The Triathlon Brick Session

This episode we cut straight to the chase and catch up with Emma Pallant. Emma has had an outstanding season so far with a numerous stunning results. A fan of the show Emma is just getting better and better culminating with a 2nd place at the 70.3 World championships. Listen to her story about this fantastic achievement. You can also see Emma race next week at the Super League Triathlon - now thats going to be fun to watch.

Today's episode we just get straight to it and chat to world class triathlete Sarah Piampiano. Sarah is a multiple IM and 70.3 Champion, with her most recent victory being in a 70.3 in China a few weeks ago. Sarah also finished 7th Female Pro in Kona 2016. Find out what she intends to be aiming for this year.

This episode Mark chats to legendary swim specialist and coach Tim Floyd. Tim is head coach at the Texas based Magnolia Masters. In this interview Mark and Tim try to cut through all the bullshit and gimmicks regarding swim training and swim aids.

Lionel Sanders is one of the fastest long course triathletes in the world. In this interview Lionel chats about his darker days prior to discovering triathlon. He also shares his thoughts about all things triathlon, and of course his Kona aspirations. Enjoy!

Mark and Rich discuss the ITU results from Canada this week and which Pro triathletes have qualified for Kona 2017 so far. Mark has a rant about the Ironman legacy programme amongst other things. The interview is with 2 x Outlaw Champion and record holder Kit Walker.

Today Mark Chats to probably one of the best AG Ironman/long course athletes in the World- Brian Fogarty. Brian has consistently peppered the Pro results over the last 2 years with an outstanding result at IM Bolton last week where he finished 4th overall and produced the fastest bike split of the day.

Mark and Rich discuss Challenge Roth, Ironman Frankfurt and of course Ironman Bolton. We also discuss the fast and furious short course racing at Hamburg over the weekend. Mark has a bit of a rant about poor referee decisions and the promotion of known drug cheats in the sport. Rich finally got to chat to Alex Yee who is the current World Junior Duathlon Champion, 5th at the World Triathlon Championships. Alex runs a 13.37 for 5km on the track, all this at just 19yrs old. Listen to Alex discuss what the future holds for him and how he's coping with his injuries from a previous bike crash.

A special episode with a short interview with two up and coming triathletes Kyle (7yrs) and Corey (12.5 yrs) Whiteford. These young lads are triathlon 'mad'. Corey has as already been selected for the Scottish Tri start squad - enjoy this fun chat. Also we chat to one of the best triathlon coaches around - Matt Dixon (Purple Patch Coaching). We discuss some great topics including what it takes to qualify for Kona as an AG athlete, plus a whole lot more.

In this special episode we profile Ironman Bolton with the legend "stats man" Thorsten Radde. We also chat to podium favourite Nikki Bartlett and Male favourite and 2 x sub 8 hrs Ironman Will Clarke.

Dr Mark Tallon Phd talks specifically about Ironman nutrition, how much to take, what to take and when to take. This is a must listen if you're struggling to perfect your race nutrition plan. Mark also designed the flowcell which is a bike mounted food storage system that actually allows you to carry that all important nutrition required for long races. Check it out here and if you're an Xhale user you'll get a discount. http://flowcell.co.uk

We finally tracked Jodie Stimpson down. Rich and Mark team up to chat to Jodie about her aspirations for the Tokyo Olympics, new relay format, coping with injury, and so much more. You'll also find out what music she listens to on the dreaded treadmill. You'll certainly learn so much more about this phenomenal athlete after this great interview.   ​

We chat to Laura Siddall about her first Ironman victory at Ironman Australia, but also so much more including golf club design to her involvement with the Challenge events.More about Laura here http://laurasiddall.com/blog/You can follow Laura on Twitter @lmsiddall and FB https://www.facebook.com/laura.siddall.5333

We chat to Matt about his success as a pure TT cyclist and how he has brought that valuable knowledge across to the triathlon world. He coaches some of the biggest names in the triathlon world including Tim Don's who posted the fastest ever Ironman distance triathlon record 7hrs 40mins 33 secs at Ironman Brazil.Find out more about Matt on his coaching website http://www.mattbottrillperformancecoaching.com/

Rich and Mark discus racing from the last weekend including the Challenge Championships. They also discus the British athletes who will be competing at ITU Leeds race this weekend. Mark chats to one of the best truly amateur AG athletes in the country Sam Proctor who recently won the Grafman 70.3 event.

Exclusive interview with Susie Cheetham. Susie chats about her victory at Ironman Brazil and going sub 9 to beat the course record. You can read more about Susie on her website www.susiecheetham.com

Listen to the awesome Lucy Charles and new Ironman Lanzarote Champion 2017 (new bike course record). Also listen to Mark Threlfall who smashed the Outlaw half course record. Read more about Lucy here - https://lucycharleswimbikerun.wordpress.comRead more about Mark here - www.markthrelfall.comBilbao Triathlon bilbaotriathlon.comTrain Xhale Training/coaching Platform www.trainxhale.com

Mark and Rich chat about the last 2 weeks results, including IM St George 70.3, IM Mallorca 70.3 and ITU Yokohama. Mark interviews the only British 2 x Sub 8hr Ironman Will Clarke. Find out what Will thinks of Alistair Brownlee's result at St George 70.3 and his future as an Ironman Triathlete. Will reflects on his Sub 8 hr Ironman Texas (4th overall) and Kona 2017.

Mark and Rich discuss the St George 70.3 and have a punt on who's going to bag that one! Rich chats to Pro Triathlete Caroline Livesey specifically about her great result at IM Texas with a PB time of 9.18. Mark interviews Pro Cyclist (Ford Eco Boost rider) Charmaine Porter and her experience riding in the Tour De Yorkshire.

Episode 8 with Mark Livesey and Rich Horton (Elite athlete) chat about the forthcoming European Duathlon Championships. Also two fantastic interviews with the Challenge Gran Canaria Champion Emma Pallant and Ironman Texas Champion Matt Hanson.

The introduction of Rich Horton (new addition to the Brick session as Co-host) Elite triathlete and Duathlete - coach for team triumph. Rich has just been selected for the European Elite Duathlon Championships 2017. https://www.facebook.com/triumphcoaching1/Interview with LEGEND Michelle Dillon (double Olympic triathlete and all round machine) of TEAM DILLON and coach to the awesome Emma Pallant. Enthusiastic and so positive is the best way to describe this inspirational woman, athlete and coach. http://www.teamdilloncoaching.com/