Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast

ONE STEP AHEAD: Capsaicin. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: What to display on your bike head unit on race day. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – JAIME NIELSEN: Jaime Nielsen is a New Zealand track and road cyclist and a former representative rower. Despite only taking up cycling in 2007 she competed for New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's Team Pursuit placing 5th and setting a national record of 3:18.514. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she finished 4th in the Women's Team Pursuit. Most recently Jaime smashed the world sea level hour record previously held by Bridie O'Donnell. She stopped the clock in a remarkable 47.791km in front of a loud and enthusiastic Avantidrome crowd. SID (& DYL) TALKS: This week both Laura 'Sid' Siddall and Dylan McNeice talk to us from Girona. We talk about Dylan's win at Challenge Finland, the latest on the Collins Cup but we don't talk about 'that movie'. LINKS: Link to Asada athlete warning at https://www.asada.gov.au/news/athlete-warning-higenamine-supplements Follow Jamie on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jaimenielsencyclist/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Jaime_Nielsen More about Laura Siddall at http://laurasiddall.com/ Follow 'Sid' on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/laura.siddall.5333 on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lmsiddall and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lmsid/ More about Dylan McNeice at http://dylanmcneice.com/ Follow Dylan on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dylanmcneice.triathlete/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dylanmcneice Follow Challenge Finland on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/challengefinland/ Icarus on Netflix at https://www.netflix.com/nz/title/80168079 Lite Book Advantage at https://www.litebook.com/litebook-products/litebook-advantage Doc Parsley's Sleep Remedy at https://store.docparsley.com/products/doc-parsley-sleep-remedy-single Nature's way Capsaicin supplements https://nz.iherb.com/pr/Nature-s-Way-Cayenne-450-mg-180-Capsules/1833 Link to Capsaicin study at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4477151/ Egg Sucking at http://www.doscience.com/act_archive/home_activities/egg_suck/egg.html CONTACT US: Learn more about us at http://www.fitter.co.nz Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

ONE STEP AHEAD: Riboflavin. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Aerobars. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – BRAD KEARNS: Brad Kearns of Auburn, California is a noted speaker, author and coach and during his nine-year career as a triathlete, was one of the world's top ranked professionals, amassing 30 wins worldwide on the pro circuit. Brad currently works with health & fitness expert Mark Sisson on a comprehensive lifestyle movement called the Primal Blueprint. 5 MIN FOCUS: Breca SwimRun is coming to the Bay of Islands, so this week we talk to Ben De Rivas about the course and what it has to offer. The 33km course starts at the Waitangi Treaty Ground and links mainland trails with six of the Bay's stunning islands, before the grand finish and party at the Otehei Bay island resort. Comprising 25km of running on challenging trails and bush paths and 8.4km of swimming, with 10 run stages and 9 swim stages, athletes should expect the race to take 5 - 9 hours to complete. With 64 teams already entered this race is likely to sell out! CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

ONE STEP AHEAD: Iron overload. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Using the data from Training Peaks to help inform your taper. GIVEAWAY: 'The Brave Athlete – Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion' by Dr Simon Marshall PHD and Lesley Paterson offers an innovative, brain training guide for athletes that is the first to draw from both clinical science and real-world experience. Win a copy of the book by going to our Facebook page and looking out for our competition post. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – CORINNE ABRAHAM: Welsh triathlete Corinne Abraham is having a great year! With 2 podiums already under her belt - Lanzarote and Austria where she raced to 2nd at both - the Brett Sutton coached athlete and member of the Pewag Racing Team hopes to be able to give Kona another crack this year. SID TALKS: This week Laura 'Sid' Siddall talks to us from back in the UK after her recent race at Challenge Prague. We talk about the race, plus does having a lead moto provide drafting rider performance and the latest on the Challenge Championship. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

We talk to you from Noosa at our athlete training camp. ONE STEP AHEAD: Mikki tells us about her new Athlete Nutrition Training Programs. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – HALEY CHURA: Hayley Chura, American Ironman athlete and 70.3 specialist, turned pro in 2013. Her biggest breakthrough came at the end of 2014 when she spent a month in Brazil, winning both Ironman Fortaleza and Challenge Half Florianopolis. A major bike accident in 2015 took her out of the sport for a while but this year she's back and she hasn't been off the podium! SID TALKS: This week Laura 'Sid' Siddall talks to us from Prague after her recent win at Challenge Rome. We also talk about the women's Super League race and drug testing. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

ONE STEP AHEAD: Protein WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: We talk to Matt and Jamie from Stryd Power. Stryd is the world's first wearable power meter that measures every key aspect of running – performance, technique, muscle strength and condition as well as the external running environment. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – JOE SKIPPER: We bring back Joe Skipper to talk about his recent 2nd place at Challenge Roth plus we find out a bit more about his season to date and his plans going forward. SID TALKS: This week Laura 'Sid' Siddall talks to us from Tuscany in Italy in the lead up to her next race in Rome. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

