Björn Geesman is one of the best triathlon coaches in the world. He is a sports scientist who coaches 2 x Ironman World Champion Patrick Lange, Kat Matthews and a handful of other professional triathletes. *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/ FORM GOGGLES - *Go to httphttps://form-affiliates.pxf.io/c/4001856/1337646/16166?trafsrc=affiliate&u=http...
Apr 23, 2023•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 104
On this week’s episode of Road to the PTO European Open Tom has a verbal altercation with the weather, Mika is putting in the work aqua jogging but believes some of the grandmas might be cheating by using their arms to drop him, Aaron goes over his preparation for Challenge Mogan-Gran Canaria this weekend and Fred talks about the effects of altitude on his training. The boys reveal a special scoop for the podcast about a certain device that will be used in Ibiza! They go over their top 3 female ...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 103
Is Flora Duffy the greatest female triathlete of all time? She’s definitely in the discussion and she joins us tomorrow on the podcast. We talk about her Olympic gold medal, her time training for and racing 70.3’s and PTO races, how she took her run from being average at the world level to being the best in the sport, as well as hearing how her swim & bike are so good and what she did to make that happen. We talk about her coaching, who she is coached by and how they approach their training ...
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 102
With just over 3 weeks to go until the PTO European Open things have really ramped up! Mika is back and gives an update on his broken leg and what actually went down, Aaron Royle goes over his recent aero testing, Fred keeps putting week after week of great training together & the boys discuss the Ibiza after party. All of that (and of course the usual training week breakdowns) in this weeks episode of Road to the PTO European Open! *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 101
Rudy Von Berg takes us inside the training camp at Kona he did with Lionel Sanders, Collin Chartier and their coach Mikal Iden. We then talk about the training he did under former coach Luc Van Lierde (a 2 x Ironman World Champion himself) that took Rudy to a podium at the Ironman 70.3 World Champs in 2019 and how it differs from the training he and Mikal Iden have been doing in the lead up to Ironman Texas this year. Rudy then gives us a detailed breakdown of the 2023 Nice Ironman World Champs ...
Apr 09, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 100
Well, this is officially the craziest week of Road to the PTO European Open so far. Collin is injured and it's looking unlikely he will be ready to race and Mika had a broke crash and was in hospital when the episode was being recorded. So as the last man standing Frederic Funk called in Aaron Royle & Tom Bishop to fill in. Both of these two are athletes who will be at the front of the race so it was exciting to hear more from them about how they are preparing and their thoughts on the race....
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 99
John Rodgers is one of the most decorated and famous swim coaches the world has ever known. He is the swim coach of countless triathletes such as Jan Frodeno, Braden Currie, Josh Amberger, Brad Kahlefelt, Belinda Granger, Tim O’Donnell as well as being a long time head coach of the Australian Olympic Swim Team. JR, as he’s known, is 85 years old and has been coaching for 54 years. He is known for being a devoted, loving friend and role model to his athletes while also driving the highest of high...
Apr 02, 2023•49 min•Ep. 98
On this weeks episode the boys are joined by Aaron Royle who is also training for the European Open. Collin talks about his injury and having dinner with Olav Aleksander Bu - great story. Fred gets drug tested AGAIN and Mika is still finishing his German bread. LOTS of German bread. All that, lots of training talk more on this weeks episode of the Road to the PTO European Open! *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going....
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 97
Kat Matthews came 2nd at the Ironman World Champs, broke 8 hours at the sub 8 project, was having one of the best years of anyone in triathlon and was training to win Kona. That was her goal. Then one day while out training she got hit by a car in a horrific accident. This is her story. *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/ FORM GOGGLES - *Go to httph...
