Fitter Radio: Triathlon, Endurance, Nutrition

ONE STEP AHEAD: Mistakes people make when following a low carb diet. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Mental toughness. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - MATT HANSON: American Matt Hanson did his first triathlon in 2011 winning his first Ironman in Chattanooga in 2014 in a time of 8:12:32. Last month he won Ironman Texas in a record time of 8:07:03 winning the North American Championships.  Relatively new to triathlon he's a force to be reckoned with and one of the fastest runners in the sport.  Definitely someone to look out for at Kona this year! 5 MINUTE FOCUS: This week we talk to Emma Bedard, Product Manager with 4iiii Innovations, about their Precision Power Meter. "Due to a cost prohibitive price point, power meters have been a performance tool that up until now was restricted to a small segment of the cycling population, 4iiii have designed a power meter that delivers uncompromised accuracy at an affordable price". http://4iiii.com/product/precision/  THE GEEK OUT: The largest survey into both cognitive and physical dopin

**FITTER RADIO EXCLUSIVE** The Triathlon Battle in the Middle East. "We have a dark shadow behind us trying to disturb and destroy..." Bevan talks to Challenge Family CEO Zibi Szlufcik about Challenge's partnerships, philosophy, and WTC's recent move into the Middle East!

ONE STEP AHEAD: Meal frequency and metabolism. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Using perceived effort to gauge intensity in workouts. ENDURANCE PERFORMANCE SUMMIT, AUT MILLENNIUM | 27 JUNE 2015: We bring back Kelly Sheerin to talk about some of the speakers featuring at the upcoming Endurance Performance Summit. The summit will bring together top athletes, coaches, scientists and practitioners to present and share their knowledge, skills and experiences on a variety of topics relevant to improving running, cycling and triathlon performance.  Professor Grant Schofield will be talking about the science behind LCHF (Low Carb High Fat) eating for endurance performance and Mikki Williden will be giving the practical application and hot tips on fat adaptation and how athletes can adopt this into their everyday practice. http://autmillennium.org.nz/special/enduranceperformancesummit   TRAINING PEAKS ENDURANCE COACHING SUMMIT | 28-29 JULY: We talk to AJ Johnson, Content Manager and Power Analyst for Training Peaks about their f

ONE STEP AHEAD/WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: We revisit sleep. ENDURANCE PERFORMANCE SUMMIT, AUT MILLENNIUM | 27 JUNE 2015: Over the next few weeks we will be talking to Kelly Sheerin about some of the speakers featuring at the upcoming Endurance Performance Summit in Auckland. The summit will bring together top athletes, coaches, scientists and practitioners to present and share their knowledge, skills and experiences on a variety of topics relevant to improving running, cycling and triathlon performance. Professor Grant Schofield will be talking about the science behind LCHF (Low Carb High Fat) eating for endurance performance and Mikki Williden will be giving the practical application and hot tips on fat adaptation and how athletes can adopt this into their everyday practice. http://autmillennium.org.nz/special/enduranceperformancesummit HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – JODIE SWALLOW: Jodie Swallow is a champion triathlete having proven her talent at all distances over her years in the sport. She is an Olympian, an ITU Wor

ONE STEP AHEAD: Caffeine cycling. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – REBEKAH KEAT: What an amazing story Rebekah had to tell us. An Australian professional triathlete & ambassador with 20 years in the sport she is an Ironman Champion, Long Course Champion, Oceania Champion and multiple World Junior Champion. Bek talks to us about her career to date in the sport, her 2 year ban for a positive drug test for which she was later vindicated, the 2008 Kona race in which she helped Chrissie Wellington beat her to the victory, her DQ in Kona the following year and her relationship and marriage to the inspirational coach and two times Triathlon World Champ Siri Lindley. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: We bring back Kelly Sheerin to talk to us about The Endurance Performance Summit. AUT Millennium, Auckland. The summit will bring together top athletes, coaches, scientists and practitioners to present and share their knowledge, skills and experiences on a variety of topics relevant to improving running, cycling and triathlon performanc

