Dec 11, 2023
Bevan and Tim review the racing from IRONMAN 70.3 Bahrain and IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo. Plus, we talk about course management and what that IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo Worlds course might look like.
Brad George won the free race entry to IRONMAN Western Australia. We find out how it all went.
We discuss bike pacing on undulating courses and how to manage energy output using the Alan Couzens models of the 50/40/30/20/10 rule and power pacing calculator.
We share excerpts from Georgia Taylor-Brown’s interview with Super League. An honest and open chat in which Georgia shares her experiences with injury and personal issues.
We have 2 free race entries to give away to the Whakatipu Legend – you choose the distance you’d like to enter.
The Competition:
Email in to info@fitter.co.nz the answer to the following question…
The Whakatipu Legend has an event called The Combo Challenge. What is the total distance that swimmers will swim at this event?' The answer can be found on their website at www.thewhakatipulegend.co.nz
The competition will be drawn on Sunday 17th December and the winner announced on the podcast the following week.
(0:00:00) – Tim has a new TT bike
(0:04:39) – Infinit Nutrition 10% discount for all listeners with the code FITTER10
(0:04:47) – Infinit Nutrition competition for coffee club members
(0:05:01) - ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount for all our listeners with the code ULTRO15
(0:05:14) - Competition for 2 x free race entries to the Whakatipu Legend.
(0:06:23) – Bike crashes in events
(0:11:10) – The IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo course
(0:14:10) – Brad George talks about his race at IRONMAN Western Australia
(0:24:73) – IRONMAN 70.3 Bahrain recap
(0:27:40) – Ali Brownlee and Javier Gomez coming up against some bad luck in the twilight of their careers
(0:30:23) – An introduction to the Georgia Taylor-Brown excerpts
(0:32:39) – Georgia Taylor-Brown excerpts
(0:54:56) – IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo race recap
(1:05:06) – Riding a variable terrain race course
(1:07:45) – Cam Wurf excerpts
(1:13:47) – Alan Couzens: The 10/20/30/40/50 rule and the power pacing calculator
LINKS:
Infinit Nutrition 10% discount using the code FITTER10 at https://www.infinitnutrition.com.au/ Note: For the code to work you need to have created an account and be logged in.
ULTRO Earbuds 15% discount using the code ULTRO15 at https://www.ultroaudio.com/
The Whakatipu Legend at https://www.thewhakatipulegend.co.nz/
IRONMAN Western Australia at https://www.ironman.com/im-western-australia
IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo at https://www.ironman.com/im703-taupo
IRONMAN 70.3 Bahrain at https://www.ironman.com/im703-bahrain
Georgia Taylor-Brown interview at The Super League Triathlon Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cuqQlOuWF4
Alan Couzens Power Pacing Calculator at https://www.alancouzens.com/blog/bike_pacing_calculator.html
The 10/20/30/40/50 rule at https://alancouzens.com/endurancecorner/2015/09/know-your-enemy-part-iii-optimal-pacing-for-different-courses/