Triathlon Taren Podcast

Jim Vance is the author of "Run With Power", which details how to use a running power meter for better performance. Jim is the personal coach for 2016 US Olympic triathlete Ben Kanute, and Head Coach for Formula Endurance, a USA Triathlon High Performance Team.  And while he has coached elite athletes at all levels, he's also an accomplished former-triathlete himself, winning two amateur world championships and a 3rd place finish at IM Florida. 

An episode unlike any other on the Triathlon Taren podcast. We talk to co-founder of Ventum bicycles, Diaa Nour, about how the coronavirus may impact his (and other) bike company, why he took a big step regarding his alcohol use, triathlon cyber-trolls, and how building a successful business has cost him major personal relationships. We also chat about upcoming models of Ventum bikes and where the triathlon bike industry is headed.

Dr. Marc Bubbs is the author of a book every triathlete needs to read. PEAK: The New Science of Athletic Performance, details the items all endurance athletes (and any athlete for that matter) need to take seriously -- and what new fads (and old standbys) really don't amount to anything for improved performance.  We talk sleep, supplements, food, and more.  

Katie Zaferes is the number one ranked female ITU triathlete in the world, with 6 wins in 2019 including the 2019 ITU World Championship. She's being looked at as a favourite for Olympic triathlon gold in Tokyo this summer. On the podcast this week, we talk to Zaferes about the tiny house she and her husband built, her epic crash at the Tokyo test event, her Olympic hopes and dreams, and her refusal to wear Nike shoes!      

Low carb training and various forms of fasting are all the rage in triathlon right now, but how do the rules apply to men vs women?  On the podcast this week, we talk to The Natural Nutritionist Steph Lowe about approaching fuelling for endurance, how many carbs are too few, and what signs to look for that will tell an athlete if they need to adjust their macros.

The Professional Triathletes Organisation came out with some huge announcements this week, and we have PTO's CEO Sam Renouf on the podcast to explain what it all means. We talk about their first big event, The Collins Cup in May 2020, what being part of PTO means financially for pro triathletes, and why it matters to the sport.

Pro triathlete Ben Hoffman has had a life-changing 18 months. After not being able to finish Kona 2018 and discovering he had a stress fracture which took him out of training for 12 difficult weeks, he found out his wife was pregnant with their first child.  He came back to racing with a renewed energy and a totally changed mindset, which culminated in a 4th place finish at Kona in 2019. We talk to Ben about that and more in this week's episode.

On this week's Triathlon Taren podcast, Taren talks all about zone training.  He breaks down how zone training works, talks about the science behind it (including specific studies) and how his own coach, Dr. Dan Plews, is using it with Taren as he attempts to qualify for Kona.   NOTES: * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/31689684/?i=1&from=Maximal%20lactate%20steady%20state%20versus * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23921084/ * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29050040/

Dr. Paul "Prof" Laursen is one of the coaching consultants on TeamTrainiac.com, as well as the author of the world renowned book and website HIITScience.com.  On the podcast this week, we talk about how the average triathlete can get the most out of their training -- really dial it in -- using some new but well-researched strategies.

This week on the podcast, we talk to the newest coach on TeamTrainaic.com, professional triathlete and coach Scott Bayvel. Scott grew up in South Africa before moving to Australia for university, and found his way into triathlon after years of partying and smoking, after rehabbing a rugby injury.  With a new, healthy lifestyle under his belt, it turns out he was very talented in triathlon and won several major races as an amateur before recently going pro.  He's also a certified triathlon coach.  Scott has recently taken up daily vlogging on YouTube, and is sharing his wealth of knowledge with the world!

On this week's podcast, we talk to Dr. Dan Plews about the low carb, high fat training he's doing with Taren in his quest to qualify for Kona, how Plews prescribes training to the athletes he works with, and when athletes should do fat max, V02 max, lactate and ketone testing.

The CEO of USA Triathlon, Rocky Harris, joins this week's podcast to talk about the changes he's made since taking the job two years ago.  He talks about the growth of the sport, and the steps USAT is taking to make the sport more accessible to aspiring triathletes.

Winner of IRONMAN Frankfurt as her first ever full distance race, and 12th place finisher at the 2019 Kona IRONMAN World Championship, Imogen Simmonds is a professional triathlete. We chat with her about the mental tricks she uses to get her through races, her uniquely positive perspective on the sport, how she maintains enjoyment in triathlon, and what it's like to train and race in excruciatingly hot conditions.

The Voice of IRONMAN, Mike Reilly, returns to the podcast to talk about the 2019 season: the coolest age-group stories, his thoughts on Jan Frodeno's record-setting Kona victory, new upcoming IM races, and more.

2014 IRONMAN World Champion and 3rd place finisher in 2019, professional triathlete Sebastian Kienle has returned to top form. With new coach Phillipp Seipp, who he shares with pro women's racer Laura Phillipp, Kienle has his sights set on big things for 2020, despite a post-Kona injury.

Many triathletes suffer back pain from so many hours scrunched in the aero position (not to mention so much sitting in modern society, especially in our jobs). Dr. Eric Goodman has spent the past 10 years developing Foundation Training, a system of simple isometric movements that easily and effectively fix back pain. On this week's podcast, we find out why he developed it, why it works so well, and which famous people are using his system (hint: some famous royalty...)

Inflammation is a word we hear often, especially in regard to the health of triathletes. But what is inflammation, how can you tell if you have it, and how do you combat it?  That's what we find out from Dr. Kristina Harris-Jackson with Omega Quant, a company that offers very affordable Omega-3 testing.

Five months ago, weightlifter Nick Bare (also a popular YouTuber), decided he was going to do an Ironman, despite never having done a triathlon of any kind. He signed up to TeamTrainiac.com and begin his training journey with the help of Triathlon Taren. He finished Ironman Florida in a blistering time of 11:28, and we talk to him on this week's podcast about what the experience was like. And we have a huge giveaway!

With some of the top men's triathletes on the planet assembled at the start line of the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in 2019, nobody expected 23 year old Norwegian athlete Gustav Iden to come out victorious -- except Gustav himself, and his fellow Norwegian triathletes/training partners. But he did exactly that, surprising the field with a phenomenal first place finish.  On today's podcast, we find out about the famous hat he wore in the race, all of the mishaps he encountered leading up to it, and what's next.

With the release of Taren's latest book, Triathlon Bike Foundations, there are lots of questions about the main theme: that you can nail the triathlon bike with only two bike workouts a week. On this week's podcast, Taren explains how that's possible, what's holding most triathlon cyclists back, and the easy ways to get faster on the bike.