SUPPORT THE SHOW & SIGN UP TO PATREON - patreon.com/howtheytrain Pro triathlete Kyle Smith joins us to chat about being Jan Frodeno’s main training partner, how that started, what they do, how they eat, what’s their secrets, etc etc and his race at Ironman World Champs where he was in the lead for the first 6 hours. We go into heavy detail so much detail about his training and life as a pro triathlete, particularly about what he’s doing now whilst on altitude camp in the mountains. This one ...
Jun 26, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 43
Triathlon royalty Brad & Radka Kahlefeldt join me for todays episode to talk all things training & life! Brad’s crazy training stories from his time as the worlds #1 ranked triathlete, Radka’s recent performance at Cairns Ironman in her Ironman debut, how they met and the story of how Brad went from being the Banana Man to Radka’s husband and much more!
Jun 19, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 42
Jun 12, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 41
Jackson Laundry is a professional Canadian triathlete who recently won Ironman 70.3 Oceanside in one of the most impressive performances in 2022 so far. We talked all about that race & the training that got Jackson to the level he is at now. Jackson is a future world champs contender, don't miss jumping on this star early.
May 29, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 40
Tim Van Berkel won Ironman Australia and joins former Ironman Australia Champion Tim Reed and myself to discuss how he won, how the race played out & the lead up to the race. Tim Reed also raced and finished 5th on the day. My favourite part of the conversation is the two boys discussing the inner workings between 2 competing pro triathletes out on course, what is said, how much they work together, what they’re both thinking at the same time in races, etc.
May 22, 2022•55 min•Ep. 39
Professional triathlete Branden Curries comes on the show to talk all about his epic Ironman World Championship race where he finished in 3rd place. Branden lead the race almost all day, eventually being passed with 14km to go in the marathon by Kristian Blummenfelt and then being involved in the most epic sprint finish the Ironman world champs has ever seen with Lionel Sanders for 2nd place. We talk about the race itself, the training in the lead up and lots of interesting topics like the cover...
May 15, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 38
I’m joined by former Ironman World Champs runner up Luke McKenzie & former Ironman champion Beth McKenzie to recap everything that happened at the 2022 Ironman World Championships in St George, Utah over the weekend. We discuss the men’s & women’s races in depth including Kristian Blummenfelts amazing win, Lionel Sanders & Braden Curries epic battle for 2nd, Daniela Ryf showing the world she’s the greatest of all time, the drama leading into the championships and everything else you ...
May 08, 2022•56 min•Ep. 37
Jack is joined by 3 x Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander to preview the 2022 Ironman World Championships in St George, Utah. The boys do an in depth preview on the men's & women's races, discussing how they think both will play out and predict who will finish on the podiums. They also discuss the course & the race not being in Kona.
May 01, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 36
Joe Skipper is a 5 x Ironman Champion and one of the biggest & best personalities in the sport of triathlon. He trains, races and speaks with his heart on his sleeve and brings a honest, open and real approach to the way he talks about the sport & his life. In this episode we talk all things training, racing, how much money pro triathletes make and how, athletes being afraid to put themselves out there because of social media haters, rivalries, podcasting naked and much much more....
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 35
On todays episode I’m joined by professional ultra marathon & trail runners Hayden Hawks and Blake Hose. We discuss all things ultra & trail running from running 200+km weeks, the mental side of running 160km races, nutrition, how much money professional trail runners make, running shoe choices, embarrassing bathroom break stories whilst running and much much more.
Apr 24, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 34
David McNamee is a professional triathlete most well known for finishing on the podium at the Ironman World Champs 2 years in a row and having the 5th fastest time there of all time. In this episode we discuss his time as a main training partner of Jan Frodeno, doping in triathlon, training for the world champs, his predictions for this years Ironman world champs happening in 3 weeks time and much, much more.
Apr 17, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 33
Dave Scott is a 6 x Ironman World Champion. He also finished runner up at the Ironman World Championships 3 times, something that often gets forgotten about because of his 6 wins. Dave might be best known for being one of the people involved in the famous “ironwar” where he and fellow legend Mark Allen ran side by side in an epic battle for most of the marathon at the end of the 1989 world championships - which, if you haven’t watched, do yourself a favour & go to YouTube right now. Dave has...
Apr 10, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 32
Brett Sutton is arguably the greatest triathlon coach of all time. He has coached athletes such as Daniela Ryf, Nicola Spirig, Chrissie Wellington, Emma Snowsill (Frodeno), Craig Walton, Brad Kahlefeldt, Loretta Harrop and many many more. That's 2 x Olympic Gold Medalists, 2 x Olympic Silver medalists, 6 x Ironman World Champions, 5 x Ironman 70.3 World Champions, WTS/ITU World Champions, Grand Final winners, hundreds of Ironman/Ironman 70.3 wins and even more podiums. The list goes on and on. W...
Apr 05, 2022•45 min•Ep. 31
Brett Sutton is arguably the greatest triathlon coach of all time. He has coached athletes such as Daniela Ryf, Nicola Spirig, Chrissie Wellington, Emma Snowsill (Frodeno), Craig Walton, Brad Kahlefeldt, Loretta Harrop and many many more. That's 2 x Olympic Gold Medalists, 2 x Olympic Silver medalists, 6 x Ironman World Champions, 5 x Ironman 70.3 World Champions, WTS/ITU World Champions, Grand Final winners, hundreds of Ironman/Ironman 70.3 wins and even more podiums. The list goes on and on. W...
Apr 03, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 30
Non Stanford is a professional triathlete who won the 2013 World Championship. She came 4th in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games (missing the podium by 3 seconds), won the WTS Grand Final, was the 2012 Under 23 World Triathlon Champion and has won multiple other WTS races. Non has spent most of her professional triathlon career living and training in Leeds in the UK alongside some of the greatest triathletes of all time and has so many training and racing stories from her time in the sport.
