The Triathlon Brick Session

A new line up for the show - joining Mark on a regular basis will be Richard Stannard and Andy Blow. Mark chats to an inspirational female Pro who is a top 10 Ironman Kona finisher, the current Swedish long course record holder. Asa Lundstrom is also training to be a Doctor, and if that isn't enough she's started her own coffee business as well.

Great news I have been selected to race the Patagonman in Dec 2018 along with Chris Stirling and Lucy Gossage. On this show I chat to the event organiser about this unique event in South America. I also catch up with Chris Stirling for his reaction at being selected. The race received a huge response from around the world with the UK being the second largest number of entries for the lottery. 20 athletes from the UK have been selected to race.

It was great catching up with Richard Stannard AKA "the fish". He was British triathlon champion in 2001, aquathlon world champion in 2003, 2006 and 2011 and biathle world champion in 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2012.Richard has been in the triathlon game for over 20 years and is still training and racing at the highest level. Richard is the current British Masters record holder in the 200m free, 400m free, 800m free and 1500m free categories. A top chap!

I quickly catch up with legend Thorsten Radde and discus the new Pro scoring system for Ironman for 2019. In addition to this I chat to author Rob Cummings who wrote the book 'chasing Kona'. The book describes his journey from an overweight heavy smoker to 2 x AG Kona Ironman qualifier.

I chat to Bob De Wolf who is the team manager of BMC Triathlon. One of the most professional and well recognised Pro Teams on the triathlon circuit. Bob chats to me about his role and responsibilities as the team manager, he also announces some new sponsors and team members for the 2018 race season- exciting times for Team BMC. A top bloke!

I have another little rant but impress myself for not swearing! I chat to the outstanding long course triathlete Yvonne Van Vlerken. 14 sub 9 hrs Iron distance races under her belt, a 2nd place in Kona and 3 Wins at Roth not to mention the many 70.3 victories. Yvonne is the most prolific and consistent athlete on the circuit to date. Find out how she manages to do what she does so well - a very simple solution.

I chat to Steffi Steinberg who won the Ultraman World Championships in Kona 2017. The event is held over three days which includes a total of 10km swimming, 421km cycling and an 84km double marathon to finish on the final day.

Richard and I catch up while I was out in Argentina watching and reporting on the Ironman event. My interview is with Andy Blow who I used to race back in the mid 90's, we catch up and discuss how much the sport has changed over the last 10 yrs. Andy has years of 'real' experience and gives a great insight into sports hydration and more.

This was a real privilege and the first time I've had the oppertunity to chat to a 2 x Olympic gold medalist - Helen Glover MBE. We do chat a little about rowing, but as you'll find out Helen isn't too shabby at the 70.3 triathlon distance. In her first 70.3 race she came 2nd in her AG at Ironman Weymouth, and to be fair she didn't have a bloody clue what she was doing. Brilliant interview, amazing woman and inspiration to all.

Eimear Mullan is no stranger to the Ironman and 70.3 podiums. The reason you've not heard from Eimear for a while is she has battled with an injury thats kept her out of the sport for almost 3 years. However, on her first outing at 70.3 Xiamen she only went and bagged it by just 12 seconds. True class from a tenacious individual and athlete.

Today's episode I go on a little rant about British Cycling and team Sky, specifically my view on the BBC's programme which discussed the use of TUE"s and the culture of bullying within British Cycling. On a lighter note I chat to Mike Tree's and Stephen Honight about why it may be useful to use a power meter for your running.

In this episode I chat to the youngest ever Ironman Champion at just 20yrs old - Phillip Graves. Phil has been on the triathlon circuit for many years and at 28yrs of age he still has a long future ahead of him. Listen to Phil discuss his training, working with the Brownlee's and what he plans to race this season, including Ironman Arizona next week.

Robbie Britton is one of the best 24hr Ultra runners in the World; this guy is quit literary 'mad' for endurance running. After only 8 years in the sport Robbie came 3rd at the World Championships in 2016. This is a fascinating insight into what it takes to run so far and fast over 24hrs. Amazing stuff.......

Triathlon coach David Tilbury Davis chats to us about his mentoring role with Lionel Sanders in Kona. He also discusses the issues faced by athletes specifically on the big Island and lots, lots more.

Lauren Brandon is a former NCAA All-American swimmer from the University of Nebraska. Lauren began her triathlon journey racing Olympic distance, but changed to longer races in 2015. She made the move to full Ironman races in 2016 and ended her season with a 2nd place at Ironman Cozumel. Her strong swim/bike combo has become one of the best in the World. She's also a lot of fun!

We get to chat again with inspiring role model Laura Sidall. Hear all about Laura's race at Kona - 3rd GB female and 16th overall in the World. She does so much more than race at the top level - MBE for Laura.

Listen to the CEO of the Challenge Family - Zibi Szlufcik. See why the 'Challenge Family' is going from strength to strength against a very determined opposition. Healthy Triathlon.

Will Clarke was on the big Island watching this race, so who better to discuss the KONA post race analysis.

Today Will Clarke and Thorsten Radde discuss Kona predictions on the big Island, from the big Island. A great insight from the statistics guru and the 2 x sub 8hr Ironman.

Another no nonsense interview with yet another World Champion. Spencer Smith is uncompromising, determined and just brilliant - he says what he likes, and likes what he bloody well says. A privilege to chat to such a LEGEND.