ONE STEP AHEAD: The optimum time to be taking supplements. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – MICHELLE BREMER: Growing up in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Michelle grew to love the outdoors and spent most of her days running around and swimming at the beach. In 2007 a friend inspired her to enter a local half ironman race, and after taking the rest of the year to "recover" from her half ironman effort, she took a trip to Kona to watch a friend race the Ironman World Champs. She was blown away by the sport of ironman.  In August 2011 Michelle made the move to leave her job as a Physiotherapist and start training full time.  She entered her first full Ironman race, Busselton Western Australia and won it in a time of 9:25.  Her second win came only a few weeks ago on Sunday 3 May when she ran down her rivals to win the 30th anniversary race in Port Macquarie in a time of 9:38. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Gross efficiency – how much chemical energy the muscles are using to produce a given power output.  Although it applies to al

LISTENER QUESTIONS: Does fat metabolism slow down when ingesting carbohydrates during exercise. ONE STEP AHEAD: Polycystic ovary syndrome in endurance athletes. 5 MINUTE FOCUS: This week we talk to Gordon Drummond in Scotland, one of the guys behind the new 'Limits' Power Meter. Limits are bringing power to the market at an incredibly competitive price. Their power meter is interchangeable between bikes and the simplest ever to install and use. It is compatible with every type of bicycle and, for the first time, is located between the pedal and crank arm. http://limits.technology/  WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: We expand more on fitness testing and look at the metrics of 'Efficiency Factor' and 'Decoupling' available in the Training Peaks software. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - NICOLA SPIRIG: Nicola Spirig won Olympic Gold in London 2012 in a photo finish ahead of Lisa Norden in one of the closest and greatest triathlon races in history. After a brief break to have her baby boy Nicola has spent her time focussing on other

ONE STEP AHEAD: Carb cravings and some supplements you can take to curb the craving. 5 MINUTE FOCUS: This week we talk to Joanne 'JoJo the Stalker' Baxas (Editor in Chief for MaccaX) and Nick Cicerchi (Author) about their new book 'The Macca Model'. Both Jo and Nick are part of the MaccaX Team and worked in collaboration on this new venture looking at what makes Macca and the MaccaX family so successful. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Testing your fitness before race day. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - CAMERON DYE: Cameron Dye is one of the most prominent non-drafting Olympic Distance athletes in the States. He turned pro in 2007 after four years as an NCAA swimmer at the University of Iowa and made a big splash in 2010 with a win at St. Anthony's, Florida beating both Greg Bennett and Craig Alexander. Since then he has steadily improved and last year won the 2014 Life Time Tri Series for the 3rd consecutive year, and more recently winning again at St Anthony's in a time of 1:47:59, almost 40 seconds ahead of second place. B

ONE STEP AHEAD: Following on from last week's fast food theme we look at the effects that fast food has in the body over a period of 5 days. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: The 'sneaky breath' in swimming. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - FREDERIK VAN LIERDE: Frederik Van Lierde, born in Belgium, is a professional triathlete in the service of the army. He graduated as a teacher of Physical Education in 2001 and with a background in swimming and triathlon decided to go long in 2007.  His debut Ironman in 2008 was in New Zealand where he came 2nd and since then he has gone from strength to strength winning the Ironman Kona World Champs in 2013.  His most recent win was the Port Elizabeth South African Ironman last month with his next race, Barcelona 70.3, coming up in May. 5 MINUTE FOCUS: Mark Stewart from 100% Events talks to us about the Fiji International Triathlon Festival.  Held on 6/7 June this is a perfectly positioned, celebratory end of season destination triathlon, offering a range of distances for both kids and adul

ONE STEP AHEAD: Is fast food a good recovery food? WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Yasso 800's - predicting your marathon time based on how long it takes you to run 800 meters. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - GWEN JORGENSEN: Gwen Jorgensen has just posted her eighth win in the ITU World Series with a comprehensive victory at the recent ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast. The victory marked the longest-running WTS streak of any elite woman since the inception of the series. Gwen, who trains with Wollongong-based New Zealand coach Jamie Turner, clocked a 1hr 56min time on the 1.5km swim, 20km bike and 10km run course.  Not even a 15 second penalty for incorrectly racking her bike could derail the 28 year old, who hasn't been beaten in a race in almost 12 months. 5 MINUTE FOCUS: This week we bring back Veronica Larisova from Agoga (a functional training facility based in Sydney) to talk about their Genetic Testing service.  In partnership with XCode they analyse your DNA for diet, nutrition profile and response to exercise. THE GE