Mar 26, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 96
In this weeks episode the boys discuss their coaches. Who they are, what they do, etc. Fred gets drug tested. Mika swims in 23 degree Fahrenheit pools and the usual training week breakdowns! *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/ FORM GOGGLES - *Go to httphttps://form-affiliates.pxf.io/c/4001856/1337646/16166?trafsrc=affiliate&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fo...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 95
Sam Long, one of the worlds best long course triathletes, joins us with his brand new coach in 2023 Dan Plews. There is something special about having both coach and athlete on an episode. It allows us to dive much deeper into both sides of the training. This is no exception. In the first podcast or bit of media Sam and Dan have done together we cover every aspect of their time working together so far. *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason...
Mar 19, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 94
A full day of eating detailed by the boys including Mika eating his muesli out of a flower vase and having 9000 calories in a day. Colin's swimming turning into the Norwegians swimming, wind blowing Mika a full 180 degrees on his bike, lots of training talk and lots more on Week 4 of Road to the PTO European Open.
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 93
Legendary long course triathlete Cam Brown joins us to talk about his fabled 45 hour training weeks and reputation as being the hardest trainer in triathlon history. Cam has come runner up at The Ironman World Championships twice and third twice and was known amongst his peers to be doing the highest volume of training in the sports history. As we find out on the podcast, this was certainly true. *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the s...
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 92
The 3rd of 10 episodes of Road to the PTO European Open is here. Join Collin Chartier, Frederic Funk & Mika Noodt as they take you through their weekly training in the build up to the first major PTO race of the year. If you love the extra content, please consider signing up to support the show on Patreon. For $1 USD per week it makes bringing you this series (and hopefully more like it in the future) possible - https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 91
The 2016 Olympic Triathlon Champion and worlds most dominate triathlete in 2013-2017 left triathlon in her prime to pursue the goal of winning the Olympic Marathon Gold Medal. After 6 years pursuing that goal Gwen decided to return to triathlon to see if she can qualify for and race at the 2024 Olympics. We talk about her training when she was the best triathlete in the world, when she moved to running and now when she’s back in the triathlon world + lots of other chat. *Sign up to PATREON to su...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 90
Join pro triathletes Collin Chartier, Frederic Funk & Mika Noodt as they take us through week 2 of 10 in their training block leading up to the first PTO race of the year - the European Open. This is a detailed look at the day to day training pro long course triathletes do in the build up to a big race. They tell us every single bit of training they do each week. If you love the extra content, please consider signing up to support the show on Patreon. For $1 USD per week it makes bringing yo...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 89
Holly Lawrence is a former Ironman 70.3 World Champ & 17 x Ironman 70.3 winner. We talk training including detailed looks at her training weeks, structure, sessions and approaches. We also do a real deep dive on nutrition, body weight, body image & eating disorders in triathlon. There's some running shoe chat, some triathlon suit optimising chat and lots of nerdy triathlon stuff! *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is st...
Feb 26, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 88
Join Collin Chartier (winner of the 2022 PTO US Open), Frederic Funk (world #9 long course triathlete & 5th at the 2022 Ironman 70.3 Worlds and Mika Noodt (4th at the 2022 Ironman 70.3 World Champs) as they take you through their weekly training in the build up to the first major long course triathlon of the year - the PTO European Open in Ibiza on May 6th. The three boys will talk day by day, session by session through each of their respective training weeks, ask each other questions and ch...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 87
Patrick Lange is a 2 x Ironman World Champion. He was the first person to ever go under 8 hours at The Ironman World Championships when he broke the course record in 2018. He is also the fastest man ever in an Ironman marathon running 2:30:31 last year at Ironman Israel. In this episode we talk about Patrick's training, racing and life. *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the main reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.pa...
Feb 19, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 86
Will the PTO do full Ironman distance racing? Will they do a PTO world championships? The future and direction of Pro & Age Group PTO racing and do the PTO care about AG racing or not? Netflix documentaries, money/sustainability, does Sam agree with me that the Collin’s Cup needs to go and lots more. *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the only reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain/ *Use code...