ONE STEP AHEAD: More coffee, lower risk of death. SID TALKS: We bring back Pro Triathlete Laura Siddall to talk about her race and second place podium finish at Challenge Roth! 5 MIN FOCUS: We talk to husband-and-wife team Dr Simon Marshall PHD and Lesley Paterson, three-time world champion triathlete, about their new book 'The Brave Athlete – Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion'. The book offers an innovative, brain training guide for athletes that is the first to draw from both clinical science and real-world experience. SIMS SCIENCE: We're back with Stacy Sims (Exercise Physiologist and Nutrition Scientist) and this week we talk about protecting yourself against a shark attack, plus gut microbiome issues in Ironman athletes. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Is cadence limiting your Ironman performance. ONE STEP AHEAD: 11 reasons why you want to be thinking twice about ibuprofen. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – LUCY CHARLES: British pro triathlete Lucy Charles was a long-distance swimmer until 3 years ago when she decided to give triathlon a go! It quite obviously suited her as 2 years later she won her age group at both the 70.3 Worlds and Kona. In 2016 Lucy raced her first Ironman as a pro, she chose one of the hardest, Lanzarote. Despite racing on a stress fracture Lucy made it on to the podium. This year has seen Lucy's career take another upturn with her most significant breakthrough victory in Lanzarote. She won in a time of 9:35 setting a new bike course record in the process. Two weeks later Lucy went on to win the Challenge Championship in Slovakia. Her next race is Frankfurt where she hopes to gain enough points to qualify for Kona. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

A LISTENER QUESTION: TSS WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Drafting. ONE STEP AHEAD: Real food options for real food athletes. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – BART AERNOUTS: With a recent win at Ironman Lanzarote and a top ten at Kona last year Belgian triathlete Bart Aernouts has already qualified for the Ironman World Champs. Viewed as one of the most consistent triathletes on the Ironman circuit Bart has qualified many times for Kona and, with the support of his team BMC-Etixx, has raced to a top 10 on nearly every occasion. This year he's decided to also take on Challenge Roth. We look forward to watching his progress. 5 MIN FOCUS: We bring back Rich Izzo, Founder of the rapidly expanding Toughman Half series, to talk about their next two races Toughman Utah http://www.racetri.com/the-utah-half/ and the Toughman Chile Pan American Championships http://www.toughmantri.com/toughman-chile/ SIMS SCIENCE: We're back with Stacy Sims (Exercise Physiologist and Nutrition Scientist) and this week we talk about a new study - The Relative Energy Deficit in Sport Syndrome. Want to be involved in the study? For this project, Stacy is seeking 20 emerging and elite female athletes aged between 18-35 years from the Waikato and BOP regions. Participation from female athletes across an array of individual and team sports (including, but not limited to netball, running, rugby, rowing, cycling, triathlon, hockey) is welcomed. Email Stacy at stacy.sims@waikato.ac.nz if you're keen to get involved. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Rest. ONE STEP AHEAD: Beer. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – MIKE PHILLIPS: As a bigger guy, you wouldn't have thought kiwi Mike Phillips would go well as a triathlete, however he swims well, runs well, and goes well in the heat. He's producing some great results having come second at numerous half distances and of course coming second in the Challenge Wanaka full distance behind Dougal Allan last February. We talk to Mike about how he got into the sport and his plans for racing and getting to Kona. SIMS SCIENCE: We're back with Stacy Sims (Exercise Physiologist and Nutrition Scientist) and this week we talk about Occlusion or 'Blood Flow Restriction' training. SID TALKS: We bring back Pro Triathlete Laura Siddall to chew the latest tri fat with Bevan. This week Laura talks to us from Girona about her training for Roth, plus they talk about the recent news about the age grouper caught letting down the tyres of her competitor in transition, more age group doping scandals and those Challenge Family logos on the Brownlee's race uniforms! CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: A mixed bag including an update on the Limits Power Meter. A listener question about BCAAs and more about EnduraCell. ONE STEP AHEAD: Metabolic efficiency and what might be going wrong. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – LAURA PHILIPP: German 70.3 pro triathlete Laura Philipp has already started her season with 2 straight wins at Ironman 70.3 Mallorca and Ironman 70.3 St. Pölten in Austria. Laura gives us some fascinating insights into her training regime and tells us about her plans for both racing Xterra and 'going longer' in the future. SID TALKS: We bring back Pro Triathlete Laura Siddall to chew the latest tri fat with Bevan. This week Laura talks to us from Girona about her race, the latest on drug busts, the Collins Cup and Ironman's purchase of the Rock and Roll Marathon Series. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fitter.co.nz for the latest news and information. Mikki Williden can be found at https://www.facebook.com/mikkiwillidennutrition