report From Barcelona with Ramon Lopez Mendizabal"

As we continue our Fitspeek series called The Olympians, we are in conversation with Joanna Brown. Tokyo 2021 will be her first ever Olympic Games. In the meantime, she is in self-quarantine in her parent’s basement (sound familiar) in Carp, Ontario. Joanna had an amazing start to her season this year, with a win at … Continue reading "Fitspeek 97: Joanna Brown Looks at Tokyo 2021"

Fitspeek continues its series with the Olympians. This time it’s our turn to talk to Tyler Mislawchuk. At age 26, Tyler will be lining up against the best short-course triathletes in the world at the 2021 Summer Olympics. In our half-hour conversation we talk perogies, Zwift, and Super-League. We also ask Tyler THE Fitspeek question. … Continue reading "Fitspeek 96: Tyler Mislawchuk"

With the postponement of the Summer Olympics, we decided to check in with what the members of our Olympic Triathlon team were up to and how they were dealing with the news. First up on our series that I’m calling “The Olympians,” is Calgary’s Stefan Daniel. In addition to being a star runner on the … Continue reading "Fitspeek 95: Stefan Daniel"