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 85
It’s time to listen to the podcast that everyone has been talking about with Ironman CEO Andrew Messick. This episode gets heated. There’s hard questions, debate, there’s back & forth and **spoiler alert** it ultimately ends with Andrew walking off the podcast. But at least he got to eat his lunch live on air before walking off *Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the only reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon...
Feb 05, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 84
Alistair Brownlee is a 2 x Olympic Gold Medalist, 4 x World Champion, 4 x European Champion and Commonweath Games Gold Medalist. He is the most dominant Short Course Triathlete the world has ever seen. No one in the sport of triathlon has ever put in the level of performances Alistair Brownlee did at his peak. He’s also moved to long course and been a 2 x Ironman 70.3 World Champion and multiple Ironman Champion. We talk about what training Alistair was doing leading into both of his Olympic Gol...
Jan 29, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 83
Philipp Seipp is the coach of Laura Philipp and has worked with Sebastian Kienle & Florian Angert amongst other professional triathletes. ** Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the only reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain Use code 'HTT20' to get 20% off your Pillar Performance order https://pillarperformance.shop/
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 82
In todays episode we talk about what training Collin did in the lead up to winning the PTO US Open with coach Mikal Iden & training partner Lionel Sanders. Lionel, Collin and Mikal decided to do a period of overreaching training prior to the PTO US Open in a bid to beat the worlds best - and it worked. We go through the training day by day and then discuss their brutal heat training. Then we talk about the following month in the lead up to the Ironman World Champs where, under the watchful e...
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 81
For the first episode of 2023 we are joined by one of the shows reoccurring guests & best friends, Joe Skipper. Joe came 5th at the Ironman World Championships a couple of months ago so we chat about that in detail. We then talk about the Ironman World Champs moving locations. Then some training and general triathlon chat. This whole episode took place while Joe was at an airport and is chaotic in the best way. ** Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is ...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 80
Craig Alexander is a 3 x Ironman World Champion, 2 x Ironman 70.3 World Champion and one of the greatest long course triathletes of all time. He’s also a good friend and regular on the show, so having him back to talk training & triathlon is always an absolute treat. ** Sign up to PATREON to support the show (for only $2 AUD/$1 USD per week it is the only reason the show is still going. We bloody appreciate it!) -https://www.patreon.com/howtheytrain
Dec 25, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 79
Emma Snowsill is one of the greatest female triathletes to have ever lived. She's an Olympic Gold Medalist and 3 x Triathlon World Champion. We talk all about Emma's training. Exactly what her swim, bike and run training looked like in order to win her Olympic Gold Medal. She takes us through specifics of her weekly training, what every single session specifically looked like, where it all was in her schedule and why. This was as comprehensive a training chat as we've had. We also talk all about...
Dec 18, 2022•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 78
In today’s episode Max Neumann & Steve McKenna join us to break down their race against each other at Ironman Busselton where they came 1st & 2nd. We hear about the race from both of their perspectives, all of the tactics and things from inside the pro race that you don’t hear about anywhere else. We also talk about their training in the lead up to the race, how they prepared to race each other and how they will change things in their training in the future to be better in 2023. We chat ...
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 77
The World Champion Olympic distance triathlete of 2022 Leo Bergere joins us to talk about his training, racing and life. Leo tells us exactly what he does in training Monday -> Sunday. Every single session, every detail, in the lead up to winning the World Champs. You can literally copy Leos training after this podcast. We talk about his change from short, fast VO2 max style training to a more volume based aerobic program and how that took his racing to the next level. Everyone expected Alex ...
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 76
Magnus is the #3 ranked mens triathlete in the world. We chat about his Ironman World Championships training & race, 3rd place finish at the Ironman 70.3 World Champs and what he did between Kona and it and then the other big results and training in the lead in to his PTO races. Magnus Ditlev is seen by many people as the favourite to win the Ironman World Championships next year and the guy who could defeat the Norwegians and Jan. Magnus also talks to me about secret bike technology leading...
Nov 27, 2022•56 min•Ep. 75