ONE STEP AHEAD: Iron and its role in the body. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK & 5 MINUTE FOCUS - GOTZ HEINE: Gotz Heine is the 'behind the scenes' innovator of the mid sole cleat positions for cycling shoes - the shoes that Daniela Reefe was wearing when she recently won Challenge Dubai. He was also involved in the original design of SRM Power Meters, was one of the first people to look at the benefits of a High Fat (cream) diet over 15 years ago and more recently he has developed a nasal device that cuts down your oxygen supply during performance simulating the benefits of altitude training. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - JOE FRIEL: Joe Friel is the author of ten books on training for endurance athletes including the popular and best-selling Training Bible book series. He holds a Master's degree in exercise science, is a USA Triathlon and USA Cycling certified Elite-level coach, and is a founder and past Chairman of the USA Triathlon National Coaching Commission. Joe conducts seminars around the world on training and rac

ONE STEP AHEAD: LCHF and thyroid. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Your stroke rate for swimming - what you should be considering and how to determine where you sit. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - MELISSA HAUSCHILDT: A former Australian steeplechase champion turned triathlete Mel is 2 x Ironman 70.3 World Champion and ITU Long Distance World Champion. She has also won 20 x Half Ironman races and, after a recent move to the full distance, won Ironman Australia and most recently the Ironman Asia Pacific Champs in Melbourne. A dramatic stop to tend to painful blisters could not prevent her from securing the overall win and with it a place in October's World Champs in Hawaii. We talk to Mel about her journey into triathlon, her races to date and those blisters (ouch!). 5 MINUTE FOCUS: Looking to do another Iron Distance event after IMNZ? Don't want to wait another year before you take the challenge on again? Jeff Gillies, Chief Marketing Officer for Ironman Asia Pacific, talks to us about the hugely popular IM Cairns Festival in

ONE STEP AHEAD: Food cravings - 21 common food cravings and what we can do about them. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Off season swimming - what you need to be doing to improve. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - JAMIE TURNER: Jamie Turner is one of the top triathlon coaches in the world. He has spent two decades coaching Australia's best triathletes, served as the Olympic coach for Chile in 2008, and has coached a number of World Championship winners. Based primarily in Australia and Spain he is working as National High Performance Coach with Triathlon Canada and also works with a group of athletes who call themselves the 'Wollongong Wizards' and who include some of the top ITU athletes in the world including Gwen Jorgensen and Aaron Royle. 5 MINUTE FOCUS: This week we talk to Dave Schell, Manager for Training Peaks University. Dave gives us a fascinating insight into Training Peaks, the Training Peaks University initiative and their plans for the future. Book for the event: TPU Australia April 18-19 Brisbane, Queensland. Spec

ONE STEP AHEAD: Colostrum - is it useful for endurance athletes. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Saddle sores and how to deal with them. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEWS - DYLAN MCNEICE & CARL READ: What does it take to complete 2 x Iron Distance races 2 weeks apart?  We are very excited to be able to bring you two interviews this week with kiwi pro athletes Dylan McNeice and Carl Read - two athletes who did just that. They recently completed New Zealand's two biggest Iron Distance races - Challenge Wanaka on 22 February and Ironman New Zealand on 7 March.  We talk to each athlete about their races, how they prioritised, what training (if any) they did in between and what they had left in them for IMNZ. 5 MINUTE FOCUS: This week we talk to Veronika Larisova from Eat like a Chief http://eatlikeachief.com/about their new Chief Bars. Made from 100% animal-based whole protein, they're a delicious, savoury snack with no chemicals, no preservatives, no gluten, no dairy and low sugar. Just natural whole food with 100% grass fed m

ONE STEP AHEAD / WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Bevan talks us through his IMNZ race. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW – BOB SEEBOHAR: Bob Seebohar has a Bachelor's degree in Exercise and Sports Science, a Master's degree in Health and Exercise Science and a second Master's degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition. He is a registered dietician, exercise physiologist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Author and a High Performance Triathlon Coach. We talk to Bob about his work in and around metabolic efficiency, nutrition periodization, high fat diets and his newest venture http://www.enrgperformance.com/ 5 MINUTE FOCUS: This week to talk to Scott Longden of DNAeX http://dnaex.net/  Genetic testing is a new and exciting area in sports performance. DNAeX offer a simple saliva test that reveals information locked in an athlete's DNA to help them, perform better, eat better and get more out of life! THE GEEK OUT: Fluid and sodium intake – the latest research. CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes

