The MX Endurance Podcast

This week we are excited to be joined by Australian triathlete and professional cyclist, Cameron Wurf. Cam has raced as an Olympic rower, professional cyclist (currently signed with Team Ineos) AND finished fifth in Kona in 2019. We talk about Cam's return to cycling, the impact that he has had on professional triathlon and his pursuit of high performance.  This is another great opportunity to gain insight into what is involved in being one of the strongest athletes in the world.

This week we are extremely lucky to be joined by Emma Frodeno (Snowsill), Australia’s only Olympic triathlon gold medalist, Commonwealth gold medalist, and three time world champion. We look back at her journey through triathlon, how it led to the high of 2008, how that race felt, and what followed. We also discuss the possibility of Ironman moving their world championship to 2021 and doubling up in that year, while Tim talks through the changes being made to the IMVR series (he’s a big fan).

This week we are joined by multiple World Champion & Olympic gold medalist, Jan Frodeno. Jan discusses the 2008 Olympics and the impact of achieving a life-long goal so early in his life. We discuss how the 2018 70.3 World Championship mirrored that race so much then look at last year's amazing Kona performance. Jan tells us how much faster he can go, what is happening inside his head and what he sees for the future. This is a rare opportunity to hear from one of the top athletes on the planet.

This week we discuss the launch of the PHO3NIX Triathlon team, more virtual race results and even IMVR finisher gear that you can wrap yourselves in. We are also joined by Commonwealth Games Mixed Team Relay Gold Medalist and rising star of Australian triathlon, Matt Hauser. We discuss the impacts of the Tokyo Olympics being moved on his career and his concern over qualifying after Cam Wurf decided to step down in distance.

This week we talk all things virtual including Frodo's indoor IronMan (and why we aren't blown away by it), Lionel dominating esports and changes to the cycling calendar. We are also joined by Sarah Crowley, with too many victories to list, Sarah is the fastest ever Australian in both Kona and at the IronMan distance. Sarah talks about her career, what motivates her, how she stays focused for 8 hours straight and what her battle with Lucy Charles-Barclay was like last year in Kona.

Chloe is the MX Endurance Dietitian and on this special bonus episode, Chloe shares her dos and dont's when it comes to nutrition. Chloe explains which supplements you should and shouldn't use, how to make sure you are fuelling for performance versus weight loss and ways to develop a solid race day nutrition strategy. Chloe is available to all MX members to help with their nutrition and diet questions and is also available for individual consultations too.

Henri and Franzel recently got married and are a powerhouse team both inside and outside of triathlon. Henri has had an amazing career of short course racing and recently made his 70.3 debut with Franzel there to make sure he performs at his best along the way. We discuss the recent IMVR, Sanders dropping invisibility boosts to beat cyclists on Zwift and look at the 1989 Iron War as this week's classic race.

A special bonus episode where we hear from an event director about how Covid-19 is impacting race organisers and the business of triathlon. Michael Brown has put on some of the biggest races in North America and currently works with Super League Triathlon to host their events.

This week we look at Ironman VR1 as the online racing platform launches in earnest whilst also looking backwards to 1987 in the first of our book club reviews with the Ironman World Championship that changed everything. Can Mark Allen ever take that final step up and dethrone Dave Scott? James also say down with Joe Skipper to discuss a range of topics, including his much talked about 200 mile ride, Joe had lots to say on a everything from virtual racing to the PTO, so strap in and enjoy.

IronMan has been sold, announced virtual racing with world championship slots. The Olympics have officially been postponed to 2021 and some of the biggest triathlons have been cancelled including Challenge Roth. James also sat down with British triathlete, David McNamee. McNamee has finished third at Kona twice and they discuss his background, his change to long course racing, mental strength when racing and what the future looks like.

Hey everyone! Chris recorded a live Q&A in the MX Endurance Facebook Group and we thought as a bit of a bonus we would share it with everyone to listen to. For those of you unfamiliar, Chris is a four time world champion including two Kona wins. We regularly hold these live events for our members. We constantly working hard to create more and more ways for us to engage as a community while so much of the world is shutting down.

Stuck at home and getting a little restless? Stressed because you can't train the way you are used to? MX Endurance Expert, Brad Beer is here to tell you the ways you can stay active while we are forced to alter our routines.  Brad and James talk about the benefits of movement and why we should all aim to stay active, the need to not over do it as we have a lot of other things going on in our lives at the moment as well as the mental benefits of staying active.

This week we have a 3rd co-host because all of his other work has suddenly dried up! Will McCloy, the official voice of Super League Triathlon joins us to talk about what the rest of 2020 is going to look like. We talk about the impact of the current health crisis on triathlon and what it means for some of this year's biggest events. We discuss some recent events including super close racing in Mooloolaba and not so close racing in Campeche.

After the controversial announcement (and postponement) of Super Leage NEOM we wanted to know the thoughts behind Super League going to Saudi Arabia. This week we are joined by the CEO of Super League, Michael Dhulst. Michael goes into depth about the NEOM race as well as the challenges faced of being the newest form of racing in the World. Michael talks about what the journey has been like so far as well as the future plans for Super League.

Did you know that Ben and Courtney Kanute have started their own YouTube Channel? This week we are joined by the team behind one of the world's most versatile triathletes to hear all about the launch of their new YouTube Channel. We also discuss Ben's 2019 season and his plans for 2020. We then get stuck in and ask about why he is so versatile and able to race across distances so effectively.