Mar 27, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 29
Jack Jenkins is an Australian professional MMA fighter. He is the Australian Champion and defended his belt for the 3rd time on the weekend. He is now undisputedly the best MMA fighter in the country. We talk about the build up into his fight, his training, his weight cut and go deep on the ups and downs of his career from crying in a bath tub to winning fights in front of packed stadiums. This is an inside look into the life of an MMA athlete that doesn't really get told anywhere and was fascin...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 28
Pete Jacobs won the 2012 Ironman World Championships in one of the more dominant performances we've seen. We talk in detail about what got him there and the role finishing runner up the year before played in that. We go deep on the inner workings of a race like the world championships in a way you don't really hear much about. Pete was the favourite to win in 2012 so hearing about what he did and where his head was at in the weeks leading up to being favourite to win the word champs, what he did...
Mar 13, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 27
Today we are joined by American professional triathlete Ben Hoffman and co-hosted for the first time by Australian pro triathlete and guest on Ep 1 of How They Train Tim Reed. Reedy is a good mate of host Jack. The boys talk about all things racing & training. They discuss how training effects sex life, future goals, big races and how Hoff has trained to get his best results. As Jack talked about in the intro, we are selling some merch to help those effected by the floods in Australia atm. T...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 26
In this weeks episode we talk about how the pre season for the Western Bulldogs has been competitive, demanding and elite in nature this year. We discuss Josh Dunkley being the king of networking, Adam Treloars weird YouTube addiction, what the life on an AFL footballer is really like, the boys new podcast, who is better at what between the two of them, including for the first time ever Josh beating Adam in their pre season running test, how they have dealt with their respective AFL dramas, the ...
Feb 27, 2022•55 min•Ep. 25
This week we chat to pro triathlete Sam Appleton after his dominant victory at Ironman 70.3 Geelong on the weekend. He takes us inside the race and tells us how it played out, the dynamics and what he'd been doing in the lead up. We talk about the best race of his career, his training and the changes he's made since going back to being coached by Tim Reed. Appo tells us who he thinks is impossible to beat on their best day, who is the GOAT, what his favourite race shoes are and his plans this ye...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 24
Matthew Richardson, better known as 'Richo' is a former AFL player who played 282 games and kicked 800 goals for the Richmond Football Club. Richo is a legend of the game and has cult hero status among Richmond supporters. In todays episode he gives us an insight into the training and work ethic that lead to his amazing career, his transition into the media and even answers a few hard hitting questions about his predictions for the upcoming season.
Feb 20, 2022•33 min•Ep. 23
Brendon Goddard is a number 1 draft pick that went on to play 334 games in a decorated career with St Kilda and Essendon. He has multiple All Australians, a club BnF and captained Essendon. He talks to us about the training habits that lead to him having such a consistent career, the St Kilda fat club, being at Essendon during the drug saga and he even drops an exclusive.
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 22
Jake Stringer joins us for his first ever podcast. He talks to us about the training he did that led to him making the jump to be one of the best players in the competition during the 2021 season. He also talks to us about what he is doing to make sure he takes his game to the next level again in 2022. He talks about his past training and experiences at two separate AFL clubs.
Feb 09, 2022•39 min•Ep. 21
Jimmy Crute is a professional MMA fighter who fights in the UFC. In this episode he takes us deep inside what the life of a fighter is like from training, fight week, weight cutting, fight night and everything in between. Jimmy is a good mate of host Jack Kelly so this episode is two best mates chatting and feels like you are the third friend in the room!
Feb 06, 2022•52 min•Ep. 20
Jess Stenson is a 2 x Olympic Marathoner, 2:25 Marathoner and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist in the Marathon. In this episode she takes us inside her journey to being one of the best marathoners Australia has ever had. In a golden age of female marathon running in Australia Jess has been one of the leaders. She has been one of the best in the best period Australia has ever had.
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 19
Kane Cornes is a 300 game AFL Premiership star. He won 4 BnF's, was a 2 x All Australian and was known for how hard he worked. From this chat I think it's obvious Kane is so successful because of his unrelenting work ethic and expectations he puts on himself. He doesn't settle for mediocre. Post footy he's become an exceptional runner and one of the biggest names in Australian sports media as a host, analyst and agenda setter.
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 18
Luke is an Australian professional runner. He describes himself as a "1500m guy who can run a fast 800m." He's a Commonwealth Games Bronze medalist, Olympian, World Champs rep and Australian National Champion. Luke gives us an inside look into the real him and what his story has looked like so far with no holds bared.
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 17
Jason Akermanis is a 3 x Premiership AFL player. He's a Brownlow medalist, multiple club best & fairest winner and leading goal kicker. He was obsessed with his training and preparation when he was playing and still to this day lives a lifestyle of a professional athlete.
Jan 16, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 16
Mona is a legend of the running world. In his prime he was arguably the best runner in the world. In the Marathon he won Commonwealth Games Gold, was on World Champs podiums and came Top 5 at the Oymplics. His PB of 2:08:16 is still the second fastest in Australian history and at the time of setting it was the 13th fastest of all time. He won some of the worlds biggest Marathons including Tokyo & Berlin. Mona prided himself on being in races to win, not just make up the numbers.
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 15
Julian Spence is a 2:14 marathoner who represented Australia at the World Champs in the marathon. He is host of one of the worlds biggest running podcast the Inside Running Podcast, a shoe dog who owns The Running Company Ballarat and a run coach himself. We go deep on Julian's training, his philosophies, his build into World Champs and what makes him so good at the marathon.
Jan 06, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 14