ONE STEP AHEAD: Nutritional advice for over-trained athletes. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - TERENZO BOZZONE: We bring back Terenzo after his stellar performance at Challenge Dubai last weekend when he took out the half distance and came one step closer to winning the Challenge Triple Crown. The Triple Crown is a series of three half-distance triathlons culminating in a Grand Final in Challenge Bahrain in December 2015 and with a Grand Final prize purse of US$1,000,000! Terenzo talks to us about the Dubai race, the 'wrong turn' that resulted in 4 minute penalties and his upcoming IMNZ race! WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Running and power walking on a treadmill. 5 MINUTE FOCUS: This week we talk to Rees Buck of Simple Hydration http://www.simplehydration.com/ about the Simple Hydration Run Team and the Simple Hydration Water Bottle - an innovative hook-shaped bottle which allows runners or active individuals to simply hydrate on the go. THE GEEK OUT: The placebo effect. GIVEAWAYS: Thank you to the guys at Simple Hydration w

ONE STEP AHEAD: Natural foods/supplements that can act as antibiotics. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - LAURENT VIDAL: Laurent Vidal (aged 31) is a French professional triathlete and one of the most consistent performers on the ITU circuit. He was three times French National Champion (2009, 2011 and 2012) and two times Olympian taking 5th place in London 2012. After heart issues as a result of an arrhythmia (heart rhythm disorder) in 2014, Laurent is currently spending more of his time coaching - one of his athletes being his fiance, New Zealand's Andrea Hewitt. We talk to Laurent about his triathlon career to date, his coaching and his plans for the future. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Complex Training. 5 MINUTE FOCUS: We talk to Henk Vogels, former Australian professional road cyclist, about Cranktip pedals. Most riders are unaware that some leg fatigue when riding is caused by the naturally occurring uneven resistance of a crank system. The new dual swing arm concept of the Cranktip pedals overcomes this problem whilst a

ONE STEP AHEAD: Antibiotics - the negative effects for athletes and how to minimise them. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - SAM WARRINER: Samantha Warriner claimed her first ITU World Cup victory in Japan in 2005, followed by seven more big wins including the overall World Cup series in 2008, a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2006, bronze medal at the 2008 world championships and selection for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She moved to endurance distances in 2009 with IRONMAN 70.3 wins in Geelong, Steelhead and the Port of Tauranga Half, winning four more in 2010 before her debut victory at IRONMAN New Zealand in 2011.  In 2012 Sam gave birth to her daughter Lola-Rose. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Tapering and peaking for a race.  How to freshen up without losing too much fitness. 5 MINUTE FOCUS: We talk to Stephen Ahnert from Redshift Sports about their dual-position seatposts and quick release aero bars - products that allow cyclists to turn a road bike into a tri bike. THE GEEK OUT: 10 reasons why NOT to ice that i

ONE STEP AHEAD: Protein in sports drinks - will it affect performance. HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - HILLARY BISCAY: Hillary Biscay is the most prolific iron-distance competitor on the professional women's racing circuit having completed 66 Ironman triathlons and often racing Ironmans on back-to-back weekends. She is also a coach, blogger and plant based athlete. In 2010, after completing 8 Ironmans during the season, Hillary took on a new challenge at the Ultraman World Championships in Hawaii. She finished second and recorded the fastest women's Ultraman debut in history whilst also finishing over an hour under the 21-year-old course record time. The second time around Hillary won the race. She has recently joined the Women for Tri Board with a view to improving opportunities for female athletes in the sport. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: Jet Lag. How to cope if you're flying to a race. 5 MINUTE FOCUS: Jason and Rick from Milestone Sports talk to us about the 'The MilestonePod'. Tracking the mileage on your shoes has ne

ONE STEP AHEAD: LCHF tips for athletes leading into their race. (A change from the planned protein in sports drinks). HOT PROPERTY INTERVIEW - MEREDITH KESSLER: Last year Meredith was awarded the 'Tenacity Award' in Triathlete Magazine's Best of 2014 Awards and voted one of 'The Magnificent 7' – Top 7 Performances of 2014 by the 'firstoffthebike.com' team. She has completed a breath-taking 53 Ironmans and in the last few years has become the consistent winner at IMNZ. We are delighted to be able to bring you an interview with this amazing athlete. WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: High Intensity Interval Training - achieve significant fitness gains in a short time frame without feeling physically or mentally exhausted. 5 MINUTE FOCUS: A new GPS tracking system for following professional athletes during the IM major races. THE GEEK OUT: Concurrent training. Mixing resistance training with endurance training, does it work? CONTACT US: Go to http://www.fitter.co.nz for show notes and links. Like us on Facebook at https://ww